Economic Sociology Lab

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Events

2/13

Lecture Series

The Future of the Social Sciences, 2026

Theory, Prediction, and Confirmation

Fri, Feb 13th, 2026, 10:30am

New York City and Zoom

10/3

Lecture Series

Unification, Threat, and Security: Public Views Across the Strait

Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Academia Sinica

Fri, Oct 3rd, 2025, 2:00pm

A.D. White House

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The Social Impact of a Changing World Society, 1950-2024 – 5/2/24

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Remaking the University and Economy in China – 4/8/24

Articles

“The Assembly of an American Sociologist”
Victor Nee
“A Theory of Emergence: Knowledge, Rewiring and Innovation”
Victor Nee, Sirui Wang, and Michael Macy
“Specialization in the Marketplace for Ideas”
Sirui Wang, Michael Macy, Victor Nee

Remaking the American Mainstream
Richard Alba and Victor Nee
The Economic Sociology of Capitalism
Victor Nee and Richard Swedberg

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From the Center

Op-Ed

‘Fascist’? ‘Communist’? For an Afternoon, They Were Just 2 Guys From Queens.

Shawn McCreesh

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Economic Sociology Lab

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Lecture Series

Theory, Prediction, and Confirmation

Lecture Series

Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Academia Sinica

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