Unsere Tagung zu 'Kapitalistische Dynamiken' in Basel hat jetzt ein Programm: die Beiträge reichen von der Kommodifizierung des Monsoonrisikos, Gewalt als Operationsmodus des Kapitalismus, zur Militarisierung des Investitionsregimes in den USA. Kommt vorbei – eine Anmeldung ist nicht nötig!

I am very pleased to share the program of our international workshop, "The Position of Sociological Theory in Germany and Italy". Co-organized by @larsdoepking.bsky.social and me. It will take place at the DHI in Rome from November 20th to 21st.

i know the digital hive mind is broken, but i don't know where to go with this: in the early twentieth century, lenin and others calculated the level of 'energetic concentration' (my word), i.e. a ratio of how many companies controlled how much of energy production. has this ever been tried again?

🚨 EXTENDED DEADLINE!! 🚨 👉🏼 Der Call für unser erstes Theorielabor ist noch bis zum 15.11. offen! 👉🏼 Doktorand:innen und Postdocs im Bereich der soziologischen Theorie: Wir freuen uns über Eure Bewerbungen! soziologie.de/fileadmin/se...

Come talk with us about Energy's History in Spore (Neukölln) on 3 November 2025. Register here: spore-initiative.org/de/programm-...

on my way to Bielefeld! 'Science in Practice and in Society' -- the inaugural conference of the institute for Studies of Science (ISoS): www.uni-bielefeld.de/zwe/isos/eve...

Fantastic book launch in Frankfurt for The Politics of Feeling last night! Great responses/questions - periodisation and how to tell a story of change, relation between affect and ideology, importance of disintermediation, spatial thinking in the book, sexual fantasies in right wing populism, etc

tomorrow!

We are happy to have @benandersongeog.bsky.social discuss “The Politics of Feeling”, a new book he wrote together with @ajsecor.bsky.social, in Frankfurt. Tuesday, Oct 21 at 6:15pm on Campus Westend (SH1.101). @fskelton.bsky.social and @soviele.bsky.social will share comments. Come join us!

books aren't written and published, they grow infinitely slowly into the world, one word, page, book proposal, grey strand of hair, sleepless night and website at a time

The Long Heat is finally out from @versobooks.bsky.social today: It deals with inter alia the promise of climate reversal, climate tipping points, the political economy of carbon removal and the very many antinomies of solar geoengineering. www.versobooks.com/products/331...

Some of you will know that I recently got funding for a project on Nitrogen in society. I am here making my application accessible for others who are thinking about applying for funding—plus some background on the funding programme and a few tips. wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/more-and-l...

Heute!

Julia Schubert @juliaschubert.bsky.social "Die Soziologisierung der Klimaforschung" Aus "Wir alle sind verwundbar"ergibt sich die Formierung eines neuen gesellschaftspolitischen Forschungsfeldes. Das ist Ausdruck einer 'Soziologisierung der Klimawissenschaften' ist.

Wie werden Klimawissenschaften über Gesellschaft sprechfähig? @juliaschubert.bsky.social über "extreme event attribution" als aussersoziologisches Soziologisieren.

kleine Erinnerung: heute findet unsere Mitgliederversammlung statt (17-18 Uhr, Raum MG272). Wir freuen uns auf Euch!

Our #prediction series is announced, Mattering Press 2025 👋. There is power in prediction. In the first volume of the Predictions series, a set of #sts authors makes a case for engaging with practices and cultures of pred... https://stefanlaser.net/2025/09/24/our-prediction-series-is-announced.html

Los geht's. @youssef-ibrahim.bsky.social eröffnet unsere gemeinsame Sektionstagung mit @theoriesektion.bsky.social. #dgs2025

finally! I have been pestering several people for weeks with how exciting this book is. (and it is OA too) congratulations Youssef!

Mi, 24.9, 14.15-17, Raum LX 1203, zusammen mit der @theoriesektion.bsky.social: "Soziologie der Transformation oder Transformation der Soziologie? Zum Verhältnis von Soziologie und außersoziologischem Soziologisieren"

Der 42. DGS Kongress rückt näher und wir sind mit zwei spannenden Sektionsveranstaltungen vertreten -- kommt vorbei!

On the train up to Uppsala for #ESEH2025 🛤️ Together with Albert van Wijngaarden, I'll be convening two sessions: 🧊 Wednesday @ 11:00-12:30: "Historians in the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Science" 🌦️ Thursday @ 09:00-10:30: "Should We Rethink Histories of Weather and Climate Modification?"

