Dr. David Fasenfest is an American sociologist and an associate professor at

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

. He received his Ph.D. from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1984. He also holds a M.A. in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

and

Chinese studies Sinology, or Chinese studies, is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of China primarily through Chinese philosophy, language, literature, culture and history and often refers to Western scholarship. Its origin "may be traced to the ...

. A few of his research interests are

urban sociology Urban sociology is the sociological study of life and human interaction in metropolitan areas. It is a normative discipline of sociology seeking to study the structures, environmental processes, changes and problems of an urban area and by doing ...

, race/class/gender, labor markets and workforce development, income inequality, and

community economic development Community economic development (CED) is a field of study that actively elicits community involvement when working with government, and private sectors to build strong communities, industries, and markets. It includes collaborative and participatory ...

.Wayne State University faculty
(accessed 27 May 2022) He has been an active urban sociologist, editing and publishing several articles and books. * Editor, ''

Critical Sociology A critical theory is any approach to social philosophy that focuses on society and culture to reveal, critique and challenge power structures. With roots in sociology and literary criticism, it argues that social problems stem more from soci ...

'' SAGE UK (July 1998 to present) * Book Series Editor, ''Studies in Critical Social Sciences'',

Brill Academic Publishers Brill Academic Publishers (known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill ()) is a Dutch international academic publisher founded in 1683 in Leiden, Netherlands. With offices in Leiden, Boston, Paderborn and Singapore, Brill today publishes 27 ...

, Leiden, NL (2003 to present) * Executive Board, Citizens for a Sound Energy Future, Indianapolis, IN (January 2006 to December 2007) * Board Member, Energy Future Institute, Indianapolis, IN (April 2006 to December 2007)

Publications

Books

*''Engaging Social Justice: Critical Studies of 21st Century Social Transformation'' (Brill, 2009) (ed.) *''Power and Resistance: Intersecting Generations of Critical Social Science'' (Brill, 2009) (ed., with Richard Dello Buono) *''Global Social Change: Movement Building and the Eclipse of Neoliberalism'' (Brill, 2009) (ed., with Graham Cassano) *''Critical Evaluation of Local Development Policies'' (Wayne State University Press, 2004) (ed., with Laura Reese) *''Community Economic Development: Policy Formation in the U.S. and U.K.'' (Macmillan Press, 1993)

References

External links

Critical SociologyAssociation for Critical SociologyHaymarket Book SeriesStudies in Critical Social Sciences
American sociologists Wayne State University faculty University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni Living people Academic journal editors German emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-sociologist-stub