BSA journal Sociology is seeking applications to join the Editorial Board. The Board extends a welcome to all sociologists who would like to be part of the journal and who…

I am a relatively new Trustee for the BSA having joined the Board in June 2020. Trustees fulfil a statutory governance role in line with charity law and also take…

The BSA is aware that many sociologists, as UCU members in UK Universities, have participated in recent ballots about industrial action about pay and conditions of work and/or in defence…

We are delighted to announce that Professor Graham Crow, of the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded the Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award for 2021.  Watch BSA President, Susan…

It is undeniable that the Covid-19 pandemic has shaped attitudes towards food, exercise and social media. The promotion of getting fit and losing weight bloomed throughout the three lockdowns as…

Earlier this year, the BSA journal Sociological Research Online (SRO) launched an innovative new article type titled ‘Sociology in Action’ and we are delighted to announce that the first Sociology…

New Zealand has enjoyed a charmed life in the first 18 months of the global Covid pandemic. Along with Taiwan, it is the only country to have recorded an actual…

This post is a comment by Larry Ray on his article in Cultural Sociology 2020 ‘Social Theory, Photography and the Visual Aesthetic of Cultural Modernity’, which won the 2021 SAGE…

We’re delighted to announce that Professor Gurminder K Bhambra has been elected as the next BSA President. Gurminder is Professor of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies and Director of Research and…