معرفی
Alex V. Barnard is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at New York University (NYU), with a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley (2019), an M.Phil. in International Development from the University of Oxford (2011), and an A.B. in Sociology from Princeton University (2009). His research bridges medical sociology, political sociology, and comparative cultural sociology.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Sociology (2019), University of California, Berkeley
- M.Phil., International Development (2011), University of Oxford
- A.B., Sociology (2009), Princeton University
His work focuses on mental health policy, state institutions, and social movements. He has published extensively on topics such as:
- Media framings of mental health law in California
- Bureaucratic constructions of mental illness in France
- Forced psychiatric care in New York
- Urban social movements like Freeganism
- Promotion of autonomy for psychiatric patients in France
- Comparative analysis of mental health systems
Recent publications highlight institutional critiques and cross-national comparisons, particularly between the U.S. and France. He is also involved in the DemoWatch project, analyzing police-protester interactions during the Occupy movement.
