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Dan Lainer-Vos is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California, where he specializes in Nationalism, Diaspora Politics, and Economic Sociology. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University in 2009 and holds a B.A. in Behavioral Science from Ben Gurion University, completed in 1999. His academic work revolves around the examination of national attachments among Irish-Americans and Jewish-Americans and how diaspora groups interact during nation-building processes. His research utilizes concepts like gift-giving and market exchange to analyze how fundraising efforts shape national identities and emotional connections to homeland projects. He also investigates the challenges faced by national entrepreneurs in engaging diasporic subjects within different community settings. Lainer-Vos's publications include notable contributions to journals such as the Socio-Economic Review and Theory & Society. He is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Theda Skocpol Dissertation Award and has presented his findings at various academic conferences. Currently, he is engaged in collaborative research on the routinization of charisma and its implications on societal structures, building on theoretical frameworks established by Max Weber.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Teaching and researching in the Department of Sociology.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst • Amherst, MA
Engaged in teaching and research in social sciences.
Casden Institute • Los Angeles, CA
Involved in research and mentorship within the institute.
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