Invitation from the “Early career research network with a focus on figurational and historical sociology”

We would like to extend the following invitation addressed to all early-stage researchers interested in pursuing figurational and historical sociology:

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the start of a new early career research network with a focus on figurational and historical sociology. The overarching aims of this network are to build links between early career researchers, share opportunities in our field, present research to our peers and discuss ideas related to figurational sociology. It is our hope that the next generation of figurations scholars can be better connected and have more opportunities to collaborate with our international colleagues.

Early career researcher is a self-identifying title and therefore we welcome anyone who feels they could benefit from involvement.

The current proposal is a series of monthly online meetings with rotating themes related to both the theoretical and practical issues of studying historical sociology. The meetings are intended to be an informal discussion space where we may present our research or discuss the work of others. The themes of particular months can be suggested by members and the chairing of meetings can rotate depending on interest. We will also produce a quarterly newsletter which will include our activities and any research outputs we would like to share with a wider audience.

We are planning our first online meeting for March and will send an email with more details to those interested.

Although the meetings are initially to be conducted in English we are keen to acknowledge the significant presence of figurational scholars in Central and South America and are therefore looking at ways to facilitate bilingual involvement (ideas are welcome!).

If you are interested in joining the research group please send an email with your name, affiliation (if any) and research interests to figurationsecrn@gmail.com

We look forward to meeting you all soon!

Kind regards,

Lucy Císař Brown (Charles University, Prague) & Mariana Montagnini Cardozo (Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brasil)