John Foran (sociologist)
Encyclopedia
John Foran is an American sociologist with research interests in social movements, revolutions, and radical social change; Third World
cultural studies
; and Latin American and Middle Eastern studies. He has a PhD
from the University of California, Berkeley
and is a professor
at the University of California, Santa Barbara
.
Third World
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
cultural studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
; and Latin American and Middle Eastern studies. He has a PhD
PHD
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from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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and is a professor
Professor
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at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
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.
Selected publications
- On the Edges of Development: Cultural Interventions (coeditor, Routledge, 2009)
- Revolution in the Making of the Modern World: Social Identities, Globalization, and Modernity (coeditor, Routledge, 2008)
- Taking Power: On the Origins of Third World Revolutions (Cambridge University Press, 2005)
- Feminist Futures: Re-imagining Women, Culture and Development (coeditor, Zed Press, 2003);
- The Future of Revolutions: Re-thinking Radical Change in the Age of Globalization (ed., Zed Press, 2003);
- Theorizing Revolutions (ed., Routledge, 1997);
- Fragile Resistance: Social Transformation in Iran From 1500 to the Revolution (Westview Press, 1993).
External links
- Homepage at UCSB (this includes a link to his website on the case method of teaching in global and international studies, as well as a free e-book version of Fragile Resistance)