Alexander M. Hicks

Winship Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone: 404-727-0832
FAX: 404-727-0832
E-MAIL: ahicks@emory.edu

OFFICE: 215 Tarbutton Hall

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

Degree: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1979

General Research Area: Winship Distinguished Research Professor; political sociology and economy of industrial societies, comparative political economy and development, methodology, culture.

Current Research: relations between class formation, political organization, social policy, and cultural forms.

Selected Publications:

Social Democracy and Welfare Capitalism: A Century of Income Security Politics

Auteur Discourse and the Cultural Consecration of American Films

Handbook of Political Sociology

Welfare Retrenchment, International Organization, 2005

Selected Courses

• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 190 - Freshman Seminar
• SOC 325 - Sociology of Film
• SOC 520 - Political Sociology
• SOC 522 - The Welfare State