Andrew Kourvetaris

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Office: CLS-2085, Phone:  (773) 442-4774
E-mail: akourvet@neiu.edu

Years at Northeastern Illinois University: 2007 to present

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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

Representative Publications

• 2009   “Perspectives on Ethnicity, Gender, and Race and their Empirical Referents: A Four-Sided Paradigm and Critical Review,” forthcoming in International Review of Sociology 19.

Review of The Black Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century: Race, Power, and Politics of Place, edited by Robert D. Bullard, forthcoming in Ethnic and Racial Studies 32.

• 2008  “Ethnonational Minorities,” in Richard T. Schaefer, ed., Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
             
Review of Changing White Attitudes toward Black Political Leadership, by Zoltan L. Hajnal. Ethnic and Racial Studies 31: 1340-1341.

“In Memoriam: Charles Tilly,” in TG02 2008: Newsletter of the International Sociological Association’s Thematic Group # 02 on Historical and Comparative Sociology, Vol. 2.

“Reasons Why Parents Send Their Children to, or Withdraw Them from, Greek School: Lessons from Educators and Parents in the United States,” in Globalization and Hellenic Diaspora: Proceedings of the International Conference in Rethymno, Greece, June 29-July 1, 2007, by the University of Crete and the European Union, 57-68. Rethymno: University of Crete and the European Union.

• 2007 “American Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity: A Research Note.” International Journal of Contemporary Sociology 44: 131-142.

(with George A. Kourvetaris) <<E fese tou ethnotikou ethnikismou kai touupoethnikismou: e periptosi tis Yugoslavias>> [“The Nature of Ethnonationalism and Subnationalism: The Case of Yugoslavia”], in 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]. Revised and   Expanded Greek Edition, edited by Petros P. Siousiouras, translated from    the English by Ioannis A. Papademos. Athens: Erodotos.

• 2006 “‘Trying to Kick It Open’: A Synthesis of Narrative Politics and Campaign Strategies in the 2001 New York City Council Elections.” Journal of Political and Military Sociology 34: 339-357

Recent Professional Meetings

• 2008   “Centers of Globalization: Greek America—An Interdisciplinary Approach.” Program Coordinator, Centers of Globalization Conferences, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, November 13-14.

“Politicized Ethnicity in New York: Narratives and Candidates’ Self-Presentations of Ethnicity, Immigration, and Political Clout.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1-4.

“‘Damn right it’s a class war!’: Sheroes, Neighborhoods, Class, and Politics in New York.” Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, March 27-30.

• 2007   “Ethnicity, Electoral Districts, and Candidate Narratives in the 2001 New York City Elections.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York, August 11-14.

“Sending Children to—or Withdrawing Them from—Greek School: Lessons from Educators and Parents in Boston, New York, and Chicago.” International Conference on Globalization and Hellenic Diaspora,       University of Crete and the European Union, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, June 29-July 1.

• 2006   “Do Narratives Matter in Campaigns?” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 11-14.
  

Professional and Community Service

• Member, American Sociological Association

• Member, Midwest Sociological Society

• Member, American Political Science Association

• Program Coordinator, Centers of Globalization Conferences, Northeastern Illinois University

• Faculty Advisor, Northeastern Illinois University

• Reviewer, Chicago Foundation for Education