Tag: SKAT publications
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Q&A With Yan Long, Author of Authoritarian Absorption
Interviewed by Jian Meng on January 19, 2026 Yan Long is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a political and organizational sociologist studying the interactions between globalization and authoritarian politics across empirical areas such as public health, civic action, urban development, and digital technology with a geographic focus…
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SKAT New Books Q&A with Diana Graizbord, author of Indicators of Democracy
Interviewed by Jorge Ochoa on November 25, 2025 Diana Graizbord is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Georgia. Her first book, Indicators of Democracy: The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise in Mexico, was published by Stanford University Press in 2024. Graizbord is currently a Visiting…
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Q&A with Ulises A. Mejias, co-author of Data Grab
Interviewed by Jeba Humayra Prithwi on October 30, 2025. Ulises A. Mejias is a professor in the Communication Studies department at SUNY Oswego and a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship. His research interests include critical data studies, philosophy and sociology of technology, and political economy of digital media. He’s on…
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Computing, Co-Creation, and the Well-Informed Citizen
By Besnik Pula, Virginia Tech, bpula@vt.edu In its landmark 2021 report on AI ethics, UNESCO cautions that a “digital and civic literacy deficit” could deepen divides between those who understand and shape computing technologies and those who remain excluded. This concern goes beyond issues of device ownership or software familiarity. It reflects how citizens, policymakers,…
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Q&A with Lauren Olsen, author of Curricular Injustice
Interviewed by Hayden J. Fulton on February 28th, 2025 Lauren D. Olsen, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Temple University. She is the author of Curricular Injustice: How U.S. Medical Schools Reproduce Inequalities (Columbia University Press 2024). Hayden: To start off, I was wondering if you’d be able to speak to how you…
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Q&A with Benjamin Shestakofsky, author of Behind the Startup
Interviewed by Larry Au on May 3, 2024 for the Summer Newsletter Benjamin Shestakofsky is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is affiliated with AI at Wharton and the Center on Digital Culture and Society. He is the author of Behind the Startup: How Ventural Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and…
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New Publications from Section Members (2023-2024)
The following are new publications submitted by ASA SKAT Section members to be included in the Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024 newsletters. Please feel free to reach out to us (lau1@ccny.cuny.edu) to be included on this list if we missed you! See also our New Books Q&A series where we conduct interviews with…
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