Scholarly Interests

cultural sociology, historical sociology, social movements, sociology of religion, media


Current Research

Craig Calhoun's current scholarly research focuses on secularism, cosmopolitanism, and the public sphere.


Individual Grants Received

National Institute of Freedom 1973 $26.500 [Co-PI]
University Research Council 1979 $2.500
1987-88 $1.500
1993-94 $1.750
National Science Foundation 1981-83 $105.000 [Co-PI]
2005-06 $44.500
Several National Science Foundation grants as advisor to PhD students for dissertation research 1998-
W.K. Kellogg Foundation 1982-85 $105.000
U.S. Agency for International Development 1984-86 $372.000
R.J. Reynolds Fund 1985 $3.500
W.R. Kenan Fund 1988-89 $22.500
UNC Institute for the Arts and Humanities 1990-91 $28.000
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences 1994 $32.000

Institutional Grants Received (excluding SSRC)

GTE Program in Science, Technology and Ethics 1989 $7.500
U.S. Information Agency 1990-92 $35.000
Ford Foundation 1993-96 $75.000
1996-99 $90,000
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of International Education, Title VI National Resource Center Grant 1994-1997 $565.000
U.S. Information Agency 1995-97 $115.991
U.S. Agency for International Development 1994-95 $25.000
1995-2000 $1.300.000
National Science Foundation 1995-2000 $600.000