Working on activism, social movements or revolutions? Submit an abstract to the 2027 BSA Conference! Activism-related abstracts are organised under the Theory stream this year, so please choose THEORY as your preferred stream on the submission website. tinyurl.com/3v9derb3

BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group@bsa-asmr.bsky.social · last wk.

Call for Abstracts for BSA 2027 @britsoci.bsky.social Due: 11/09/2026 Submit your ASMR-related abstracts under the THEORY stream as we are organising our panels under THEORY in 2027. Any methodological, theoretical, or empirical work on ASMR welcome! See cfp below. Submit: tinyurl.com/3v9derb3

Still some spaces left👇

British Sociological Association@britsoci.bsky.social · last mo.

A chance to discuss the work of Huey P. Newton – book now for ‘Huey P. Newton: Philosopher/Panther’, a @bsa-asmr.bsky.social event, 19 August, Fleet Street, London #sociology tinyurl.com/3u54b2tr

Looking forward to chairing this event. If you're interested in political theory, history of the Black Panthers, or activist strategy today, this might be the event for you! Free and open to all, but spaces are limited. Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group@bsa-asmr.bsky.social · last mo.

New talk: Huey P. Newton:Philosopher/Panther Join the author, Delio Vasquez (NYU) and discussant, John Narayan (KCL) to discuss Vasquez's new book on Huey Newton. 📅 19 August 2026 ⏰ 6:30 PM BST 📍 MayDay Rooms (88 Fleet Street London) More info & registration: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

I co-authored this piece introducing the new Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions group in the BSA's Network Magazine. Check out the piece on pp. 46-47, and download the full issue here: www.britsoc.co.uk/publications... @britsoci.bsky.social

BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group@bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our feature article outlining our goals and the idea behind the new group is out now in BSA's Network Magazine, pp. 46-47. @britsoci.bsky.social

This brilliant photo marks the end of my first @sasemeeting.bsky.social conference as a co-organiser for the Alternatives to Capitalism Network. It was a pleasure to get to hear about all the exciting new research being conducted on alternatives. See you all in Glasgow next year💫

Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network | SASE@alternativesatsase.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What a wonerful end to the @sasemeeting.bsky.social conference in Bordeaux. After an intellectually stimulating conference, our network reconvened for a collective meal at an alternative space for ecological transformation. Looking forward to picking up the conversation in Glasgow next year!

New in-person talk by AK Thompson Against and Beyond Recognition: Learning from the History of Black Freedom Struggles in the US 28 May, 5:30-7 pm BST University College London Institute of Education, Room C.3.14 Open to all but registration is required: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Join us at UCL on 28 May, 5:30 pm BST, for a talk with AK Thompson👇 Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

British Sociological Association@britsoci.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Book now for ‘Against and Beyond Recognition: Learning from the History of Black Freedom Struggles in the US’, a @bsa-asmr.bsky.social free event, 28 May, University College London tinyurl.com/yz6as4dp

Our Theorising from Lived Experience Seminar Series @britsoci.bsky.social called for such a day of workshopping ideas. We'll have discussants, a plenary & early career working papers/chapters. Share with your #ECR friends and students! More info and submission guidelines are here: tiny.cc/p803101

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association)@bsatheory.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🪧Call for Papers for ECR Workshop: Theorising from Lived Experience @bsaecf.bsky.social 24 September 2026, University of Birmingham Deadlines: Abstract submission: 10 June 2026 Decisions go out: 17 June 2026 Full working papers (5-8k words): 1 September 2026 Submission guidelines: tiny.cc/p803101

Join us for another stimulating conversation, this time on Activist Scholarship, with Professor Akwugo Emejulu, Dr Panos Theodoropoulos, and AK Thompson. 12 May 2026, 4pm BST, online. Free & open to all as always. To register: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group@bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

💥Roundtable on Activist Scholarship on 12 May 2026, 4:00-5:30 pm BST, Online. Organised in collaboration w/ @bsatheory.bsky.social Our speakers: Akwugo Emejulu (Sheffield) Panos Theodoropoulos (KCL) AK Thompson (Movement-based scholar and organizer) Register: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Another banging roundtable by the BSA Theory section. Unfortunately, we can't record these sessions, so if you're interested, do register to attend👇👇 tinyurl.com/4dw285x6

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association)@bsatheory.bsky.social · 5mo ago

21 April 14:30 BST Online Theorizing from Lived Experience: Feminist and Queer Theory A roundtable with: Jo Littler (Goldsmiths) @jolittler.bsky.social Billy Holzberg (KCL) Nicola Smith (Birmingham) Lois McNay (Oxford) Free and open to all. To register, follow the link tinyurl.com/4dw285x6

