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UCL Sociology Network

@uclsociology.bsky.social

UCL Sociology Network is a creative space and intellectual home for sociological staff and doctoral students at UCL. Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/collaborative-social-science/ucl-sociology-network

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Bristol University Press@brisunipress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ahead of the ninth anniversary of #Grenfell, Steve Tombs examines how the Grenfell disaster will test whether UK corporate manslaughter law can finally hold large organisations accountable for avoidable deaths. https://ow.ly/jho650Zb3J9

Grenfell as corporate manslaughter: Will the law deliver accountability? - Transforming Society

Ahead of the ninth anniversary of Grenfell, Steve Tombs examines how the Grenfell disaster will test whether UK corporate manslaughter law can finally hold large organisations accountable for avoidable deaths, despite a long history of limited prosecutions and systemic barriers to corporate criminal liability.

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UCL Thomas Coram Research Unit@tcru-ucl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New report from @smfthinktank.bsky.social explores child food insecurity in the UK. TCRU’s Fair Food Futures project contributes evidence on why responses need local coordination, community food support and wider advice beyond food provision. More about the project: bit.ly/3S1y1DQ @ioe.bsky.social

Social Market Foundation@smfthinktank.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Food insecurity remains a major challenge in Britain 🍽️ We're calling on Government to: 📚 Introduce free school meals auto-enrolment 🏪 Tackle food deserts 💷 Tax incentives for food donation Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/pUNR3xy Sponsored by Deliveroo

UCL Gender and Feminisms Research Network@ucl-gfrn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Book Launch: 'Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right' 📅2 June 5:30pm @uclsociology.bsky.social welcome you to the launch of 'Esther's Army' by @drkatiegaddini.bsky.social. A sweeping portrait of the women shaping the political future of the US. www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Book Launch: 'Esther's Army'

UCL Sociology Network are excited to welcome you in person to celebrate the launch of 'Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right' (WW Norton) by Katie Gaddini.

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Katherine Twamley@ktwamley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are looking for a short-term full time researcher to work with us on a pilot study in preparation for a longitudinal qualitative study with parents of young children. **Deadline 14th May** More details here www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @sriucl.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social

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The Sociological Review Foundation@thesociologicalreview.org · 5mo ago

On BBC Thinking Allowed, our trustee Les Back joins Imogen Tyler to discuss the status of overarching theoretical frameworks in contemporary sociology and the "gendered character" of theory itself. Listen via BBC Sounds: buff.ly/8OuK4E9 #Sociology #SocialTheory #ThinkingAllowed

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, The demise of Grand Theory?

Laurie Taylor charts changes in current sociological study with Les Back and Imogen Tyler.

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British Sociological Association@britsoci.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Which grand figures – such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Foucault – continue to shape sociological thought today? Listen to BSA President Les Back and Vice-President Imogen Tyler on BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed tomorrow, Tuesday February 24 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #sociology

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, The demise of Grand Theory?

Laurie Taylor charts changes in current sociological study with Les Back and Imogen Tyler.

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Yang Hu@yanghu.co.uk · 6mo ago

🚨 Thrilled to share my new paper with @yueqiansoc.bsky.social just out in @europeansocreview.bsky.social Bringing economic & family sociology into the digital era, we examine how online banking shapes who holds the purse strings among UK couples: doi.org/10.1093/esr/... @sriucl.bsky.social

Empowerment and individualization: online banking and household financial organization

Abstract. Bringing economic and family sociology into the digital era, this study examines and highlights the transformative potential of online banking in

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UCL Sociology Network@uclsociology.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Congratulations to @academicdiary.bsky.social on the @britsoci.bsky.social presidency! We are so thrilled to have such a caring and visionary leader in our community at a time when we need Sociology more than ever! 🎉 es.britsoc.co.uk/professor-le...

Professor Les Back takes up role of BSA President - Everyday Society - The British Sociological Association

We are delighted to confirm that Professor Les Back has taken up the role of BSA President, stepping up from Vice President. Many members will know Les’s work and his...

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UCL Sociology Network@uclsociology.bsky.social · 6mo ago

USN member @ktwamley.bsky.social's latest monograph reviewed in Gender, Work and Organization. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @sriucl.bsky.social @tcru-ucl.bsky.social

Caring Is Sharing? Couples Navigating Parental Leave at the Transition to Parenthood. By Katherine Twamley, London: UCL Press, 2024. 241 pp. £45 (hardcover); £25 (paperback). ISBN: 978‐1‐80008‐741‐5

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