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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…
In August, UKRI published its new Open Access policy. This is a long expected update to the policy and is a strong move to requiring open access for all research…
BSA journal Work, Employment and Society is seeking applications to join the Editorial Board. We welcome international colleagues from all areas of the world and with different specialisms within the…
The next phase in the BSA’s work on race and ethnicity will start in November and we are delighted to welcome the new project team: Barbara Adewumi, Triona Fitton and…
Freedom of speech is currently the subject of intense debate within universities and learned societies, and especially in relation to the announcement in the May 2021 Queen’s Speech of the…