Professor Robinson studies the racial underpinnings of money and markets, with emphasis on housing and credit policies. His work examines how the rise of finance is reshaping place-based inequalities within and around American cities.
John N. Robinson III
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Contact Information
- Phone: 935-5790
- Email: jrobinson@wustl.edu
- Website: Website
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In the media
The ‘defund the police’ debate is being warped by a false choice
Public dialogue on police brutality presents and normalizes a false choice: where people can either accept policing as we know it or surrender to becoming the likely victims of crime. Justice or safety: Choose one. This narrative misrepresents the data itself, writes John Robinson
Missouri governor put to the test by St. Louis protests
John Robinson, assistant professor of sociology
Stories
An historic opportunity to combat systemic racism
Sociologist John N. Robinson III says President Joe Biden’s executive orders are an important first step in the fight against systemic racism, but to keep fighting because there’s an “historic opportunity” before us.
The first 100 Biden/Harris days
Faculty experts from across Washington University in St. Louis draw upon their research, their instruction, their experience and their thought leadership to proffer insight and ideas for the new administration, the new beginning.
Will CARES Act stimulate economic growth or more inequity?
If history is any indication, the economic fallout and increased political demands caused by the coronavirus could pressure government leaders into building a new safety net for lower income groups, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Rallying point
In 2015, Washington University re-established the Department of Sociology in Arts & Sciences. Concentrating on the origins and impacts of inequality, faculty and students are investigating some of the nation’s most critical and urgent social challenges.