Jonah Stuart Brundage

Jonah Stuart Brundage is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of California-Berkeley in 2019 and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

• Education: PhD in Sociology (University of California-Berkeley, 2019)

Brundage's research focuses on political and historical sociology, particularly examining state formation, empire-building, geopolitical recognition, and the performative aspects of sovereignty. His work bridges comparative historical analysis with international sociology.

His recent publications engage with themes such as diplomatic practices (2019-2024), sovereignty performativity (2023), and intra-elite social rituals (2017). Articles span from historical state formation processes to critical evaluations of economic institutional cognition.

Brundage's research has been published in American Sociological Review and Comparative Studies in Society and History, with his current book project Performing World Order analyzing British diplomatic practices in early modern empire dynamics.

His office is located at Room 3226 LSA Building, University of Michigan, and can be reached via email at jstuartb@umich.edu.