Jennifer Carlson (sociologist)
Jennifer Carlson is an American sociologist. In 2022, she won a MacArthur Fellowship.[1]
Life
[edit]Carlson graduated from Dartmouth College,[2] and University of California at Berkeley.[3] From 2013 to 2016, she taught at the University of Toronto; she also taught at the University of Arizona from 2026 - 2023.[4][5][6][7] In 2023, she moved to Arizona State University as a professor of sociology, where she founded the BRIDGS Initiative: Bringing Research & Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society.[8]
In 2024, she launched the Guns Unpacked podcast.[9]
She was elected a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2024.[10]
Works
[edit]- Citizen-Protectors: The Everyday Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline (Oxford University Press 2015) ISBN 9780199347568[11]
- Carlson, Jennifer (2019). Gun studies : interdisciplinary approaches to politics, policy, and practice. Harel Shapira, Kristin A. Goss. London. ISBN 978-1-315-69648-5. OCLC 1076573619.
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- Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Public Law Enforcement and the Politics of Race (Princeton University Press, 2020) ISBN 9781665176156[12]
- Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of Democracy (Princeton University Press, 2023) ISBN 9780691230399[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jennifer Carlson". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Alumna Wins MacArthur Fellows Award for Gun Research | Dartmouth". home.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Six UC alums awarded 2022 MacArthur 'genius grant' fellowships". University of California. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Jennifer Carlson". Sociology. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Carlson, Jennifer". press.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ TucsonSentinel.com; Morlock, Blake. "'Genius' University of Arizona professor gets grant $800k to study gun culture". TucsonSentinel.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Gun culture expert Jennifer Carlson awarded MacArthur Fellowship". University of Arizona News. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Home page | Bringing Research and Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society". bridgs.asu.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ Carlson, Jennifer. "Guns Unpacked | Podcast on RSS.com". RSS.com. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ Reviews for Citizen-Protectors:
- Taylor, Jim D. (November 2016). "Citizen-Protectors: The Everyday Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline. By Jennifer Carlson". American Journal of Sociology. 122 (3): 977–978. doi:10.1086/688481. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- Oromaner, M. (September 2015). "Citizen-protectors: the everyday politics of guns in an age of decline". Choice Reviews. 53 (1): 163. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- Yamane, David (July 2016). "Citizen-Protectors: The Everyday Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline". Contemporary Sociology. 45 (4): 419. doi:10.1177/0094306116653953i. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- Filindra, Alexandra (November 2017). "Book Review: Citizen-Protectors: The Every Day Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline by Carlson Jennifer". Sociological Inquiry. 87 (4): 688–690. doi:10.1111/soin.12210. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- ↑ Reviews for Policing the Second Amendment:
- Knox, Allison G. S. (June 2023). "Book Review: Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement and the Politics of Race by Jennifer Carlson". International Social Science Review. 99 (2). Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- Beavers, Staci L. (June 2021). "POLICING THE SECOND AMENDMENT: GUNS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE POLITICS OF RACE, by Jennifer Carlson". Law and Politics Book Review. 31 (6). American Political Science Association: 103–105. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- Dolgon, Corey (March 2023). "Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race By Jennifer Carlson". Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. 8 (1). American Political Science Association: 128–130. doi:10.1017/rep.2022.22. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- Smith, Rich (September 28, 2020). "We're Doing the Gun Debate Wrong". The Stranger. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- Burton, Alexander L. (May 2021). "Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race by Jennifer Carlson". Sociological Inquiry. 91 (2): 499–501. doi:10.1111/soin.12421. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- "Policing the Second Amendment". Kirkus Reviews. June 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- Dancy, Geoff (Fall 2021). "Policing the Second Amendment by Jennifer Carlson". Political Science Quarterly. 136 (3): 594–596. doi:10.1002/polq.13210. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- Barlow, David E. (2021). "Book Reviews: Policing the Second Amendment: guns, law enforcement, and the politics of race". Ethnic and Racial Studies. 44 (13): 2433–2435. doi:10.1080/01419870.2020.1867219. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- Ratcliff, Shawn (January 2023). "Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race". Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. 9 (1). American Sociological Association: 117–118. doi:10.1177/23326492221103632. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- Young, RJ (October 18, 2020). "The Shortlist: Guns and Police". The Toronto Star. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- ↑ Reviews for Merchants of the Right:
- Brangham, William; Lane, Sam (May 1, 2023). "New book 'Merchants of the Right' explores culture surrounding guns in America". PBS News. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- McCordick, Jack (13 June 2023). "The Pandemic's Gun Surge Offers a Frightening Glimpse of the Future". The New Republic. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy with Professor Jennifer Carlson". London School of Economics. April 15, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- Karel, Thomas (April 1, 2023). "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy". Library Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- Mathews, Jessica T. (August 22, 2023). "Review: Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- Filindra, Alexandra (November 2023). "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy By Jennifer D. Carlson". Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. 8 (3): 494–496. doi:10.1017/rep.2023.23. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- Yamane, David (September 2023). "Jennifer Carlson, Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy". International Sociology. 38 (5): 574–577. doi:10.1177/02685809231194154a. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- Gushee, David P. (January 2024). "Understanding the ideology of guns". The Christian Century. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of Democracy". Kirkus Reviews. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- Özer, Dilara (July 28, 2023). "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy". Politics Today. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy". Publishers Weekly. February 23, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- Simon, Jonathan (June 27, 2025). "Guns as a Civic Tool Kit". Political Science Quarterly. doi:10.1093/psquar/qqaf057. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
- Lacombe, Matthew (April 20, 2023). "Gun gatekeepers and their philosophies". Science. 380 (6642): 249. doi:10.1126/science.adh2084. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
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