Social Change, Resistance and Social Practices
Studies in Critical Social Sciences
Critical sociologists of various nationalities focus on cutting-edge approaches to conflict-driven social change. By emphasizing the role played by contemporary social movements such as environmentalists, migrant organizations, world social forum activists, and others, these studies grapple with diverse forms of organized resistance in the twenty-first century.
Richard Ricardoā€¯ A. Dello Buono, Ph.D. (Boston College, 1986) in Social Economy, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology, Manhattan College. His research areas include comparative social problems and Latin American/Caribbean Studies. Recent works include Latin America after the Neoliberal Debacle, with Ximena de la Barra (Rowman and Littlefield, 2009), and Imperialism, Neoliberalism and Social Struggles in Latin America, with Jose Bell Lara (Brill, 2007).
David Fasenfest, PhD (University of Michigan, 1984) in Sociology, is Associate Professor of Sociology at Wayne State University, and Editor of the journal Critical Sociology. He has published widely on community development, income inequality and critical sociology. Most recently, he edited Engaging Social Justice: Critical Studies of 21st Century Social Transformation (Brill, 2009).