Social scientists are on the whole pretty good at being sceptical of finding answers in human nature. When a social scientist is confidently informed that childcare is best left to…

Leading actors are right in warning that the UK arts have become increasingly dominated by privately educated, middle-class elite, but wrong about the reason for this, new research says. There…

This year the judging panel has decided to confer two Distinguished Service to British Sociology Awards.   Professor Ken Plummer One of the awards is being posthumously conferred to Ken…

2022 was a relatively eventful year for abortion rights, both in the UK and beyond. In the United States, a long-brewing challenge to safe abortion provision finally became concrete, with…

The BSA continues to support strike action by UCU members which begins next week.  We’re proud to be part of a community where our members feel empowered to stand up for what…

In addition to her highly reported ‘dream’ of putting irregularised migrants on planes to Rwanda, the newly re-appointed Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has expressed her commitment to reduce legal migration…

Sociological Research Online has published a new special issue of creative outputs expressing sociological research participation and collaboration. We are proud to launch a new publication format called Beyond the…

What is the role of social media platforms such as Instagram in the construction and production of femininity in contemporary Britain? This was the driving question behind a research study…

BSA journal Cultural Sociology is delighted to announce this year’s nominees for the SAGE prize for Innovation and Excellence. Andrew Balmer and Michael Durrant – Simmel and Shakespeare on Lying and…