Brian Gareau

Brian J. Gareau is an associate professor of sociology at Boston College. He was named associate dean for the Core in 2018 and is responsible for overseeing the University Core Curriculum. As associate dean, he chairs the University Core Renewal Committee and works with faculty and academic departments on their engagement with the Core Curriculum. His scholarship focuses on the sociology of global environmental governance, especially the governance of ozone layer depletion and global climate...See more

Brian J. Gareau is an associate professor of sociology at Boston College. He was named associate dean for the Core in 2018 and is responsible for overseeing the University Core Curriculum. As associate dean, he chairs the University Core Renewal Committee and works with faculty and academic departments on their engagement with the Core Curriculum. His scholarship focuses on the sociology of global environmental governance, especially the governance of ozone layer depletion and global climate change. He also publishes on theorizations of society/nature relations, alternative development, and agri-food systems. His latest book, Organic Futures (Yale University Press, 2017), co-authored with former BC undergraduate Connor J. Fitzmaurice, was translated into Japanese in 2018. Gareau's latest project involves conducting research on the links between cranberry production in Massachusetts and global climate change. He has co-taught the Complex Problem course Global Implications of Climate Change" with Tara Pisani Gareau. See less