This is a call from Chief Executive, Judith Mudd, for the assistance of members based in academia to help the BSA track and record the affect Covid is having on…

In his influential book ‘Folk Devils and Moral Panics’ Stanley Cohen (1972) argued that a ‘moral panic’ emerges when a particular social issue is suddenly constructed by the media and…

This October marks Black History Month (BHM), a moment in the academic calendar where universities (hopefully) offer a series of events to celebrate and commemorate Black life. Whilst the offerings…

This month we have five copies of The Marx Revival: Key Concepts and New Interpretations by Marcello Musto to give away. The planet is in deep trouble because of capitalism,…

The journal Work, Employment and Society embarks upon a new chapter in its history in the appointment of nine new editors to the team and with it a new process…

The editorial team of the British Sociological Association journal Sociology are delighted to welcome Dr Wendy Bottero and Dr Remi Joseph-Salisbury as new members of the team. Wendy is Reader…

The ongoing crisis is creating severe and unprecedented difficulties for most organisations. The BSA is far from being immune. We have had little option but to move next year’s 70th…

Watch below as Hilllary Collins and Maria Jesus Vega announce the winner of 2020’s Phil Strong Prize. Congratulations to Thomas Wadsworth of Goldsmiths, University of London for their research on Imaging…

Watch below as Professor Judith Green announces this year’s Foundation for Sociology of Health and Illness Prize. Congratulations to Ruth Holliday, Meredith Jones and David Bell, authors of Beautyscapes: Mapping…