Pamela Oliver

Pamela Oliver

Classes:

Soc 181 Honors Introduction: The Sociological Imagination
Soc 220 Ethnic Movements in the US
Soc 357 Methods of Sociological Inquiry
Soc 924 Seminar in Political Sociology: Social Movements

Professor of Sociology
8143 Sewell Social Sciences
(608) 262-6829
oliver@ssc.wisc.edu
Alternate Webpage
Office Hours: MR 2-3 5:30-6, appts preferred (Spr'13)

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications:
Oliver, Pamela E., and Daniel J. Myers. 2003. "The Coevolution of Social Movements." Mobilization 8: 1-25.

Oliver, Pamela E., and Daniel J. Myers. 2003. "Networks, Diffusion, and Cycles of Collective Action." Social Movement Analysis: The Network Perspective. Edited by Mario Diani and Doug McAdam. Oxford University Press.

Maney, Gregory M. and Pamela E. Oliver. 2001. "Finding Event Records: Timing, Searching, Sources." Sociological Methods and Research, 29 (November): 131-169.

Oliver, Pamela E. and Gerald Marwell. 2001. "Whatever Happened to Critical Mass Theory? A Retrospective and Assessment." Sociological Theory, 19:292-311.

Oliver, Pamela E. and Hank Johnston. 2000. "What a Good Idea: Frames and Ideologies in Social Movements Research." Mobilization: An International Journal, 5(1 April): 37-54.

Education:
Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina, 1977

Areas of Interest:
Class Analysis and Historical Change
Deviance, Law, and Social Control
Gender
Political Sociology
Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
Social Movements and Collective Behavior
Social Psychology and Microsociology

Affiliations:
Sociology
Institute for Research on Poverty
Politics, Culture & Society