Adam Slez

Adam Slez is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011) and previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University's Center for the Study of Social Organization. His research focuses on comparative-historical sociology, political sociology, quantitative methods, spatial data analysis, and network analysis. Slez examines the interplay between politics and markets, state-building, and spatial dimensions of political cleavages, with notable work on railroad expansion's impact on third-party mobilization in the American West and the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787. His work has been published in the American Sociological Review and other leading journals.

His research methodologies emphasize integrating spatial data analysis with historical inquiry, addressing topics such as institutional development, political dynamics, and socio-economic structures. Slez’s contributions span theoretical and methodological innovations, particularly in applying quantitative techniques to historical social science.