- ascher@uwm.edu
- Bolton Hall 640
- https://sites.uwm.edu/ascher/
- CV
Ivan Ascher
- Associate Professor, Political Science
- Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science
Education
PhD, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Office Hours
MW 2:30 - 3:40 pm & By Appt Sign-up here
Bolton 640 (and on Teams)
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL SCI 386-001 | Contemporary Political Theory | MW 1pm-2:15pm | |
| POL SCI 386G-001 | Contemporary Political Theory | MW 1pm-2:15pm |
Courses Taught
- POL SCI 382 - Modern Political Thought
- POL SCI 386 - Contemporary Political Theory
- Karl Marx (Graduate Seminar, UMass)
- French Theory (Graduate Seminar, UMass)
Research Interests
Profestor Ascher specializes in modern political and social theory. His current research is on the continued relevance of Karl Marx and Max Weber for a critique of contemporary capitalism. He is also developing a new research project on the university in the age of neoliberalism.
Selected Publications
Ascher, Ivan. Portföy Toplumu: Kapitalist Öngörü Tarzı Üzerine (Turkish translation of my book, Portfolio Society) Istanbul: Açılım Kitap. 2018: 174
Ascher, Ivan. Why Markets Can't Cool the Planet Project Syndicate (translated in eleven languages). 2018.
Ascher, Ivan. Portfolio Society: On the Capitalist Mode of Prediction Zone/MIT Press. 2016.
Ascher, Ivan. “The Subprime Subject of Ideology” After Capitalism Ed. Petro, Patrice S., and Ferguson, Kennan. (2016).
Ascher, Ivan. “"Moneybags Must Be So Lucky": Inside the Hidden Abode of Prediction” Political Theory 44. (2015): 4-25.
Ascher, Ivan. “Critical Exchange. Specters of Weber: Science as a Vocation in the Age of Neoliberalism” Contemporary Political Theory 14.4 (2015).
Ascher, Ivan. “Capitalism” Encyclopedia of Political Thought Ed. Gibbons, Michael, Coole, Diana, Ellis, Elisabeth, and Ferguson, Kennan. Wiley-Blackwell. (2014): 430-441.
Ascher, Ivan, and . “We Are All 'Occasional Politicians: For a New Weberian Conception of Politics” Constellations 20.1 (2013): 138-149.
Ascher, Ivan. “Difference Theories” Encyclopedia of Political Theory Ed. Bevir, Mark. SAGE Publications, Inc.. (2010).
Ascher, Ivan. “Max Weber and the 'Spirit' of The Protestant Ethic” Journal of Classical Sociology 10.2 (2010): 99-108.
Ascher, Ivan. “Deciding on the Borderland: The Ukrainian Elections of 2004” Theory & Event 8.2 (2005).