Capitalism and Nationalism in the Longue Duree, 1492-Present

A talk by Sahan Savas Karatasli

Wednesday, Apr 8 12:15-1:45  8417 Social Science

Sahan Savas Karatasli is a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. He is a comparative-historical sociologist, whose research and publications focus on dynamics of historical capitalism, nationalism, social movements, and international development. His Ph.D. dissertation "Financialization, Hegemonic Transitions and Nationalism: A Longue Durée Analysis of State-Seeking Nationalist Movements" received the 2014 Theda Skocpol Best Dissertation Award from the American Sociological Association's Comparative-Historical Sociology Section. Karatasli has also received a Research Associate Fellowship, awarded by the Princeton University Institute of International and Regional Studies' research community on "Empires: Domination, Collaboration and Resistance".

Sponsored by the UW-Department of Sociology and the Havens Center.