Voices from sociology have been extremely muted in the public debate about Europe and Britain’s place in it. Commentaries are dominated by politics, economics and law. Important sociological contributions on…

Having been asked to write a short piece on the sociological significance of Brexit, my first thought was how do you possibly address something like this in less than 1000…

There are so many facets to Brexit that any single account will be problematical and possibly overtaken by events. It is evident that Brexit is not a stable phenomenon, but…

Many things about Brexit remain unclear, but two things seem certain. Brexit exemplifies a global trend of nationalist and populist culture and people with a migration background will probably have to…

Academics, politicians, journalists, and even many leave-voters themselves shared in a collective surprise when the 52% voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum. Now three years on from…

In many ways, Brexit represents the most profound break with European identity, one that is not only politically, legally and economically significant but emotionally so as well. It evokes deep…

This month we have five copies of Making sense of Brexit by Victor J Seidler ready to giveaway. After the shock decision to leave the EU in 2016, what can we…

How, and in what ways, can a focus on cities tell us something about recent developments in the governance of displaced migration? A number of sociological answers to this question…

Plastic pollution is now a “hot” topic and seems to be part of everyday public discourse. This has been driven by an increasing media focus on the issue with high-profile…