Eric W. Schoon

Eric W. Schoon serves as Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University, with research spanning social science methodology and political sociology. His work integrates theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis across multiple domains.

His primary research examines three interconnected projects: (1) How politics shapes ethnographic practice in Turkey through the lens of suspicion in fieldwork; (2) Development of a dyadic framework for measuring legitimacy in contested politics; (3) Co-authoring a Cambridge University Press book on case-based regression analysis methodology. These projects demonstrate his commitment to advancing methodological rigor in social science research.

Schoon's scholarly contributions appear in top-tier journals including American Sociological Review, Journal of Politics, Social Forces, Social Problems, Sociological Science, and Sociological Methods & Research. His publication pattern reveals strong emphasis on methodological innovation intersecting with political and ethnographic inquiry.

Recent work shows increasing focus on cross-national methodology applications, particularly regarding knowledge production in politically complex environments like Turkey. His approach synthesizes qualitative and quantitative traditions to address fundamental questions about legitimacy and research practice.