Professor, Department of Sociology
Dr. Michael Blain has served four terms as Chair of the Department of Sociology at Boise State University. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and first came to Boise State as a visiting professor in 1981. His earlier degrees include a B.A. and an M.A. in Psychology, both from California State University in Sacramento. In addition to teaching, Dr. Blain has engaged in research on the politics of violence, war and peace, and terrorism for more than three decades. He has published articles and chapters in some of the leading theory journals and books in his field, including The Psychoanalytic Review, Symbolic Interaction, and Theory and Society. A compilation of his articles on political violence has been published as 'The Sociology of Terrorism: Studies in Power, Subjection, and Victimage Ritual'. Dr. Blain has also been involved in policy research in Idaho. As a member of the steering committee of the Snake River Alliance in the 1980s, he produced two influential reports on cancer in populations adjacent to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (with Carl Johnson, M.D.) and Hanford Nuclear Reservation. He and Charles Etlinger coauthored a six-part series on Idaho’s power structure for The Idaho Statesman.Dr. Blain has been an active member of professional associations including the Pacific Sociological Association, where he has served on the Council, as a session organizer, and as co-editor of the Association's newsletter, The Pacific Sociologist.
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About Michael Blain
Dr. Michael Blain has served four terms as Chair of the Department of Sociology at Boise State University. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and first came to Boise State as a visiting professor in 1981. His earlier degrees include a B.A. and an M.A. in Psychology, both from California State University in Sacramento. In addition to teaching, Dr. Blain has engaged in research on the politics of violence, war and peace, and terrorism for more than three decades. He has published articles and chapters in some of the leading theory journals and books in his field, including The Psychoanalytic Review, Symbolic Interaction, and Theory and Society. A compilation of his articles on political violence has been published as 'The Sociology of Terrorism: Studies in Power, Subjection, and Victimage Ritual'. Dr. Blain has also been involved in policy research in Idaho. As a member of the steering committee of the Snake River Alliance in the 1980s, he produced two influential reports on cancer in populations adjacent to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (with Carl Johnson, M.D.) and Hanford Nuclear Reservation. He and Charles Etlinger coauthored a six-part series on Idaho’s power structure for The Idaho Statesman.Dr. Blain has been an active member of professional associations including the Pacific Sociological Association, where he has served on the Council, as a session organizer, and as co-editor of the Association's newsletter, The Pacific Sociologist.
| 1981 - 2020 | Professor, Department of Sociology, Boise State University ‐ Department of Sociology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Courses
- SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 302: Sociological Theory II
- SOC 311: Social Research
- SOC 435/535: Drugs in Societal Context
- SOC/SOCSCI 498: Sociology/Social Science Seminar
Contact Information
E-mail: mblain@boisestate.edu