Dr. Mark Frezzo

Teaching and Research Interests

My teaching interests fall into the areas of economic sociology, political sociology, social movements, and social theory. My current research falls into two categories: (1) the exploration of the origins and repercussions of the social movement explosion in Latin America; and (2) the sociological analysis of the mandates and policies of the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. I am particularly interested in exploring how mass mobilizations and populist governments have blocked attempts by the United States and the European Union to further the agenda of “free trade.”

Courses Taught

Undergraduate:

Contemporary Social Theory
Global Inequality and Crisis

Globalization & Social Movements
Global Social Change
Poverty and Society

Social Change

Sociology of Peace and Justice
Sociology of the Marketplace

Graduate:
Cosmopolitanism and Social Science
Global Sociology