Norbert Elias Facebook page
Posted on September 2, 2014 by Stephen Mennell For those who don’t know, there is an official Norbert Elias Face Book Page that has been up and running for some time. Until now it has been used mostly to replicate...
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Read moreTwo GTAs in Sociology
Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jason Hughes Forgive the short notice. As part of the further expansion plans of Leicester’s sociology Department, there are two Graduate Teaching Assistants being advertised for a January 2015 start. The deadline for applications...
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Read moreProfessor John Goodwin and Professor Henrietta O’Connor Join Sociology at Leicester
Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jason Hughes With effect from 1st August, Professor John Goodwin and Professor Henrietta O’Connor have both joined the Department of Sociology at the University of Leicester. Henrietta and John have a long-standing interest in...
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Read moreRevised instructions: Figurational Research Network
Posted on July 2, 2014 by Stephen Mennell At the great conference ‘From the past to the present and towards possible futures’ at the University of Leicester on 20-22 June, we accidentally included in the conference pack a first draft...
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Read moreHuman Figurations journal lastest issue
Posted on June 11, 2014 by admin The most recent issue of the Human Figurations journal is now available to read onlinehttp://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/humfig/11217607.0003.2*?rgn=full+text Papers Editor’s Introduction: Swimming against the tide… Liston, Katie Towards a Process-oriented Model of Democratisation or De-Democratisation Alikhani,...
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Read moreElias Conference: Postgraduate Workshops
Posted on June 4, 2014 by Jason Hughes As regular readers of this blog will know, from 20-22nd June, 2014, the University of Leicester will host a major conference in celebration of the completion of the Collected Works of Norbert Elias...
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Read moreHistory as Sociology, Sociology as History: UCD 27 August 2014
Posted on May 22, 2014 by Stephen Mennell On 27 August 2014, the School of Sociology, University College Dublin, will host a one-day conference on the theme of ‘History as Sociology, Sociology as History’. Participants include Peter Burke (Cambridge), Michael...
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Read moreElias Collected Works Vol 18 – final volume – published
Posted on May 20, 2014 by Stephen Mennell Volume 18 of the Collected Works of Norbert Elias, Supplements and Index to the Collected Works, has now been published, and is available direct from UCD Press at 20% discount: €48 Euro...
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Read moreElias Conference, Leicester – Booking Update
Posted on May 15, 2014 by Jason Hughes The latest on the Elias Conference at College Court Leicester, 20–22nd June, 2014 Though the deadline for booking for the conference is tomorrow, 15th June, all accommodation for the conference venue, College...
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Read moreCfP: Plunging into Turmoil: Social Sciences and the Crisis
Posted on May 8, 2014 by Stephen Mennell Call for Papers Conference Title: Plunging into Turmoil: Social Sciences and the Crisis Organization: Political Observatory (www.observatoriopolitico.pt), Assistant Professor Isabel David, (School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon)...
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