Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025) A BSA Theory Study Group Event 21 November 2025 (14:00-15:30 GMT) Online Free to attend, registration required www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... #SocialTheory

Would you like to contribute to Sociology or Work, Employment and Society? Be sure to submit your application to join the Editorial Boards by 11 November 2025. Details on how to apply or nominate a colleague can be found below. www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century (Routledge 2025) A BSA Theory Study Group Event 21 November 2025 (14:00-15:30 GMT) Online Free to attend, registration required www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... #SocialTheory

How will AI affect society? Find out by booking on 'Book Launch: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Beyond: Theorising Society and Culture of the 21st Century' a free online @bsatheory.bsky.social event on 21 November tinyurl.com/4bspp3pr

Join us on 30 Jan 2026 (2–3 pm GMT) for the BSA webinar on applying for postdoctoral research funding with Dr Fei Huang (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow) & Prof Katherine Twamley (Professor of Sociology). Get tips on proposals, applications, mentors & more! Book now: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Many thanks to everyone who has submitted abstracts and session proposals for the Annual BSA Conference 2026! We look forward to going through the submissions and organising the Theory Stream in the coming weeks. www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... #BritSoc26

Katy Sian has published an article exploring the silencing of Palestine in Western universities and its implications for decolonizing the curriculum in ‘Race, Ethnicity and Education’. #Decolonizing #Palestine

Submit your abstract by Friday, 3rd Oct! 'Held on the eve of the Association’s 75th anniversary, this year’s conference offers a moment to think sociologically with time: how we periodise change, how we inherit and rework ideas, and how our histories'.. www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Submit your abstract by Friday, 3rd Oct! 'Held on the eve of the Association’s 75th anniversary, this year’s conference offers a moment to think sociologically with time: how we periodise change, how we inherit and rework ideas, and how our histories'.. www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other! Submit an abstract for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other! Submit an abstract for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

The (2022-present) BSA Theory Study Group convening team is delighted to welcome five new convenors! They are: Sarah Bufkin - University of Birmingham Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City University Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes University Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter

BSA Annual 2026 Conference (University of Edinburgh) We're spotlighting Theory Roundtables! Submit your 250-word abstract for a 1.5-hour session by 3 Oct 2025 * presentations given simultaneously at separate tables, each with a chair * 20-min slot/paper * papers grouped by topic areas #BritSoc26

Abstract submissions are now invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Submission deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

Here's a chance to get into some sustained theoretical discussion with like-minded sociologists, under the auspices of the @bsatheory.bsky.social ....

BSA Annual 2026 Conference (University of Edinburgh) We're spotlighting Theory Roundtables! Submit your 250-word abstract for a 1.5-hour session by 3 Oct 2025 * presentations given simultaneously at separate tables, each with a chair * 20-min slot/paper * papers grouped by topic areas #BritSoc26

75 Years of Sociology BSA Annual Conference 2026 Submit your abstract for the Theory Stream! Deadlines: * Special Event Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025 * Abstract Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025 * Abstract decisions to go out: No later than Mon, 17 Nov 2025 #BritSoc26 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Abstract submissions are now invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh. Take part in ‘75 Years of Sociology’ – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Submission deadline: 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

Abstract Submission Guidelines for presentations, posters, roundtables, and special events BSA Annual Conference 2026 The University of Edinburgh Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 April 2026 britsoc.co.uk/media/26954/... #Sociology #Theory #SocialTheory

75 Years of Sociology BSA Annual Conference 2026 Submit your abstract for the Theory Stream! Deadlines: * Special Event Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025 * Abstract Submission: Friday, 3 Oct 2025 * Abstract decisions to go out: No later than Mon, 17 Nov 2025 #BritSoc26 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Should sociology look beyond the university? In our June issue, @academicdiary.bsky.social argues for lives of the mind beyond those institutional walls: “We need self-governed organisations and non-hierarchical structures that nurture and sustain our craft.” buff.ly/U3Lm7Lf

We’re a new BSA Forum supporting sociologists navigating the mid-career stage. Co-convened by @katyjmc.bsky.social and @drfloraposte.bsky.social we’re building a space for solidarity, strategy, and shared stories. For more: www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/speci... and keep watch for an online Launch Event.

Many thanks to everyone who’s submitted their expressions of interest to join the co-convening team!

The deadline is tomorrow - 30 hours left to submit your expression of interest to join the co-convening team! #Sociology #Theory

There are only 5 days left to submit your statement of interest to join the co-convening team of the BSA Theory Study Group! The team will have approx. 6 members over the next year (from July 2025), followed by the departure of the current co-convening team in July 2026.

9 days left until the deadline!

