Philip N CohenJun 9, 2023
These are this century's 23 presidents of the American Sociological Association.
5 were best known for research that was substantially quantitative at the time of their election (marked light yellow). That is 1 of the last 14.
(My counts, happy to be corrected.)
#sociology
Show threadJonathan HorowitzJun 9, 2023
@philipncohen There appear to be two main determinants of who gets elected. (1) They have a "big idea" associated with them. (2) They are strong proponents of a "critical" perspective of some kind.
Show threadPhilip N Cohen
@jonathanhorowi1 yes that is a good lesson for power-hungry quants
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