
Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring
Stephan, Rita, and Mounira M. Charrad, eds. Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring. NYU Press, 2020. Images of women protesting in the Arab Spring, from Tahrir Square to …
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Section of the American Sociological Association
Stephan, Rita, and Mounira M. Charrad, eds. Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring. NYU Press, 2020. Images of women protesting in the Arab Spring, from Tahrir Square to …
Read MoreHere are some recent publications from members of our section: Charrad, Mounira M., and Nicholas E. Reith. “Local Solidarities: How the Arab Spring Protests Started.” In Sociological Forum, vol. 34, …
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 MorePlys, Kristin Victoria Magistrelli. Brewing Resistance: Indian Coffee House and the Emergency in Postcolonial India: Indian Coffee House and the Emergency in Postcolonial India. Cambridge University Press, 2020. In 1947, decolonization …
Read MoreHere are some recent publications from members of our section: Joachim J. Savelsberg. 2020. “Anti-Impunity Transnational Legal Ordering and Human Rights – Formation, Institutionalization, Consequences, and the Case of Darfur.” …
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 MoreHere are some recent publications from members of our section: Burchardt, Marian, and Ann Swidler. “Transplanting Institutional Innovation: Comparing the Success of NGOs and Missionary Protestantism in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Theory …
Read MoreJeffrey Alexander and ISA Research Committee on Sociological Theory (RC16) mid-term conference organizer Csaba Szalo and co-President Brad West, along with other international scholars interested in global issues and the …
Read MoreCo-organizers: André Vereta-Nahoum (Sociology, University of São Paulo) Simone Polillo (Sociology, University of Virginia) Call for papers The idea of crisis may be as old as modernity (Koselleck, 2015), but, …
Read MoreThe Comparative Historical Social Sciences Working Group at Northwestern University is calling graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to participate in our third annual conference this year entitled, “The Neoliberal State …
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