Just a little over 2 weeks left to submit your statement! Join the co-convening team of the BSA Theory Study Group👇🏼

Just a little over 2 weeks left to submit your statement! Join the co-convening team of the BSA Theory Study Group👇🏼

Reminder 👇👇 We invite expressions of interest from individuals or teams to join the current co-convening team in July 2025, with the expectation that the newly appointed convenors would take over the leadership of the group from July 2026. #Sociology #AcademicChatter #SocialTheory #Theory

Reminder 👇👇 We invite expressions of interest from individuals or teams to join the current co-convening team in July 2025, with the expectation that the newly appointed convenors would take over the leadership of the group from July 2026. #Sociology #AcademicChatter #SocialTheory #Theory

We would like to thank all attendees of our Symposium last week for their thoughtful contributions throughout the day! #Sociology #SocialTheory

Become a British Sociological Association Theory Study Group co-convenor! Please consider joining the co-convening team of the BSA Theory Study Group and/or forwarding the call for co-convenors to colleagues who might be interested in taking on this role. docs.google.com/document/d/1... #Theory

I'll be at the @bsatheory.bsky.social BSA Theory Symposium @camsociology.bsky.social on Friday May 23rd, discussing how to do social theory. See the programme and the participants below 👇👇

Happening on Friday this week!

If you are interested in joining our mailing list (open to both members and non-members), please self-subscribe via this page: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba... #Sociology #SocialTheory #AcademicSky #BSATheory

To apply, please send a statement of up to 200 words to [email protected] describing your interest in the role, alongside a brief outline of one or two events that you would like to host in the coming academic year. #Theory #Sociology #AcademicChatter #ECRChat

We're keen to ensure a smooth transition by passing on what we've learnt over the past 3 years. We invite expressions of interest from individuals or teams to join the current team in July, with the expectation that the newly appointed convenors would take over the group's leadership from July 2026.

We're delighted to share the programme for the 23rd of May Symposium 'The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory', with four paper workshops and other sessions throughout the day, at the University of Cambridge. www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... #SocialTheory #Sociology

Get a better understanding of the politics of journal publication – book now for ‘Demystifying the Politics of Interdisciplinary Journal Publication’, a free BSA Postgraduate Forum event, 15 May, University of Edinburgh tinyurl.com/554t7f6n #sociology

Inaugural Bauman Memorial Lecture organised by the Bauman Institute at the University of Leeds Wednesday 14th May, 4-5.30pm (both online and in Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, University of Leeds) baumaninstitute.leeds.ac.uk/events/bauma...

📢📢Interested in all-things-theory?📢📢 Then you *must* consider joining the co-convening team of the British Sociological Association's Theory Study Group! Send your statement of interest by the 20th of June. #Sociology #SocialTheory #Theory #AcademicChatter

📢📢 Upcoming ECF regional event at Oxford University 📢📢 Higher Education, Inequality and Students as Political Actors 16 June 2025 (10.30am-6.30pm BST) The event is free to attend, but registration is required due to limited space. britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Great event organised by @asatheory.bsky.social, due to be held on the 16th of May 'Theory & Movements for Social Justice — Virtual Panel' 11am - 1pm CT 'Theory helps us diagnose our conditions, develop strategies, and imagine an emancipatory future'. To register --> asatheory.com/upcoming-eve...

Become a British Sociological Association Theory Study Group co-convenor! Please consider joining the co-convening team of the BSA Theory Study Group and/or forwarding the call for co-convenors to colleagues who might be interested in taking on this role. docs.google.com/document/d/1... #Theory

'Please send 250 word abstracts describing your position paper, along with a short bio, to Dom Davies, [email protected], by Friday 2 May, with notification of acceptance by 7 May' 👇 www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Immanuel Wallerstein 3rd Open Lecture Race, Capital, Critique: For a Theory of Racial Capitalism Julian Go @juliango.bsky.social (University of Chicago) 28th April, 3:30pm BST The event will be streamed on the following YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/facultadde... #SocialTheory #Sociology

We’re off! Welcome to the BSA 2025 Annual Conference at the University of Manchester! Hashtag is #britsoc25 Registration is now open at the Drum, University Place

This is a call to reopen the question of normativity in sociology – as a condition of our practice and theories. Sociology operates between critique and commitment, yet our normative entanglements are typically black-boxed or taken as self-explanatory.

📣Call for Papers: Sociology (@sociologyjnl.bsky.social) Special Issue The Normative Turn in Sociology. Opening the Black Box Deadline for submission of full papers: 22 Jan 2026 Guest Editors: Elisabeth Becker-Topkara, Daniel Chernilo, Sebastian Raza, & Galen Watts www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26815/...