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. Patrick has been a teaching fellow for three classes in the sociology department, including David Ager's Leadership and Organizations, Peter Marsden's Quantitative Methods in Sociology, and David Ager’s Introduction to the Sociology of Organizations. In addition, he has served as the Information Coordinator for the Harvard Graduate Student Council (2006-2008), and as a graduate student member of the FAS Student-Faculty Judicial Board (2008-2009). He is currently one of two student representatives on the Committee on Higher Degrees.
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.
10/18/2009
- Research Interests
- Political Economy, comparative capitalisms, Marxist theory, critical theory, Russia, China
- Previous Degrees
- Yale University, B.A. in Ethics, Politics & Economics, with Distinction and Honors (2004)
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Papers available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
| 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 Marty Whyte: China Inequality and Distributive Justice Survey Project
- Professor Neil Gross: Attitudes of the American Professoriate Project
- Software Skills
- Stata, Atlas.ti
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