StevePfaffProfessor(206) 616-9377pfaff@uw.edu CV (150.61 KB)Savery 235Office Hours: T TH 10:20-11:30Fields of Interest Collective Action Comparative Sociology East European Historical Sociology Political Sociology Religion Social Movements Theory Background and ExperienceSummaryPh.D., New York University, 1999 Research Publications Hechter, Michael, Steven Pfaff and Patrick Underwood. 2016. “Grievances and the Genesis of Rebellion: AnAnalysis of Mutiny in the Royal Navy, 1740-1820”, American Sociological Review 81/1: 165-89. Publications, Articles Marion Goldman and Steven Pfaff. 2014. “Reconsidering Virtuosity: Religious Innovation and Spiritual Privilege”, Sociological Theory 32/2: 128-46. Pfaff, Steven, Michael Hechter and Katie E. Corcoran. Forthcoming, “The Problem of Solidarity in Insurgent Collective Action: The Nore Mutiny of 1797.” Social Science History. (Forthcoming) Research Advised: Graduate Masters Theses Karceski, Steven M. 2017. "Political Institutions and Carbon Taxation." M.A. Thesis. Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations Tomczuk, Sara Jean. 2017. "Environment of Tension, Moments of Conflict: A Comparative Study of Majority-Roma Interethnic Relations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia." PhD Dissertation. Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Underwood, Patrick. 2016. "Conflict and Stability in the Neoliberal Era: Explaining Urban Unrest in Latin America." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Kistner, Kelly. 2014. "Organizing Knowledge: Comparative Structures of Intersubjectivity in Nineteenth-Century Historical Dictionaries." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Powers, Erin. 2014. "Individual-Group Dynamics in a 12-Step Fellowship: Identification, Service, and Recovery in Overeaters Anonymous." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Corcoran, Katie E. 2012. "Religious Capital as Human, Cultural, Social, and Emotional: Toward a Sociological Theory of Membership Dynamics in Religious Voluntary Associations." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Kabiri, Nika. 2012. "Tribal Durability: Explaining Autonomy Among the Pashtun Frontier Tribes." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Pettinicchio, David. 2012. "From the Government to the Streets: Why the U.S. is a Policy Innovator in Disability Rights." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Valdez, Sarah. 2011. "Neonationalism in Scandinavia: Immigration, Segregation, and Anti-Immigrant Voting in Denmark and Sweden." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Eger, Maureen A. 2010. "Ethnic Heterogeneity and the Limits of Altruism." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Wollschleger, Jason. 2010. "Organization and Religious Participation: Solving Collective Action Problems at the Congregational Level." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Courses Taught Autumn 2017 SOC 357 A: Sociology Of Religion Spring 2017 SOC 357 A: Sociology Of Religion SOC 501 A: Proseminar Winter 2017 SOC 316 A: Introduction To Sociological Theory SOC 501 A: Proseminar SOC 555 A: Methods In Macro, Comparative, And Historical Sociology Autumn 2016 SOC 501 A: Proseminar Spring 2016 SOC 501 A: Proseminar Winter 2016 SOC 316 A: Introduction To Sociological Theory SOC 501 A: Proseminar SOC 555 A: Methods In Macro, Comparative, And Historical Sociology Autumn 2015 SOC 501 A: Proseminar Spring 2015 SOC 501 A: Proseminar Winter 2015 SOC 316 A: Introduction To Sociological Theory SOC 501 A: Proseminar Autumn 2014 SOC 501 A: Proseminar Related News Related News In the News: Williams and Pfaff Describe Impact of GOP Tax bill on Graduate Education at UW in Seattle Times op-ed Dec 11, 2017 On the Quincentennial of Luther's 95 theses, Steve Pfaff discusses how Luther's spiritual practice helped spread the Reformation. Oct 30, 2017 Share: Print PDF
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