Patrick Hamm
Graduate Student in Sociology
Biographical Note
Originally from Germany, Patrick is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology. His primary research interest is the political economy of post-communist capitalism, with a focus on the interplay between structural and political forces in shaping institutional outcomes in Russia and China. His written work thus far has focused on the impact of rapid privatization and foreign investment on growth, state capacity, and mortality using cross-national time-series regression analysis. For his dissertation, Patrick investigates the human-welfare implications of the post-socialist transition through a comparison of the political economy of food production in Russia and China.
Patrick currently serves as a teaching fellow for Rachel Meyer's Labor, Power, and the Professions. Past teaching experience includes David Ager's Leadership and Organizations (Fall 2007), Peter Marsden's Quantitative Methods in Sociology (Spring 2007), and David Ager’s Introduction to the Sociology of Organizations (Fall 2006). In addition, Patrick has supervised a series of undergraduate thesis projects in both sociology and social studies. While at Harvard, he also served as the Information Coordinator for the Harvard Graduate Student Council (2006-2008), as a graduate student member of the FAS Student-Faculty Judicial Board (2008-2009), and as one of two student representatives on the Committee on Higher Degrees (2007-2008, 2009-2010).
Patrick received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics & Economics from Yale University in 2004 and an A.M in Sociology from Harvard University in 2008. He expects to complete his Ph.D. in 2012.
11/03/2010
- Research Interests
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Primary: post-socialist transition, comparative political economy, Russia, China
Secondary: work and labor markets, economic sociology, social theory
- Previous Degrees
- Yale University, B.A. in Ethics, Politics & Economics, with Distinction and Honors (2004)
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sociology 135 (F 2010) | Labor, Power, and the Professions | Teaching Fellow |
| Sociology 25 (F 2006) | Introduction to the Sociology of Organizations | Teaching Fellow |
| Sociology 156 (S 2007) | Quantitative Methods in Sociology | Teaching Fellow |
| Sociology 109 (F 2007) | Leadership and Organizations | Teaching Fellow |
- Qualifying Paper Title
- Foreign Investment, Socioeconomic Development, and the Institutional Capacity of States - A Panel Study of Transition Economies
- Committee
- Martin K. Whyte, Christopher Winship, and Lawrence P. King (University of Cambridge)
- Prospectus Title
- The Human Welfare Implications of the Post-Socialist Transition: A Comparative Political Economy of Food Production in Russia and China
- Committee
- Martin K. Whyte, Iván Szelényi (Yale/NYU), Jason Beckfield
Papers available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
| Working Paper: Post-Manichean Economics: Foreign Investment, State Capacity and Economic Development in Transition Economies | Hamm, Patrick and Lawrence King | June 2010 |
| Working Paper: The Governance Grenade: Mass Privatization, State Capacity and Economic Development in Postcommunist and Reforming Communist Societies | King, Lawrence and Patrick Hamm | October 2008 |
| Working Paper: Privatization and State Capacity in Postcommunist Society | King, Lawrence and Patrick Hamm | December 2005 |
Presentations and Publications
| King, Lawrence, Patrick Hamm and David Stuckler | Rapid Large-Scale Privatization and Death Rates in Ex-Communist Countries: An Analysis of Stress-Related and Health System Mechanisms. |
International Journal of Health Services, vol. 39, no. 3: 461-489
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Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Optional Sections on General Exams
- Political Sociology, Sociology of Development
- Research Assistantships
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- Professor Martin K. Whyte: China Inequality and Distributive Justice Survey Project
- Professor Neil Gross: Attitudes of the American Professoriate Project
- Software Skills
- Stata, Atlas.ti
Contact
617-496-5794 (FAX)
Office Hours
Tue 12-1 and by appointment