Jeremy Levine
@jeremylevine.bsky.social
Sociologist. Writing second book on crime victim policy in the U.S.; first book was an ethnography of urban development in Boston. Professor at Michigan.
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/jeremylevine/
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/jeremylevine/
Always a pleasure to visit one of the prettiest campuses in America
October 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Always a pleasure to visit one of the prettiest campuses in America
Method Man at the Blind Pig, 2007. He crowd surfed *standing up* and I held him up while he kicked one of the stage lights. Inspectah Deck opened and performed Triumph and CREAM; during CREAM he jumped into the audience—that’s me in the bottom right corner in the second screenshot.
August 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Method Man at the Blind Pig, 2007. He crowd surfed *standing up* and I held him up while he kicked one of the stage lights. Inspectah Deck opened and performed Triumph and CREAM; during CREAM he jumped into the audience—that’s me in the bottom right corner in the second screenshot.
This is in the "theoretical context" section in a theory article arguing (with n=4 & a non-causal design) that the % of libs in sociology causes journals 2 publish fewer causal papers & not have open science norms. Not sure what family structure-->racial inequality has to do with open science norms?
August 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is in the "theoretical context" section in a theory article arguing (with n=4 & a non-causal design) that the % of libs in sociology causes journals 2 publish fewer causal papers & not have open science norms. Not sure what family structure-->racial inequality has to do with open science norms?
Nice trip to Albany to speak to victim service providers in the state. Connecting research—>policy—>practice is one of my favorite and most impactful things I do.
August 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Nice trip to Albany to speak to victim service providers in the state. Connecting research—>policy—>practice is one of my favorite and most impactful things I do.
What is happening
August 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What is happening
Fascinating article by Ben Rohr & John Levi Martin on the emergence of parties in American politics, arguing that parties formed around structural issues related to deciding the rules of the game: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
July 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Fascinating article by Ben Rohr & John Levi Martin on the emergence of parties in American politics, arguing that parties formed around structural issues related to deciding the rules of the game: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Now in terms of public universities, he raises the important point that there is, by law, state government oversight. But then he starts talking superficially about "tax dollars" without going any deeper. So 12% of funding means 100% control?
June 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Now in terms of public universities, he raises the important point that there is, by law, state government oversight. But then he starts talking superficially about "tax dollars" without going any deeper. So 12% of funding means 100% control?
My fellow sociologist Fabio Rojas has a tendency in these discussions to bring up an interesting point, but then never get past the superficial surface to say anything interesting, and i fact detracts from our understanding of the issues.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
June 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My fellow sociologist Fabio Rojas has a tendency in these discussions to bring up an interesting point, but then never get past the superficial surface to say anything interesting, and i fact detracts from our understanding of the issues.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Lee Kovarsky has an interesting paper on this, challenging/reconceptualizing the notion of “victims rights” in dead-victim cases: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
June 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Lee Kovarsky has an interesting paper on this, challenging/reconceptualizing the notion of “victims rights” in dead-victim cases: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Snuck in to one of Yale’s dorm courtyards to see a couple incredible sculptures by Constantino Nivola up close 😍
April 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Snuck in to one of Yale’s dorm courtyards to see a couple incredible sculptures by Constantino Nivola up close 😍
Got this in an email from a Canadian retailer this morning, fyi
April 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Got this in an email from a Canadian retailer this morning, fyi
My wife and I have very different jobs...
March 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My wife and I have very different jobs...
This makes me think of this @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social post. It's so comically stupid while also trying to assert nefarious dominance. The cruelly cringe administration.
February 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This makes me think of this @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social post. It's so comically stupid while also trying to assert nefarious dominance. The cruelly cringe administration.
Hubbard went on Fox News this weekend to say DEI programs have no "metrics" to assess their effectiveness, as a way to say we should get rid of them (rather than devise metrics). Curiously, quoted here in the times, she offers a statement with...no metrics to back it up.
December 4, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Hubbard went on Fox News this weekend to say DEI programs have no "metrics" to assess their effectiveness, as a way to say we should get rid of them (rather than devise metrics). Curiously, quoted here in the times, she offers a statement with...no metrics to back it up.
This is from a developer-generated covenant in Detroit, underscoring how these things functioned. David MP Freund makes a super sharp point, illustrated here, how racial composition and the physical maintenance of properties (fence height, etc) were seen in conjunction.
November 14, 2024 at 3:52 PM
This is from a developer-generated covenant in Detroit, underscoring how these things functioned. David MP Freund makes a super sharp point, illustrated here, how racial composition and the physical maintenance of properties (fence height, etc) were seen in conjunction.
This is deeply funny (not in a "ha ha" way) because the proposal in question makes it impermissible to speak too loudly and distract anyone on campus. It will also be impermissible to block someone's view at a football game. No, I am not joking.
March 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM
This is deeply funny (not in a "ha ha" way) because the proposal in question makes it impermissible to speak too loudly and distract anyone on campus. It will also be impermissible to block someone's view at a football game. No, I am not joking.
Updated version of "Whose Victimization Pays", on how the police affect who is seen as an innocent crime victim, featuring more case background & new analyses in response to great feedback.
Of possible interest to sociology, polisky, and criminology communities!
osf.io/y2fhg
Of possible interest to sociology, polisky, and criminology communities!
osf.io/y2fhg
March 26, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Updated version of "Whose Victimization Pays", on how the police affect who is seen as an innocent crime victim, featuring more case background & new analyses in response to great feedback.
Of possible interest to sociology, polisky, and criminology communities!
osf.io/y2fhg
Of possible interest to sociology, polisky, and criminology communities!
osf.io/y2fhg
Like many in our field, I became a sociologist because I don’t understand people 🙃
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February 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Like many in our field, I became a sociologist because I don’t understand people 🙃
They say I have a face for radio 😉
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February 27, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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BRB, crying in despair
February 9, 2024 at 8:26 PM
BRB, crying in despair
Much like the lingering plagiarism wars, there's a big divide between humanities and social/sciences. I can see why you don't need to focus on research when you teach dead philosophers, but what do you think the rest of us teach? (we teach the research of our peers)
January 9, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Much like the lingering plagiarism wars, there's a big divide between humanities and social/sciences. I can see why you don't need to focus on research when you teach dead philosophers, but what do you think the rest of us teach? (we teach the research of our peers)
Wild. I am actually writing about Schmitz briefly in my book on crime victim policy. He was an early opponent of victim compensation because he didn't like the idea of government being the insurer of the citizenry. From a 1966 issue of the Journal of American Insurance:
January 5, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Wild. I am actually writing about Schmitz briefly in my book on crime victim policy. He was an early opponent of victim compensation because he didn't like the idea of government being the insurer of the citizenry. From a 1966 issue of the Journal of American Insurance: