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Elias’s masterpiece out in the Collected Works – buy online!

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Stephen Mennell Norbert Elias, On the Process of Civilisation: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations, translated by Edmund Jephcott, edited by Stephen Mennell, Eric Dunning, Johan Goudsblom and Richard Kilminster (Dublin: UCD Press, 2012 [Collected Works,...

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World Conference on Psychology and Sociology

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Stephen Mennell 28 November– 1 December 2012 Queen Elizabeth Elite Suite Hotel & Spa, Antalya, Turkey This conference may be of interest to readers of the blog. Further details can be found at: www.psysoc.net...

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Amsterdam Conference 22 – 23 June 2012

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin Reinventing Norbert Elias: For an open sociology Programme and conference information: http://www.aissr.uva.nl/eliasconference

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Preliminary Programme, Amsterdam Conference 22-23 June 2012

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Stephen Mennell Preliminary program Reinventing Norbert Elias: For an open sociology Amsterdam, 22 and 23 June 2012  PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY  PROGRAM. THE FINAL PROGRAM WILL BE MADE AVAILABE ONLINE AROUND MAY...

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Brett Bowden wins 2011 Norbert Elias Prize

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Stephen Mennell The seventh Norbert Elias Prize, for the best book in sociology or a closely cognate field by a first-time author published in the years 2009–10 have been awarded to Brett Bowden for...

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Human Figurations journal – first issue online

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin 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 journal Human Figurations is a broad concern with...

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Funeral of Professor Willfried Spohn

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Stephen Mennell It is with deep sorrow that we let you know that our friend and colleague Willfried Spohn was killed on Monday 16 January in a car accident while driving from Berlin to...

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A sociology vacancy that mentions Elias!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Stephen Mennell The University of Leeds specifically mentions expertise on Elias (among others) in its advertisement for a vacant post in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy. See: http://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/fe/tpl_universityofleeds01.asp?s=ggpRoUZwJhYKpMmYhe&jobid=77866,5689562382&key=75702425&c=342323567145&pagestamp=selhnxblfrsylrtcsj Is this a first?

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CfP: Copenhagen deadline extended to 25 January

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Stephen Mennell A large number of abstracts has already been submitted for the Copenhagen conference, but the organisers – Lars-Bo Kaspersen and Norman Gabriel – have nevertheless extended the deadline until 25 January to...

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ISA World Forum, RC20, Buenos Aires 1-4 August 2012

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Robert van Krieken For some reason we haven’t posted this CfP on the blog earlier, but there is a session within RC 20 Comparative Sociology in the ISA World Forum in Buenos Aires, 1-4...

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