Benet Davetian - biographical profile.

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Director, The Civility Institute.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Research (2002-2004)
• SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Nov. 2002 - Nov. 2004),
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal.
PROJECT: The Sociology of Civility.

Ph.D: Sociology (1999-2002)
University of Sussex, (UK) (1999-2002), Department of Sociology.
• British Commonwealth of Universities Doctoral Scholarship (1999-2002)
• SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) Doctoral
Fellowship (1998-2002)

M.A. Sociology: (1996-1998)
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
M.A. Thesis: 'Reconsidering the Siblings' A sociological analysis of contemporary North American culture, inspired by Robert Bly's critique of American society, The Sibling Society. The thesis methodically addresses the issues raised by Bly and presents a more optimistic sociological analysis of North American culture.

B.A. Honors in Sociology, with minor in Creative Writing (1992-1996)
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Everett C. Hughes Medal for Most Outstanding Graduating Student in Sociology and Anthropology

OTHER AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
• Listed in Canada's 'Who's Who' (as of 2003) for contributions to literature, communications and multiculturalism.
• The University of Toronto Connaught Doctoral Fellowship (1998).(declined)
• Quebec (FCAR) Social Sciences Research Fellowship (1996-1998)
• Parizeau Richler Prize for Best Book of 1996, Quebec (1996)
• Finalist QSPELL Prize for Best Book of 1996 (1996)
• J. McConnell Graduate Memorial Fellowship (1996-1998) • Concordia Graduate Merit Fellowship (1998-1999) • Harry & Grace Colle Prize (1994) • James Gilchrist Prize (1995)

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH
I believe in acting as a teacher as well as an educational coach. My goal when teaching classes (be they small or large) is to provide interesting lectures, stimulate the curiosity of students and help them achieve at a high level. I am always available to students by email and phone and face-to-face meeting.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Professional experience in media, presenting excellence-attainment seminars, and personal counseling and psychotherapy.

SCHOLARLY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Sociological theory: classical and contemporary in historical and cultural context.
• Globalization and world development: economic and cultural perspectives.
• Self and society (socialization, social psychology and subjective interactionism).
• Family and marriage in historical and cultural context; sociology of childhood and youth.
• The effects of the 'time bind' on family organization and interaction
• Differences in identity formation and social relations in liberal and formal societies. Cross-cultural theories of socialization.
• Civility in a regional, national and cross-cultural context.
• Social problems.
• The seminal role played by American pragmatism in world development.
• Sociology of change: research in a historical, comparative context.
• Work and Society.
• Economy and Culture.
• Cross-cultural sociology, multiculturalism and the politics and ethics of identity inclusion.
• Multilateral studies of American and Atlantic cultures (Britain, France, America, Asia) with emphasis on historical and systemic forces continuing to affect contemporary practices in families and organizations.
• The development of popular culture via media and its role as a regulator of ideology and morality.

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS:

Current Completed Book Manuscript:
'Civility - A Cultural History. The New Civilizing Process.' 550 pgs. Complete manuscript on web.
http://www.bdavetian.com/CIVILITY-ACULTURALHISTORY.index.html

Published Book(s):
The Seventh Circle, Ronsdale Press, Vancouver (1996), 178 pages, ISBN: 0-921870-38-8
Theme: The anatomy of ethnic rivalry, civil war and genocide and the politics of exclusion and inclusion. Areas of research: Rwanda, Bosnia, Somalia, Society Union, Turkey and Quebec. Written in the form of documentary creative non-fiction.

AWARDS: Canadian Richler Parizeau Prize for the Best Book of the Year; finalist for the Hugh McLelland Literary Prize of Quebec and the Irving Layton Writing Award; letter of commendation from the International Court of Justice at The Hague and The Atlantic; listed on the Alexander Solzhenistyn Nobel Prize site as a biographical source.

Recent Articles (refereed):
• 'What is Human Society? Human Society is a Feeling Society.' Sociological Reserch Online. January 30, 2006.
• 'Towards an Emotionally Conscious Social Theory.' Soiological Research Online. June 30, 2005.
• 'Moral tensions Between Islamic and Western cultures. Towards a sociology of East and West in the wake of September 11.' Sociological Research Online, Vol. 6 No. 3. November 31, 2001.
• 'Out of the Fire and into the Melting Pot. In defense of Canada's multiculturalism policies.' Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal. Special Textbook Issue. Vol. 26, No. 3, 1994. Article cited in studies of ethnicity and multiculturalism.

Other Publications:
• 'A New Breed of Human?' The Guardian, Charlottetown, P.E.I. 2004
• 'The Forbidden Zone.' Alaska Quarterly Review, Vol. 13, No. 3 & 4, Summer-Spring, 1995. Subject: Ethnic tensions in Sarajevo.
• 'Anneh.' Ararat Quarterly, Autumn 1996.
Book Reviews:
• 'All in One Family, A review of A. Mesropian's study of Armenians in Syracuse.'
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Special Issue on Transnationalism (UK), Vol. 27, No.4, October 2001.
• 'Harassment and Women's Rights to Work without Sexual Inuendos; The Bill Clinton Case.' TIME Magazine, Vol. 161, No. 16, April 20, 1998 (letter).
• 'Revisiting Maclean's Ratings of Universities---a constructive critique of research. methods used by Maclean's Magazine in its yearly ratings of universities.' ATLANTIS, Vol. 1, No. 1, Autumn 1998. Article cited in other studies.
• Various articles in Canadian newspapers: multiculturalism and identity.

PAPERS AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
• University of Kent (Canterbury, UK) Symposium on the effect of September 11th on ethnic and racial discrimination. April 15, 2002. Invited speaker: 'Understanding cultural differences in cross-civilizational and inter-civilizational dialogues.'
• International E-Symposium on Conflict Prevention, Japan. www.jfir.or.jp. February 12, 2002. Invited participant and contributor: 'The role of civility in conflict resolution.'
• International E-Symposium on Conflict Prevention, Japan. www.jfir.or.jp. February 12, 2002. Invited participant and contributor: 'Moral tensions as important sources of conflict in diplomatic negotiations.'
• International Social Theory Consortium Conference, Brighton, U.K., July 7, 2001. Paper: 'The Anatomy of Courtesy and Civility: Differences in English, French and American Civility Rituals. Testing Norbert Elias's theory of the civilizing process.'
• Université de Montréal, Canada, March 19-21, 1998. 'The Third Solitude: Canadian Minority Writing Conference.' Guest speaker and reader.
• Concordia University. 'Minorities and the Media Series,' January 22, 1997. Guest lecturer: 'Identity Politics in Quebec - Representations of victimization.'
• Moderator: University of Quebec at Montreal Social Theory Conference, September, 1996. Commentator: 'The practical aims of social theory.'
• University of British Columbia, Department of Literature, October 29, 1996. Guest lecturer and reader. Topic: 'Literature and its social implications.'
• Simon Fraser University. Department of Literature, October 30, 1996. Guest lecturer and reader. Topic: 'Literature and its power to change social reality. Conversations with Steinbeck and Nin.'
• Guest Speaker: Chapters Bookstores, Vancouver, B.C., October 28, 1996; Simon Fraser University Bookstore, Vancouver, October 30, 1996; Chapters Bookstores, Montreal, October 8, 1996.
Media interviews: 1990-1998: CBC-TV, Radio Canada, TV Quatre Saisons, Chatelaine, CJAD, Radio Centre-Ville, Radio Quebec, RDI, CFCF-TV, Bravo Channel, La Presse.
Press reviews of my work: please see www.google.com: <davetian>

MULTI-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
In addition to my research in cross-cultural and global sociology, I have travelled extensively in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. These travels have helped me appreciate the common meanings shared by different cultures as well as their differing social norms and communications styles.