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2012 Theory Stream Plenary: Saskia S...

BSA Annual Conference 2012: THEORY STREAM PLENARY Wednesday 11th April, 6.15-7.15pm, Leeds University EXPULSIONS: A Category for our Age Professor Saskia Sassen, Columbia University www.saskiasassen.com When...

Social Class and Educational Aspirat...

The BSA postgraduate forum is sponsoring an event of  Social Class and Educational Aspiration for postgraduates involved in this area of research. The Conference and Workshop will be hosted by the ...

When riots have colour

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just...

English Riots: Learning from the pas...

Learning from the past, looking to the future: What now? Sam Farooq, University of Gloucester Dr Sam Farooq is a researcher and lecturer in Sport, Outreach and Development at the University of Gloucestershire,...

CfP Studies In Social and Political ...

Studies in Social and Political Thought General Call for Papers – Fall 2011 Studies in Social and Political Thought is soliciting papers from graduate students and scholars working in the areas of social...

Providing meaning: give a little bit...

I was once asked by Mark Carrigan, editor of The Sociological Imagination, what I have learnt from studying Sociology, this was my brief response: “In a nutshell, Sociology has given me specific tools that...

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