XVIII International Symposium on Civilizing Processes 2020: Changes due to COVID-19 crisis.
Greetings, Many university activities and events planned for this year 2020 have been affected by the global health crisis of COVID-19. The case of international events is even more sensitive, since borders have been closed in some countries and...
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Read moreIn Memoriam Johan Goudsblom (1932-2020)
by Nico Wilterdink On March 17 of this year, Johan (Joop for friends) Goudsblom died at the age of 87 in his hometown Amsterdam. From 1968 until his retirement in 1997 he was a professor of sociology at the University...
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Read moreJoop Goudsblom: A Short Reading List
In his obituary for the late Johan Goudsblom (1932–2020), Stephen Mennell mentioned some examples that showcased Joop’s particular synthesis of bio-ecological evolution and sociological developments. The following post expands some of Stephen’s remarks through a brief introduction to 4...
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Read moreNathalie Heinich: Eliasian reflections on “self-isolation” in the pandemic
In the original French, this article appeared in Le Monde, 4 April 2020, under the title « Il y a ce à quoi nous sommes reliés, nous tous, confinés mais interdépendants, responsables, solidaires et fiers de l’être » https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/04/04/il-y-a-ce-a-quoi-nous-sommes-relies-nous-tous-confines-mais-interdependants-responsables-solidaires-et-fiers-de-l-etre_6035532_3232.html Like any...
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Read moreInterdependencies with the Brazilian community
In order to expand the interdependence networks in figurational studies, it is with a great satisfaction that we inform that the Norbert Elias Foundation’s Blog, from now on, will contain posts with content produced by Brazilian researchers. Given Brazil’s interest...
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Read moreJohan Goudsblom (1932-2020)
With great sadness, we have to report that our friend Johan Goudsblom, co-founder and longtime chairman of the Board (1983–2017) of the Norbert Elias Foundation, died on 17 March. No one has done more for the recognition of Norbert Elias...
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Read moreXVIII SIPC – International Symposium on Civilizing Processes
The National University of Colombia (UNAL) and the Department of Citizen Culture of the Secretary of Culture, Recreation and Sports of Bogotá are organizing the eighteenth edition of the International Symposium on Civilizing Processes (SIPC) in Bogotá, Colombia, from 17...
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Read morePostponement – II Symposium Civilizing Processes in Panamazonia
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, following the protocol established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the recommendations of the Brazilian government, the event coordination informs that the II Symposium Civilizing Processes in Panamazonia – that would happen between the...
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Read moreCall for papers – Norbert Elias and Sociology of Childhood
Submissions are invited for the book Norbert Elias and Sociology of Childhood to be edited by Tatiana Savoia Landini (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil) and Norman Gabriel (University of Essex, United Kingdom) Since its emergence in the 1990s, the growing field...
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Read more1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability
Posted at the request of Professor Dr Nina Baur, TU Berlin “1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability” (SMUS Conference) and “1st RC33 Regional Conference – Africa: Botswana” in cooperation with ESA RN21 “Quantitative Methods” 15...
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