Methods for Global-Transnational Sociology

Session Submission Type: Invited Session (90 minute)

Description

This panel asks whether global-transnational sociologists require distinctive methodological approaches compared to non-global forms of sociology. Bringing together five scholars whose work exemplifies diverse methodological practices—quantitative analysis, historical research, interviews, ethnography, and theoretical inquiry—the panel will examine the methodological considerations required to address global and transnational questions. Panelists will reflect on the challenges and opportunities of applying their methods to global-transnational research, aiming to spark a conversation on what methodological distinctiveness, if any, defines the practice of global-transnational sociology.

Sub Unit

• Global and Transnational Sociology Section / Methods for Global-Transnational Sociology

Presider

• Veda Hyunjin Kim, Ohio Wesleyan University

Panelists

• Sadiyah Malcolm-Wallace, University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Heidi Christine Nicholls, Binghamton University

• Christina Hughes, Macalester College

• Phung N. Su, University of California-Santa Barbara

• Nicholas Theis, Kenyon College

Session Organizer

• Veda Hyunjin Kim, Ohio Wesleyan University