Shamon

Thank you Ginger and brntssy for your helpful advice. brntssy brings up some good points. As Ginger has said, maybe ASA guide is at least a start - I can always go to the university faculty page and see if there is more than one scholar who addresses my interests. The journal is not a bad idea either. I've downloaded a few articles by Michigan's Margaret Somers (her work is very close to what I'd like to do) and I'm hoping to acquaint myself with scholars in this area through her articles. Ginger, if you get a chance to check out the guide book, that would be wonderful, but it does sound a bit tedious so no problem if you are not able to get around to it! Eager to hear from more Sociology fall applicants *wink*

Thank you Ginger for your prompt and helpful response! I'm checking out the ASA website and I'm learning so much about the discipline. As you hinted, I am not finding suggestions for specific programs under my subcategories (selected below). It looks like the Guide costs $50 :/ If it's not much trouble, would you mind taking a quick look? Thanks again for your help! Asia and Asian America Comparative and Historical Sociology Economic Sociology Global and Transnational Sociology Peace, War, and Social Conflict Political Economy of the World-System Political Sociology Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Hi All, I'm a Fall 2015 Sociology applicant as well. My background: I'm an MPP graduate from one of the top five programs but my undergraduate degree was in a STEM field. Besides policy memos, my research experience consists of a couple academic term papers and a year at a regional think tank abroad, very few of which link directly to my PhD study plans. I'm counting on my SoP describing my insights from working abroad and my MPP and couple history classes. All my recs are from policy profs. The main reason I am drawn to sociology is for its emphasis on power, culture, theory, philosophy and sophisticated qualitative research methods. I haven't studied with a sociology professor so I had very little guidance and had to do the research on my own (literally read the bio of each faculty member at 20+ schools). I'm not too thrilled with this method and so I'd really appreciate your suggestions and feedback given my interest and mixed background. Can you guys point me to international-oriented programs where I can explore themes of nationalism, citizenship and authoritarianism? I've noticed most programs related to citizenship focus on immigration issues within the US, whereas I'd like to focus on West and South Asia. Below are some preliminary choices: ChicagoWisconsinBerkeleyJohns HopkinsMinnesotaStonybrookThanks in advance!