Christopher K. Chase-Dunn (born January 10, 1944,

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) is an American sociologist best known for his contributions to

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Education and career

Chase-Dunn earned his PhD in 1975 at

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(studying under John W. Meyer) and has taught at The

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(1975–2000) and at the

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(2000–present). He is a Fellow of the

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and served as President (2002–06) of Research Committee 02 (Economy and Society) of the International Sociological Association from 2002 to 2006. He was chair of the Section on

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of the International Studies Association from 1984 to 1986, and chair of the Section on the Political Economy of the World-System of the

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in 1982. He founded the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Riverside. He is founding editor of the ''

Journal of World-Systems Research The ''Journal of World-Systems Research'' (''JWSR'') is a biannual, open access, peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of world-systems analysis, established in 1995 by founding editor Christopher Chase-Dunn at the Institute for World-Syste ...

'', which is the official journal of the Political Economy of the World-System section of the American Sociological Association.

Publications

Chase-Dunn is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of over a dozen books, including most notably ''Global Formation: Structures of The World-Economy'', a major theoretical synthesis and restatement of the world-systems approach to the study of social change.

Bibliography

* ''Unity on the Global Left: Critical reflections on Samir Amin's call for a New International'' (ed.). London: Routledge, 2021. * ''Global Struggle and Social Change Movements: From Prehistory to World Revolution in the 21st Century'' (with Paul Almeida). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. * ''Social change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the present'' (with B. Lerro). London: Routledge, 2016. * ''Global Social Change. Historical and Comparative Perspectives'' (with S. B. Babones). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. * ''Global Formation: Structures of the World Economy''. London, Oxford and New York: Basil Blackwell, 1999. * ''Rise and Demise. Comparing World Systems'' (with Th. D. Hall). Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1997. * ''Socialist States in the World System'' (ed.) Beverly Hills and London: Sage, 1982.

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Ch. Chase-Dunn
is a member of the editorial board of '' Social Evolution & History'' journal {{DEFAULTSORT:Chase-Dunn, Christopher Living people 1944 births World system scholars American sociologists Stanford University alumni Johns Hopkins University faculty University of California, Riverside faculty Writers from Corvallis, Oregon Writers about globalization