Frank Bechhofer, born in 1935, was an expert on nationalism, especially national identity in Scotland and England. Professor Bechhofer took a first degree in Mechanical Sciences at the University of Cambridge in 1959. He started…

Sitting in the Churchill Room at Whitehall earlier this month, hearing sociologists sharing insights from their research with civil servants, I felt hugely positive about the value of sociology. Revealing…

If you have not yet renewed your BSA membership, it will expire on 31 December 2018.  To renew, all you have to do is log into the Members’ area on the BSA…

We are a group of scholars seeking expressions of support for a new BSA Sociology of Consumption Study Group which will advance research on consumption from sociological perspectives.  The Study…

As 2018 draws to a close, the BSA journals will be publishing the latest research in their December issues. Cultural Sociology covers a variety of topics, from human trafficking, to the…

Would you be interested in two months’ free membership to the national subject association for sociologists? If so, join us for 2019! As a BSA member you can take advantage…

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to respond to our call for a response to the REF2021 Consultation.  If you haven’t already, please take a moment to read…

Self-injury – or self-harm – is increasingly known about, named, and discussed. News stories frequently frame this in dramatic language, referring to an ‘epidemic’ or ‘startling rise’ in incidence, usually…