ragin has been awarded the stein rokkan prize of the international social science council, the donald campbell award for methodological innovation by the policy studies organization, and received honorable mention for the barrington moore, jr. award of the american sociological association. he received the 2014 paul f. lazarsfeld award, given by the american sociological association's section on methodology to recognize a career of outstanding contributions to sociological methodology. he has conducted academic workshops on methodology in belgium, france, germany, italy, japan, the netherlands, norway, south korea, taiwan, the united kingdom, and for diverse audiences in the united states.