Dr. Intan Suwandi
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Sociology and Anthropology

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Schroeder Hall - SCH 349
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M-W, 12:30-1:30 pm, or by appointment
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Biography
Dr. Suwandi's areas of specialization include international political economy, global sociology, Marxist theories, imperialism, labor, social stratification, and development. Her book, Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism (Monthly Review Press, 2019), examines the exploitation of labor that continues to occur in the global South, particularly under the domination of multinational firms emanating primarily from the global North, despite the complexities and decentralization that characterize global value chains in today’s world economy.
Current Courses
271.001Introduction To Sociological Research
271.002Introduction To Sociological Research
255.001Labor and Exploitation: The Political Economy of Work
Ph D Sociology
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
MS Sociology
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
MA Sociology
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
BA Sociology/Philosophy
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL
Paul Sweezy Marxist Sociology Book Award
Marxist Sociology Section, American Sociological Association
2020
Paul A. Baran and Paul M. Sweezy Memorial Award
Monthly Review Foundation
2018
Wasby-Johnson Sociology Dissertation Research Award
Department of Sociology, University of Oregon
2015
Book, Authored
Suwandi, I. Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism (2019)
Book, Chapter
Foster, J., & Suwandi, I. Covid-19 and Catastrophe Capitalism: Commodity Chains and Ecological-Epidemiological-Economic Crises. Alex Callinicos, Stathis Kouvelakis, Lucia Pradella (EDs), Routledge Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism. Routledge (2020)
Journal Article
Hickel , J., Dorninger, C., Wieland, H., & Suwandi, I. Imperialist Appropriation in the World Economy: Drain from the Global South through Unequal Exchange, 1990-2015 . Global Environmental Change 73 (2022)
Foster, J., & Suwandi, I. COVID-19 and Catastrophe Capitalism. Monthly Review 72.2 (2020): 1-20.