Andrew Abbott: Processual Sociology
The prominent and outstanding American sociologist Andrew Abbott – who is, among other things Editor of the American Journal of Sociology – recently published a book entitled Processual Sociology (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016). Like his earlier book Time Matters:...
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Read moreISA Toronto 2018: CfP WARFARE, DISTANCE AND ‘CIVILIZING PROCESS’
RC 56 : Historical Sociology DEADLINE : Abstracts must be submitted by 20 September 20th 2017, through the ISA conference website Combat at a distance is not new and precedes what Elias called "the civilizing process", but the development and generalization...
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Read moreISA XIX World Congress of Sociology, Toronto: CfP RC56 Sessions
Abstract submission is now open for the ISA World Congress next year. Abstracts must be submitted by 30 September through the ISA conference website. The sessions include the following topics: Comparative and Historical Sociology of Women’s Careers Confucius' Trap Figurational Dynamics,...
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Read moreEstablished and Outsiders at the Same Time – free online
Established and Outsiders at the Same Time: Self-Images and We-Images of Palestinians in the West Bank and in Israel", ed. Gabriele Rosenthal, Göttingen: Göttingen University Press, 2016. The online version of this book is available free - at http://univerlag.uni-goettingen.de/bitstream/handle/3/isbn-978-3-86395-286-0/GSSCA8_rosenthal.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Palestinians frequently...
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Read moreLiz Stanley: The Racializing Process – free download
Dear Colleagues, For the five days between 1 and 5 July, Liz Stanley's new book is available free for downloading for reading on all tablets and related devices, in a special Amazon promotion. The paperback is also available at £5.99...
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Read moreCambio CfP: Is (historical) sociology Eurocentric?
CAMBIO. Rivista sulle trasformazioni sociali – Number 13, June 2017 For the Review’s monographic section we will consider theoretical and empirical research contributions on the topic: Is (historical) sociology Eurocentric? Nation building, European integration and cosmopolitanism: critical and normative visions Edited...
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Read moreESA Athens 29 August–1 September 2017
Steve Loyal will be attending the European Sociological Association’s 13th Annual Conference in Athens in August. He would like to know whether any other readers of this blog will be there. If you are attending, please contact Steve directly at...
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Read moreDeath of Andy Furlong
It is my great sadness to inform the readers of this blog that Professor Andy Furlong of the University of Glasgow died aged 60 on Monday 30th January. Andy was a student in the Department of Sociology at the University...
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Read moreCall to propose RC/WG/TG SESSIONs, ISA World Congress, Toronto 1018
Dear Colleagues: The Call to propose RC/WG/TG SESSIONs for the world congress in Toronto is online, with the system open for submissions until March 15, 2017: http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/call-for-sessions/ RC/WG/TG boards have then about three weeks to finalize their list of proposed...
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Read moreBooking Open: Symposium in Honour of Professor Eric Dunning
I’m pleased to announce that booking is now open for the Symposium in Honour of Professor Eric Dunning on the 4th March 2017. Please click here: http://shop.le.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/leicester-conferences/sociology/symposium-in-honour-of-professor-eric-dunning Booking should be pretty straightforward. But please be sure to select the right package....
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