Finally managed to turn this into a real blog post: Whatever happened to the Bielefeld School of STS? Where did Karin Knorr Cetina come from? Why did she go to Bielefeld of all places? And where did Bielefeld disappear to? wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/whatever-h...

how are collective expert bodies assembled? and how are epistemological questions linked to questions of political structure formation in this process? very pleased to see our new paper out! doi.org/10.1007/s110...

We are hiring! Fully tenured associate professorship in environmental history! We are looking for someone who can be a strong contributor to the history group, to a new #envhum related MA program (if all goes well), and to @greenhouseuis.net. #envhist

Is “abundance” basically “development” with a glow-up? What does it mean to talk about development when the Trump administration is basically on a project of reversing development? and how should we be talking about “development” in 2025, anyway? new article: www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

Great stuff as always from @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social. www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

📣This week, the symposium “Seeing the Unforeseeable: Art, Science, and the Imagining of Futures” will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Museum Giersch. You'll find details and the program in this post! (1/5⤵️)

28/ 🙌The legal team of Saul now reacts to this groundbreaking ruling. 🥳⚖️Saul clearly achieved his goal of holding polluters such as RWE accountable so adopt less damaging business models. Read initial reactions and key takeaways via @Germanwatch here: www.germanwatch.org/en/93166

Eine neue Folge Future Histories! Diesmal spreche ich mit Andreas Folkers (@afolkers.bsky.social; @ifsfrankfurt.bsky.social) über Nachhaltigkeit, Resilienz und gesellschaftliche Naturverhältnisse. Zu finden hier: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo... #FutureHistories #Podcast #Nachhaltigkeit

'fixing futures' opens tonight at 6pm!

🚨 I am delighted to announce that Tom Turnbull’s and my volume with @stanfordpress.bsky.social is out today, featuring Jennifer Eaglin, Victor Seow, Shellen Wu, Antoine Missemer, Giuliano Garavini, Michael Dobson, Laura A. Twagira, Damilola Adebayo, Troy Vettese, Liz Chatterjee, and Rebecca Wright

More information and the full programme can be found on the official website of the exhibition (www.mggu.de/ausstellunge...) & on the Fixing Futures Website (fixingfutures.eu). Here on Bluesky we will also be informing you about some exciting events in the coming weeks! (5/5) @goetheuni.bsky.social

📣 FIXING FUTURES - Planetary Futures between Speculation and Control 📣 We are excited to announce that the exhibition ‘Fixing Futures - Planetary Futures between Speculation and Control’ will take place at MGGU (Museum Giersch of the Goethe University) from 5 April to 31 August 2025! (1/5)

This exhibition shows how science and art don’t just predict potential developments, but also actively participate in shaping them. It highlights the opportunities and challenges that come with new technologies and invites you to think about more just and sustainable ways of living. (2/5)

New publication - 'The Future as a Democratic Resource', online now at Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S153... @poppublicsphere.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social

I did something different and worked on an exhibition (with lots of fantastic people!) for a change. "Fixing Futures: Planetare Zukünfte zwischen Spekulationen und Kontrolle" will open on April 5 at Museum Giersch in Frankfurt. Come by if you are in town!

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Wie lässt sich der Kapitalismus historisch begreifen? Wie lässt sich Offenheit der Geschichte und kapitalistische Gesetzmäßigkeit denken? Diese Fragen stellen wir uns auf der nächsten Jahrestagung. Kommt vorbei! Abstracts bis 15. April an akhistorischesoziologie[at]gmail.com.

📣 A media history of preprints in particle physics - that will be the topic of our next seminar by @preprintculture.bsky.social from @core-rwth.bsky.social, @rwth.bsky.social 🎧 Make sure to tune in! 📅 Friday, 28.02.2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET) 📌 At CWTS & online www.cwts.nl/seminars/ann...

Kritische Theorie und Soziologische Theorie - Theoriesektionstagung am 20.-21.2. in Frankfurt.

Großartige Neuigkeiten für die Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Bonn. Als Soziologe freue ich mich insbesondere, dass wir bald nach neuen Kolleg*innen suchen dürfen. www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/011...

Die @dgsoziologie.bsky.social Sektion Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung ist jetzt auch bei Bluesky: @wisstechdgs.bsky.social #STS

Der Kongress der DGS findet 2026 an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz statt. Ab 1. März 2025 ist folgende Stelle für 23 Monate zu besetzen: Koordinator:in des Kongressbüros (20 Std./Woche, 13 TV-L). Teilen erwünscht - vielen Dank! www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/h0pzo...

As part of the #UARuhr, the @college-uaruhr.bsky.social is seeking to fill the following position in the Department of Social Sciences at #TUDortmund as soon as possible: Full Professorship (W3) Theory and Practice of (Non-)Knowledge euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/301095