Adjunct Instructor

Office Address: 2163 Au Sable Hall
Email: [email protected]

• Ph.D. Sociology, Western Michigan University

Courses

• Introduction to Sociology

Recent Publications

La Prairie, Randy. 2023. “Theoretical Sociology of War and Structural Causes of the 2003 US Invasion of Iraq.” Humanity & Society 47(3):283-302.

La Prairie, Randy. 2022. “Review of Christian Sorensen’s Understanding the War Industry.” Critical Sociology 48(1):171-173.

Biography

Professor Randy La Prairie is a peace activist and sociologist who studies U.S. military imperialism. His dissertation examined the domestic social, political and economic factors that influenced and facilitated the Bush administration’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. His current research project examines how similar factors have influenced the U.S. role in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Professor La Prairie teaches introductory courses in sociology.