Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Websites
Publications
Deflem, Mathieu
Professor
Dr.Deflem's research areas include popular culture, sociology of law and social control, and sociological theory. His most recent research deals with popular culture, celebrity, the policing of terrorism, theories in the sociology of law, and international policing.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Sociology
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research, Teaching, Other (Conferences/Workshops)
- Countries
- Japan, Germany, France, Turkey, Sweden, Scotland, Canada, South Korea
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- Yes (Belgium)
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Dutch, German, French)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- popular culture, social control, law, social theory
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Law and Social Control, Popular Culture, Police and Terrorism
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | PhD | Sociology |
| 1990 | University of Hull | Hull, England | MA | Sociology of Developing Societies |
| 1987 | Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven | Leuven, Belgium | Special Diploma (with high distinction) | Social and Cultural Anthropology |
| 1986 | Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven | Leuven, Belgium | Licentiate | Sociology |
| 1983 | Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven | Leuven, Belgium | Candidate | Social Sciences |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 - 1992 | Assistant, Afdeling Strafrecht, Strafvordering en Criminologie (Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Criminology), Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, Belgium | |
| 1992 - 1996 | Research and Teaching Assistant/Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder | |
| 1996 - 1997 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law and Society, Kenyon College, Law and Society Program, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, Gambier, Ohio | |
| 1997 - 2002 | Assistant Professor of Sociology, Purdue University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Lafayette, Indiana | |
| 2002 - 2005 | Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina | |
| 2005 - 2010 | Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina | |
| 2010 | Professor, Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina |
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