Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (born 1966) is an American sociologist and urban ethnographer. He is William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology & African-American Studies at Columbia …

Sudhir Venkatesh is William B Ransford Professor of Sociology & African-American Studies, a position he has held continuously since 1999. He previously served as Head of the Integrity …

Apr 15, 2002 · Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, one of the most promising young sociologists today, tells the story of one of America’s most infamous housing projects, the Robert Taylor Homes in …

Feb 1, 2009 · In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago’s Southside, to explore the desperate, dangerous, and remarkable …

As the wrecking ball brings down some of these concrete monoliths, Sudhir Venkatesh seeks to reexamine public housing from the inside out, and to salvage its troubled legacy. Based on …

Jan 1, 2008 · Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrée into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized …

Sociologist Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh is primarily interested in studying the urban living conditions of the poor. Both his American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto and Off the …

His name is Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, and his new book, Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, is the riveting drug-dealer back story--and a lot more.

“Are we a family or a business?” History and disjuncture in the urban American street gang.

Jan 1, 2009 · Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in "Freakonomics" (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living with the gangs on the …