Mid-Term Conference “Memory, Crisis and Future” ESA RN 03 “Biographical Perspectives on European Societies” in association with the Institute of Sociology at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen www.uni-goettingen.de/en/698249.html

Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference Queen’s University Belfast 7th – 8th May 2026 **Call for Papers** mailchi.mp/7a7c78c6bbbc... sociology.ie

SAI Conference '26 Queen’s University Belfast 7 – 8 May '26 Conflict, Change, Solidarity Social relations on the island of Ireland and across the diaspora take shape against a history of remarkable change & conflict, often underpinned by multiple and complex solidarities mailchi.mp/7a7c78c6bbbc...

SAI Conference Queen’s University Belfast 7th – 8th May 2026 **Call for Papers** Conflict, Change, Solidarity Proposals (max 250 words) and short bios (max 100 words) should be sent by 15th October 2025 to: [email protected]. Decisions on abstracts will be emailed by 31st October 2025.

New open access book edited by #ESARN11 member Sarah Pritz, along with Heike Paul: Sentimental State(s): Affective Politics of Order and Belonging Available here: cloud-neu.transcript-verlag.de/index.php/s/... #emosoc #sociology

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is establishing a Politics and Society Development Group for the Leaving Certificate subject Politics and Society. The call for expressions of interest for places is now live. Here's the link: ncca.ie/en/updates-a...

New article with Niall Gilmartin, @dyutic.bsky.social yours truly which calls for feminist sociology to pay more attention to the border on the island of Ireland. @sociologyireland.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

SOCIOLOGY - Auguste Comte youtu.be/OhVamhT4Q3s?... The 19th century thinker Auguste Comte invented a religion without a God in it. It was a fascinating move that deserves to be studied today #Sociology #SociologyIreland #Thinkers #Ideas

ESA-RN 11 “SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS” 11th Mid-Term Conference Queen’s University Belfast The 11th Midterm Conference of the ESA Sociology of Emotions Research Network takes place at Queen’s University Belfast from 26-29 August 2025 on the theme ‘Emotions in Post-/Conflict & Post-/Crisis Societies’

***** Save the Date ***** The SAI Annual Conference will take place at Queen’s University Belfast on the 7th – 8th May 2026. A Call for Papers will be circulated soon - watch this space! #Sociology #SociologyIreland

SOCIOLOGY - Theodor Adorno youtu.be/4YGnPgtWhsw?... Theodor Adorno was a thinker who worried about what people get up to in their leisure time. He called Walt Disney the most dangerous man in America… #Sociology #SociologyIreland

How to write a personal statement for sociology... www.theguardian.com/education/20... #Sociology #SociologyIreland

What to do with a degree in sociology... www.theguardian.com/money/2011/m... #Sociology #SociologyIreland

Great chat about @valtglas.bsky.social's brilliant new book on Christain Zionism in the North -- an important contribution to the sociology of religion and the sociology of Ireland/Northern Ireland/Irish Studies! www.routledge.com/Judaizing-Ch... @sociologyireland.bsky.social @isa-rc22.bsky.social

When dads are supported, the whole family benefits... www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... Happy Father's Day!

SOCIOLOGY - Max Weber youtube.com/watch?v=ICpp... Max Weber explained that modern capitalism was born not because of new technology or new financial instruments. What started it all off was religion... #Sociology

Sociology in Ireland: A Short History link.springer.com/book/10.1057... This book provides a short introduction to the emergence and development of sociology in Ireland until the present day... #Sociology #SociologyIreland #SAI

SOCIOLOGY - Émile Durkheim www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9W0... Emile Durkheim was a French 19th century sociologist who focused on what modern capitalism does to our minds - and concluded that it might, quite literally, be driving us to an early grave #Sociology #Durkheim

The Sociology of Climate Change sociologyofclimatechange.com Fully understanding climate change requires using one’s sociological imagination – what C. Wright Mills argued was the ability to see the relationship between individual lives and the effects of larger social forces #ClimateChange

Sociology in Ireland: Some random ... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... "The pivot to digital platforms for work, play, leisure, worship and sociality generally, creates a real challenge for how we conceptualise society post-pandemic, as does the rise in algorithm-driven, surveillance society"

Ireland hopes to entice academics as US becomes ‘a cold place for free thinkers’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... #Sociology #SociologyIreland

The Irish Journal of Sociology is an international peer-reviewed core journal and is the official journal of the Sociological Association of Ireland This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) #Sociology #SociologyIreland

Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast is internationally recognised for its excellence in teaching and learning while also being accessible and welcoming to students www.qub.ac.uk/schools/sses... #Sociology #SociologyIreland

The Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin is a hub for cutting-edge research and dynamic teaching. They bring together leading academics and a diverse student community to explore key social issues in a global context www.tcd.ie/sociology/ #Sociology #SociologyIreland

The School of Political Science & Sociology at the University of Galway is internationally recognised for its research, teaching and service to students and to wider communities www.universityofgalway.ie/soc/ #Sociology #SociologyIreland

The Department of Sociology at the University of Limerick has a specific focus on core social dynamics and provides explanations for behaviour and experience in relation to social contexts of everyday life www.ul.ie/artsoc/socio... #Sociology #SociologyIreland

Sociology & Criminology at University College Cork is at the cutting edge of teaching and research on the intersection between society, economy, ecology, politics, crime and culture www.ucc.ie/en/sociology/ #Sociology #SociologyIreland

The Sociology Department and Centre for the Study of Politics at Maynooth University are widely acknowledged as a centre of teaching and research excellence as well as an exemplar of public sociology and engagement www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sociology #Sociology #SociologyIreland

At UCD Sociology, students gain valuable insights and practical skills for thoughtful leadership, while their faculty and graduate students conduct transformative and socially responsible research for an increasingly interconnected world www.ucd.ie/sociology/ #Sociology #SociologyIreland

What Can You Do With a Sociology Degree... sociology.org/jobs-jobs-jo... #SAI #Sociology #SociologyIreland #Society

It was a fascinating talk and a nice way to round out the @sociologyireland.bsky.social annual conference.

Sociology & social research plays a vital role in Irish society by producing the knowledge that gives us the opportunity to act wisely by giving us maps of the social, which we hope will lead to a better society, better politics, better thinking & better policies #SAI #Sociology #SociologyIreland

Enduring the Social Pathologies of (Late) Modernity: From Diagnosis towards Metanoia Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization Conference University College Cork December 2nd & 3rd 2025 #SAI #Sociology #SociologyIreland

Researchers from SETU Carlow and Waterford at the Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2025 at UCC #SAIcon25 #SociologyIreland @setu-research.bsky.social #SETU #SETUResearch

Really enjoyed the SAI annual conference. Fantastic papers and discussions. @sociologyireland.bsky.social

Presented on boundary drawing in disability care work at the @sociologyireland.bsky.social, on the Emerald Isle 🇮🇪☘️🥃

Day 2 of #SAIcon25 and we have a keynote from Dr Philomena Mullen of TCD called 'Trapped in the comments section of offline and online worlds: antiblackness and digital pogrom'.

The @sociologyireland.bsky.social conference in Cork was *incredibly* good. Brilliant keynotes, superb sessions, early plans for a new STS group - it was a joy and a privilege to be involved.

I've had to shoot off a wee bit early but what a fantastic #SAIcon25 we have had in Cork! Thanks to the outgoing committee and the organizers for all their hard work. New SAI committee incoming (mostly pictured below), including myself as VP. More to follow on this - looking forward to it!

Fantastic day at the @sociologyireland.bsky.social #SAIcon25 in UCC. Great keynote from @gemakloppe.bsky.social on religion, violence and the state in Mexico. Now about to have dinner at the Glucksman.

Lovely to see my friend, @drpaulryan.bsky.social being honoured with a well-deserved @sociologyireland.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award at #sai2025 this evening.

Warmly welcomed at the @sociologyireland.bsky.social Sociological Association of Ireland’s 52nd conference hosted by @ucc.ie University College Cork; presenting with my colleagues @stephenbaker.bsky.social, @keithmur.bsky.social and Declan McKenna for our forthcoming book:

@sociologyireland.bsky.social Looking forward to all the panels at the annual #SAI at @ucc.ie today & tomorrow. Will be presenting on my #memes & #criticalnewmaterialisms research at a panel later this afternoon - and also cannot wait to see @gemakloppe.bsky.social's keynote!

Great to be at the Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2025 to present a panel on our new publication “Digital Public Employment Services in Action” (open access doi.org/10.51952/978...) #SAIcon25 #SociologyIreland @sociologyireland.bsky.social #SociologyUCC #SAI2025 #SETU @ucc.ie

Really enjoyed this paper, especially the use of a scifi narrative at the end.

The publication of this special issue of the Sociological Observer on ‘Sociology of Education’ is available at sociology.ie/publication/.... For more information about the work of the SAI Schools Officer, visit: www.sociology.ie #SAI #Sociology #SociologyinIreland #SociologyofEducation

Excited to be travelling down to Cork for this tomorrow! I will be presenting on Thursday afternoon on wisdom and emotions but I will be around from tomorrow evening. Give me a shout on here or in person to say hi or catch up! #SAIcon25

Really looking forward to the Annual SAI Conference tomorrow at @ucc.ie, some really interesting papers being presented

Looking forward to joining you in Cork 😁