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Calvin Morrill

Professor of Sociology
School of Social Sciences

Professor of Criminology, Law & Society
School of Social Ecology

Professor of Business
Paul Merage School of Business

Visiting Professor, School of Law, UC Berkeley (2008-09)


B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara


Ph.D., Harvard University

Phone: (949) 824-9322
Fax: (949) 824-4717
Email: calvin@uci.edu

University of California
SSPB 4203
Irvine, CA 92697-5100

picture of Calvin  Morrill

Research
Interests
Organizations, Law & Society, Culture, Youth, Qualitative Field Methods
   
Academic
Distinctions
Chair, Sociology of Law Section, American Sociological Association, 2009-10
Sociological Research Association, 2004
El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, 1998
Distinguished Scholarship Award, Pacific Sociological Association, 1997
Chicago Tribune Best Non-fiction Book of the Year, 1995
   
Research
Abstract
Calvin Morrill joined UCI Sociology in 2001 after a previous appointment at the University of Arizona where he was Professor of Sociology, Psychology, Law, and Communication. Dr. Morrill's research focuses on broad questions about the relationships between social conflict, order, and change in organizational and urban contexts. He is particularly interested in decision making and collective action that unfold behind the scenes in private, public, and nonprofit organizations. He primarily uses qualitative fieldwork (ethnography) in his research, augmented by surveys, social network analysis, and experimental and narrative methods. He teaches courses in organization theory, qualitative field methods, organizational power and politics, law and society, social theory, youth culture and justice, and introduction to sociology. His forthcoming books include: Makin' It Work: Youth Conflict and Control in a Multiethnic Suburban High School (co-authored with Michael Musheno; University of Chicago Press) and Law and Policy in Society: Psychological and Sociological Perspectives (co-authored with Bruce Sales and Peter English; American Psychological Association Press).
   
Publications Calvin Morrill. 2008. “Culture and Organization Theory.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 613: 1-26.
   
  Calvin Morrill, David A. Snow, and Cindy H. White, eds. 2005. Together Alone: Personal Relationships in Public Places. University of California Press.
   
  Mayer N. Zald, Calvin Morrill, and Hayagreeva Rao. 2005. “The Impact of Social Movements on Organizations: Environments and Responses.” In Bridging Organization and Social Movement Theory. Cambridge University Press.
   
  David A. Snow, Calvin Morrill, and Leon Anderson. 2003. “Elaborating Analytic Ethnography: Linking Ethnography and Theoretical Development.” Ethnography 4: 181-200.
   
  Calvin Morrill, Mayer N. Zald, and Hayagreeva Rao. 2003. “Covert Political Conflict in Organizations: Challenges from Below.” Annual Review of Sociology 30: 391-415.
   
  Calvin Morrill, Madelaine Adelman, Michael Musheno, and Cindy Bejarano. 2000. "Telling Tales in School: Youth Culture and Conflict Narratives." Law & Society Review 34: 521-566.
   
  Hayagreeva Rao, Calvin Morrill, and Mayer Zald. 2000. "Power Plays: Social Movements, Collective Action, and New Organizational Forms." Research in Organizational Behavior 22: 237-281.
   
  Calvin Morrill. 1995. The Executive Way: Conflict Management in Corporations. University of Chicago Press.
   
Grants National Science Foundation, School Rights: Law and the Dynamics of Everyday School Life, 2007-08
   
Smith-Richardson Foundation, School Rights: A Proposal for Studying Legal Consciousness and Educational Consequences, 2004-2007
   
Professional
Societies
American Sociological Association
Law & Society Association
Society for the Study of Social Problems
American Anthropological Association
Academy of Management
   
Research Centers Center for Organizational Research
   
Center for Law, Society & Culture
   
Center for Ethnography
   
Link to this profile http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4648
   
Last updated 07/08/2008
   
  (This faculty member is (or was) affiliated with UCI, but does not currently have an active appointment with UCI.)