Summary
Dr. Berch Berberoglu is a Foundation Professor of Sociology and Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He has served as Founding Director of the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies from 2018 to 2021. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 1977. He has taught and conducted research at the University of Nevada, Reno for 45 years, during the period 1977-2022. He has served as Chair of the Department of Sociology on three different occasions, totaling 14 years, during the period 1993-2016, and as Director of the Graduate Program in Sociology for 25 years, from 1993 to 2018.
Dr. Berberoglu has written and edited 34 books and many articles. His most recent books include Globalization in the 21st Century: Labor, Capital, and the State on a World Scale (2010); Beyond the Global Capitalist Crisis: The World Economy in Transition (2012), Political Sociology in a Global Era (2013), The Global Capitalist Crisis and Its Aftermath (2014), Social Theory: Classical and Contemporary— A Critical Perspective (2017), and The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation (2019).
His book, The Global Rise of Authoritarianism in the 21st Century: Crisis of Neoliberal Globalization and the Nationalist Response, was published by Routledge in 2021. His latest book, America After Empire: The Vision for a New America in the 21st Century, was published by Routledge in 2023. He is currently writing a new book titled Class and Inequality in the United States, which will be published by Emerald Publishing in 2024.
His areas of teaching and research interest include globalization, international political economy, social-economic development, class structure, political sociology, social movements and revolution, nationalism and ethnic conflict, class/race/gender, and comparative-historical sociology.
Dr. Berberoglu is the Series Editor for Palgrave Macmillan for the book series “Social Movements and Transformation,” Series Editor for Routledge for the book series “Globalization, Crises, and Change” and Series Editor for Emerald Publishing for the book series “Class and Inequality” and “State, Politics, and Society.”
Areas of specialization
- Globalization / International Political Economy
- Class Structure / Class Analysis
- Comparative-Historical Sociology
- Political Sociology / The State
- Social Movements and Social Change
- Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
- The Middle East; Latin America
Professional experience
- Foundation Professor of Sociology Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno, 2022-present.
- Founding Director, Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, 2018-2021.
- Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1993-2001, 2007-2010, and 2013-2016.
- Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1993-2018.
- Foundation Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1995-2022.
- Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1988-1995.
- Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1982-88.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1977-82.
- Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Oregon, 1975-77.
- Instructor, Department of Sociology, Oregon State University, 1975.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Oregon, 1974-77.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Central Michigan University, 1973-74.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1973.
Visiting professorships
- Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Summer 1996
- Visiting Professor of Political Economy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Summer 1997
- Visiting Professor of Political Economy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Summer 1998
- Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Summer 1999
- Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Summer 2000
- Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Summer 2005
- Visiting Professor of Sociology, University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) Program, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Summer 2006
- Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Summer 2007
- Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Summer 2008
Membership in professional organizations
- International Sociological Association
- American Sociological Association
- Pacific Sociological Association
- Western Social Science Association
- Society for the Study of Social Problems
- American Association of University Professors
- Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars
- Nevada Faculty Alliance (Nevada State Conference of the AAUP)
- Retired Faculty Association, University of Nevada, Reno
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology, University of Oregon, 1977
- Master of Arts, Sociology, Central Michigan University, 1974
- Bachelor of Science, Sociology, Central Michigan University, 1972