Jason Beckfield

Assistant Professor of Sociology and
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Biographical Note

Jason Beckfield studies inequality and social policy in the context of globalization and regional integration. His current work investigates the impact of European integration on economic inequality and the welfare state, the evolution of the network structure of international organizations, and the social determinants of health inequalities.

Trends in Inequality in World-Polity Ties: Coefficient of Variationn in Memberships in Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) and International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs): 1960, 1966, 1977, 1986, 1993, 1997, 1998, and 2000

Life Expectancy and Income Inequality in 115 Countries, 1947-1996 (N = 692)

Life Expectancy and Real GDP per Capita in 88 Countries, 1950-1992 (N = 606)

The Trend in Income Inequality in Western Europe

Income Inequality and European Political Integration

Income Inequality and European Economic Integration

Density of the Bipartite, IGO-by-IGO, and State-by-State Graphs

A Cohesive World Polity? Average Path Length, Diameter, and Connectivity

A Small World Polity? Clustering Ratio, Path Length Ratio, and Small-World Q

Correlations between Observed Networks and Regionanl Model Networks

The Network of States Formed by Common IGO Memberships (Binary Ties)

The Network of States Formed by Common IGO Memberships (Valued Ties)

The Network of States Formed by General Purpose IGOs

The Network of States Formed by Military/Political IGOs

The Network of States Formed by Economic IGOs

The Network of States Formed by Social/Cultural IGOs

Selected Publications

(see publications page for complete list and working papers)

Forthcoming (2010). "The Social Structure of the World Polity." American Journal of Sociology.

2009. "Epi + demos + cracy: Linking Political Systems and Priorities to the Magnitude of Health Inequities—Evidence, Gaps, and a Research Agenda." (with Nancy Krieger). Epidemiologic Reviews 31:152-177.

2009. "Remapping Inequality in Europe: The Net Effect of Regional Integration on Total Income Inequality in the European Union." Epidemiologic Reviews 31:152-177.

2008. "The Dual World Polity: Fragmentation and Integration in Intergovernmental Organizations." Social Problems 55(3): 419-442.

2007. "The Consequences of Economic Globalization for Advanced Democracies." (with David Brady and Wei Zhao). Annual Review of Sociology 33:313-34.

2006. "Whither the Parallel Paths? The Future of Scholarship on the World City System." (with Arthur S. Alderson). American Journal of Sociology 112:895-904.

2006. "European Integration and Income Inequality." American Sociological Review 71:964-85.

2005. "Economic Globalization and the Welfare State in Affluent Democracies, 1975-1998." (with David Brady and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser). American Sociological Review 70:921-48.

2004. "Does Income Inequality Harm Health? New Cross-National Evidence." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 45:231-248.

2004. "Power and Position in the World City System." (with Arthur S. Alderson). American Journal of Sociology 109:811-851.

2003. "Inequality in the World Polity: The Structure of International Organization." American Sociological Review 68:401-424.

11/23/2009

Curriculum Vitae

A Sampling of Courses Offered in Other Years

Soc 24	Introduction to Social Inequality (Limit to 25)
Soc 97	Tutorial on Sociological Theory
Soc 255	Social Stratification Seminar
Soc 308	Economic Sociology Workshop
Soc 263	Globalization & Comparative Inequality