M. Sierra-Arévalo
@michaelsierraa
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Sociologist: @UTAustin | Author: The Danger Imperative | @Princeton Rockefeller Fellow ‘24-‘25 | @austintexasgov Public Safety Commissioner (D1)
Austin, Texas
Joined August 2012
Honored to receive the Distinguished Book Award from @SocLawSection at ASA for The Danger Imperative! . Thanks, as always, to the long, long list of people who supported me and the work 🙏🏽 . @UTAustinSoc @ColumbiaUP.
Award! #ASA2024. Distinguished Book Award in the Sociology of Law awarded to Michael Sierra-Arévalo, for The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing, published in 2024 by @ColumbiaUP . Congrats @michaelsierraa !
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Twitter seems well dead for useful discourse. But just in case: . Any recs for the/a few key texts on the ascendance of the “influencer”? . Maybe how “influencing” shapes more than pop culture / brands, but also HOW politics is done, how movements (R or L) form/function?.
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RT @ievaju: Our session at 2024 @texasbookfest was broadcast on C-SPAN. @michaelsierraa's book "The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and….
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RT @nainazaara: Legislators filed at least 29 bills related to higher education on Tuesday, the first day of filing for the 89th Texas legi….
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1. 🔵 ☁️ is great. Come over. 2. Big year for policing books at ASC! Lots of panels, including a quadruple-header book salon w/ @tonykcheng @MichelleSPhelps Samantha Simon and me. 📚. If you come say hi, I’ve got a very groovy sticker for you 💀🚔
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Incredibly generous and insightful review of 3 new policing books by @tonykcheng @MichelleSPhelps and me, out now in @LSI_Journal. Special thanks to Daanika Gordon for taking such care with her read and write-up of our work.
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RT @PDefenselessPod: As @michaelsierraa wrote about in his book Danger Imperative, police shootings like these can be attributed to the way….
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RT @ColumbiaUP: These curated books provide insight into U.S. domestic concerns, such as climate activism, policing, immigration, and race….
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PSA: Apps are open for 25-26 LSR Fellows @ Princeton. It's been a great experience so far, especially engaging with disciplines/questions afield from sociology. More info here:
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RT @ASU_CSGS: Do you have experience with qualitative methods, and an interest (or background) in gun research? . We are hiring a postdoc a….
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RT @USCSociology: ✨WE'RE HIRING✨We have 2 TT appointments at the rank of assistant or associate professor! Apply⬇️.Research specialty relat….
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Day 1 at @Princeton Center for Human Values! . I think it’s been more than 12 years since I was on campus for a grad program visit. Time flies ⏰
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RT @tonykcheng: New working paper using experimental + qualitative methods to understand the demand for police alternatives . https://t.co/….
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Austin, police must end use of confidential police personnel file, judge rules.
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RT @ColumbiaUP: We are pleased to announce that Michael Sierra-Arévalo's THE DANGER IMPERATIVE is the Winner of the American Society of Cri….
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RT @CurlyProfessor: Tomorrow on 9/3 the political documentary Untruth: The Psychology of Trumpism premieres nationwide on streaming platfor….
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The Danger Imperative was given the ASC Policing Outstanding Book Award for 2024! 🏆 . Honored and thankful to the many who held me up and made the work better/possible. See y’all at @ASCRM41 San Francisco! . @ColumbiaUP @UTAustinSoc.
📚Congratulations to Michael Sierra-Arévalo from the University of Texas at Austin on the Outstanding Book Award for “The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing”! This award recognizes a monograph published in the last 3 years. #DoPAwards2024 @ASCRM41.
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