Paul Ciccantell
Professor
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387-3594
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Location
3210 Sangren Hall, Mail Stop 5257
Mailing address
Department of Sociology
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5257 USA
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin
M.S., Sociology, University of Wisconsin
B.A., Sociology and Latin American Studies, Trinity University
Certification
General Course Certificate, London School of Economics
Teaching interests
Nonwestern world; sociology of organizations, people, natural resources and the environment in the brazilian amazon; the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of NAFTA; environment and development in Latin America
Research interests
Comparative sociology, the sociology of development, environmental sociology
Bio
Dr. Ciccantell's overarching research goal is to develop a theoretical model and a methodology that can provide insight into issues of sustainable development, the impacts of globalization and restructuring on firm and state strategies and operations, and the creation and reproduction of global socioeconomic inequality. His research agenda addresses four linked questions from a comparative, historical and transnational perspective:
His undergraduate teaching was recognized with an Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award at Kansas State University, one of only four awarded at the university for 1998. At the graduate level, he has taught research methods, qualitative research methods, and a seminar on theories of economic development and the role of natural resource industries in economic development.
