Marquette is hiring
Marquette is hiring this year “for a tenure track position within sociology, broadly in the area of race and ethnicity.” The deadline for applying is September 7, 2020. The job …
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Section of the American Sociological Association
Marquette is hiring this year “for a tenure track position within sociology, broadly in the area of race and ethnicity.” The deadline for applying is September 7, 2020. The job …
Read MoreThe Max Weber Institute of Sociology at Heidelberg University invites applications for two positions starting in October 2020 for a period of two years (extension possible). The positions will contribute to research and teaching in the areas of the Chair for Empirical Macrosociology (Koenig). 1 Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) (E 13 TV‐L, 100%) Qualified applicants are expected to have obtained an excellent MA degree iin sociology or a neighboring field, to have completed their doctoral dissertation in sociology, to have a global, transnational or comparative research profile, to show advanced skills in methods of empirical social research, and to be committed to innovative teaching (teaching load is 4 hours per week during the semester). Fluency in English and German is required, additional language or area expertise is an advantage. The position aims to advance outstanding young researchers. 1 Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) (E 13 TV‐L, 50%) Qualified applicants are expected to have obtained an excellent MA degree in sociology or a neighboring field, to be competent in both sociological theory and methods of empirical social research, and to be committed to innovative teaching (teaching load is 2 hours per week during the semester). Fluency in English and German is required, additional language or area expertise is an advantage. Applicants should pursue a dissertation project, preferably related to the comparative sociology of religion or law. …
Read MoreIbn Khaldun Distinguished Career Award Co-winner: William H. Sewell, Jr., University of Chicago (e-mail) Co-winner: Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University (e-mail) Committee: Fatma Müge Göçek (chair), Bruce Carruthers, and George Steinmetz Barrington Moore …
Read MoreGeorge Steinmetz — Chair, Section in Comparative and Historical Sociology of the American Sociological Association The Need for Historical Sociologists Sociology is inherently interpretive and inescapably historical. Cultural and historical …
Read MoreEditors (Sahan S. Karatasli, Simeon J. Newman & Timothy Rutzou) The “Critical Historical Sociology Blog: History, Theory and Sociology in an Age of Crisis” is the official blog of the …
Read MoreComparative and Historical Sociology Section Barrington Moore Book Award Deadline: 2/15/2018 The section presents the Barrington Moore Award every year to the best book in the area of comparative and …
Read MoreGabriel Hetland University at Albany, State University of New York The idea that human rights should, indeed must, be defended appears unobjectionable and beyond question. During the 1970s and 1980s …
Read MoreGábor Attila Tóth Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Humboldt University, Berlin The annus mirabilis, the year 1989, proved that the spirit of liberty still lives in the hearts of East-Central …
Read MoreTimothy M. Gill UNC-Wilmington Following World War II, state and social leaders across the world recognized the need to establish multilateral institutions that championed the global promotion of human rights. …
Read MoreMarilyn Grell-Brisk with Timothy M. Gill Targeted immigration bans, imprisonment of political opponents, abuse of refugees, disregard of immigrant and worker rights, murder, torture —the current social-political-economic landscape in the …
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