Andrew Kourvetaris
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Office: CLS-2085, Phone: (773) 442-4774
E-mail: a-kourvetaris@neiu.edu
Years at Northeastern Illinois University: 2007 to present
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, 2005, Columbia University
M.Phil., Sociology, 1999, Columbia University
M.A., Social Sciences, 1994, University of Chicago
B.A., History, 1992, Northwestern University
Professional Interests
My work centers on the intersection of culture, politics, and story-telling. Looking especially at immigrant and ethnic politics in urban communities, it asks how ethnicity figures in competition for public office and, as a result, in the distribution of resources across neighborhoods. Currently, I am exploring the processes of “becoming ‘American’” by examining identity construction, public policy, and social inequalities via stories on citizenship, immigration, education, race, class, and ethnicity.
Teaching Interests
Research Methods; Politics; Immigration, Urban Sociology, and Public Policy; Race and Ethnicity; Social Problems; Social Inequalities
Publications
- “Ethnonational Minorities” (Forthcoming, 2008, Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Sage Publications).
- “American Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity: A Research Note” (2007, International Journal of Contemporary Sociology).
- “The Nature of Ethnonationalism and Subnationalism: The Case of Yugoslavia” (with George A. Kourvetaris, 2007, in Petros P. Siousiouras, ed., Ta Nea Valkania: Apo Ti Geopolitiki Tis Metavasis Stin Prooptiki Tis Europaïkis Oloklirosis [The New Balkans: From Their Geopolitical Transition to Their Consummate European Perspective], Athens: Erodotos).
- “Trying to Kick It Open’: A Synthesis of Narrative Politics and Campaign Strategies in the 2001 New York City Council Elections” (2006, Journal of Political and Military Sociology).
Presentations
- “Ethnicity, Electoral Districts, and Candidate Narratives in the 2001 New York City Elections” (2007, American Sociological Association, New York)
- “Sending Children to—or Withdrawing Them from—Greek School: Lessons from Educators and Parents in Boston, New York, and Chicago” (2007, International Conference on Globalization and Hellenic Diaspora, University of Crete and the European Union, Rethymno, Crete)
- “Do Narratives Matter in Campaigns?” (2006, American Sociological
Association, Montreal, Québec)
Recent Professional Service
- Member, American Sociological Association
- Member, American Political Science Association
Recent Community Involvement
- Faculty Advisor, Northeastern Illinois University
- Reviewer, Chicago Foundation for Education