Joseph Galaskiewicz (born 24 February 1949) is an American sociologist and Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona, known for his work on interorganizational relations[1][2] and social network analysis.
[5] Galaskiewicz was Director of Graduate Studies for many years at Minnesota, and was Chair of the Faculty, School of Sociology at the University of Arizona in 2003-04, 2007–08, and 2015–16.
He identified three fields:[6] In the literature on interorganizational relations on resource procurement and allocation, Galaskiewicz further explained "analysts have focused on power dependency and the problems of overcoming environmental uncertainty.
In studying interorganizational Relations within arenas of political advocacy, students have paid special attention to coalition formation and efforts at collective action.
The book also offers some statistical models for social support networks.