Sociology and the Global Economic Crisis
Posted on March 5, 2013 by Stephen Mennell Special issue of Sociology (Journal of the British Sociological Association) Call for Papers Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2013 Editorial Team: Ana C. Dinerstein (University of Bath), Gregory Schwartz (University of Bath) and...
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Read more5th International Forum on Civilities: LIVING SPACES
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Stephen Mennell Xalapa, Mexico, 17–19 April, 2013 During the last four years, once a year, we have been gathering here in Xalapa, capital city of the state of Veracruz, on the Mexican coast of...
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Read moreThe latest issue of Human Figurations is now online
Posted on February 11, 2013 by admin Human Figurations journal – third issue live online Human Figurations: Long-term Perspectives on the Human Condition is a new journal supported and sponsored by the Norbert Elias Foundation. The unifying theme of the...
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Read moreSession on Popular Culture and Civilisation, Graz, 25–27 April
Posted on January 24, 2013 by Stephen Mennell Call for Papers for a Session on Popular Culture and Civilisation, Graz, 25–27 April 2013 This session will take place within the conference on Habitus, War and Civilisation, Department of Sociology, University...
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Read moreFifth Annual Workshop on Comparative Historical Approaches to Fiscal Sociology, Chicago, 20 Nov 2013
Posted on January 18, 2013 by Robert van Krieken In recent years, scholars from a variety of disciplines have embarked on an innovative wave of multidisciplinary research on the social and historical sources and consequences of taxation. We invite interested...
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Read moreCall for expressions of interest, encyclopedia entries
Posted on January 17, 2013 by Robert van Krieken Dear all, The editorial team for the forthcoming Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Theory is looking for contributors for a number of entries in the Social History section. The length required is...
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Read moreElias and mental health/illness
Posted on January 4, 2013 by Stephen Mennell Recently I joined a community called ResearchGate, which requires one to show one’s academic credentials before being admitted. (Although sometimes one wonders …) The other day I responded to this question:...
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Read moreGroup on Early Childhood
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Stephen Mennell After the recent successful conference in Copenhagen a few of us thought it would be a good idea to find out a little more about who is applying Norbert Elias’s perspective to...
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Read moreMore ‘classic essays’ on the NEF website
Posted on November 21, 2012 by Stephen Mennell Five more essays by Joop Goudsblom have been posted on the Norbert Elias Foundation website, on the page entitled “Some classic essays”. See http://www.norberteliasfoundation.nl/network/essays.php The aim of providing this page is to...
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Read moreNow hiring: Five Posts in Sociology — University of Amsterdam
Posted on November 4, 2012 by Stephen Mennell The Department of Sociology and Anthropology currently has openings for Five Assistant /Associate Professors in Sociology For 38,0 hours per week (1.0 fte). The new assistant /associate professors are currently expected to...
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