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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Read moreCfP: 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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Read moreISA 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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Read moreHabermas and Elias
Posted on December 2, 2011 by Robert van Krieken I’m in the middle of looking at what Habermas means by ‘refeudalization’ (in The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere), and it turns on his conception of ‘representative publicity’, one of...
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Read moreCfP: Reinventing Elias – Amsterdam, 22-23 June 2012
Posted on November 19, 2011 by Stephen Mennell Conference – Reinventing Norbert Elias: for an open sociology Amsterdam, 22–23 June 2012 [NOTE: Abstracts (max 250 words) are to be submitted by 1 February 2012, to: ReinventingElias@gmail.com. Please include in your...
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Read moreNew Issues in Process Sociology: One-day conference, Berlin 5 December 2011
Posted on November 7, 2011 by Stephen Mennell The conference will be held at Wissenschaft Zentrum Berlin [WZB], on 5 December 2011 The aim of this conference is to examine and discuss both interpretations of Elias’s thought and new empirical...
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Read moreCall for Papers: Emotions and Power
Posted on November 3, 2011 by Stephen Mennell Call for Papers: Emotions and Power: Special Issue of the Journal of Political Power (Routledge) Editors: Jonathan G. Heaney and Helena Flam Power permeates all human relationships. It is constitutive of society,...
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Read moreSocial Sciences PhD Scholarships – repost
Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin The School of Social Sciences is providing opportunities for promising academic talent to undertake doctoral study. This is a significant opportunity for those who show academic excellence in our areas of expertise. Successful...
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Read moreCfP: Figurational Studies and Contemporary Social Processes (Copenhagen)
Posted on October 7, 2011 by Stephen Mennell Papers are invited for a session on “Figurational Studies and Contemporary Social Processes” at the Copenhagen conference, 2-4 April 2012. The session organisers are Matt Clement (UWE, Bristol), John Lever (Jblresearch) and...
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Read moreRadically revised edition of The Symbol Theory
Posted on September 9, 2011 by Stephen Mennell Norbert Elias, The Symbol Theory, edited by Richard Kilminster (Dublin: UCD Press, 2011 [Collected Works, vol. 13]). xxvi + 193 pp. ISBN: 978-1-906359-10-2. €60.00 [for 20 per cent discount, order online direct from...
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