This was such a lovely gathering. What a great start to the new group🎉

BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group@bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎉Our launch event as the Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions study group was a lovely and exciting end to an already stimulating @britsoci.bsky.social conference #britsoc26! Thanks to all those who came by and everyone who's shown interest! We're looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Coming up soon! Join us for an activist archive tour with food and drinks on 10 April in Manchester. For registrations, DM us or drop us an email at asmrstudygroupbsa@gmail.com

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

Book now for the launch event of a new BSA study group, Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions, 10 April, Working Class Movement Library, Manchester. This includes a library tour, archive workshop and a social event tinyurl.com/4dy3wm63 @bsa-asmr.bsky.social

This will be gooooood!

BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group@bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📣Launch Event Friday 10 April 15:30! Join us for a library tour & archive workshop, introduction to the Group, food & drinks and a social event at Working Class Movement Library in Manchester during @britsoci.bsky.social Conference. DM us or email asmrstudygroupbsa@gmail.com. Details below👇

Call for Abstracts: "When Creativity Confronts Crisis: Navigating the Polycrisis Through Arts and Media Activism" Editors: Kristina Kolbe & Birgan Gokmenoglu Deadline for abstracts (250-300 words) and short bios (150 words): 23 March 2026 Contact me or Kristina with any questions and submissions!

Glad to be joining The Sociological Review's editorial board💫

The Sociological Review Foundation@thesociologicalreview.org · 6mo ago

⭐ WELCOME to the 20 scholars who have joined The Sociological Review journal’s Editorial Board this month Read more about these appointments: buff.ly/Jvu5XS0

I am proud of being a part of this new group on Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions within the British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social. We'll soon announce the details of our launch event at the 2026 BSA Conference in Manchester, so follow us if interested in radical change!

BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group@bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are thrilled to announce our new study group on Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions (ASMR) as part of the BSA @britsoci.bsky.social! We're a community of knowledge & practice aiming to advance ASMR through political engagement, research, events & collaborations. Join us! #Sociology #BSA

This was a great conversation on radical forms of care, political organising, resistance, burnout, and much more. If you'd like to watch the recording, it's now available online.

Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network | SASE@alternativesatsase.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Available to watch! If you missed our co-hosted even on "Hope and refusal in an era of criminalized care: Responses to Pirate Care", you can now watch the video recording of the event here: youtu.be/RSyFwmpad1w

Looking forward to this conversation today at 7pm GMT.

Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network | SASE@alternativesatsase.bsky.social · 6mo ago

TODAY at 7-8:15pm GMT, online! We're co-hosting this public event on Pirate Care. Join us if interested in care provision systems, austerity, cuts, disposability, and how people organise in the context of a care-less system of nation-states, criminalised solidarity, and capitalism. More info👇👇

First seminar of a series of three starts next week! Our speakers will be Alexis Gros, Lucy Osler, and Sebastian Raza. For info and registration visit: tinyurl.com/yxfu2dra

British Sociological Association@britsoci.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Explore the methodological advantages and limits of working from lived experience – book now for ‘Theorizing from Lived Experience: A Roundtable on Phenomenological Approaches’, a free online @bsatheory.bsky.social event, 27 February 2026 tinyurl.com/mu3jrv5a

Online event (3 Mar) on Criminalised Care, Hope & Solidarity based on responses to the book Pirate Care. I'm looking fw to discussing radical care as praxis across various initiatives with the authors and contributors. Link to register: lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... vagabonds.xyz/hope-and-ref...

Hope and refusal in an era of criminalized care: Responses to Pirate Care (3 March 2026, online) - VAGABONDS

Pirate Care: Acts Against the Criminalization of Solidarity contends that, today, our movements for collective liberation are increasingly defined by the calling to care for one another in defiance of...

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I was lucky to be invited to contribute to this wonderful initiative led by @cerasellachis.bsky.social for @pdse.bsky.social. It was refreshing to think about all the pirate carers around the world with so many contributors. I wrote on Re-Politicizing Care for Social Change. Link in first comment.

Postdigital Science and Education@pdse.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I'm so very proud of this paper that bridges so many different people and things, many of them outside or on the fringes of the academia... While we have not managed to get the paper OA, Springer did grant everyone temporary free access - so download the paper ASAP! Link in first comment.

🥳🥳The Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network is now live on bluesky. Click on the link to find out more about the Network, its wonderful organisers (incl. me) and the Network's call for papers for SASE 2026 in Bordeaux. The deadline to submit an abstract is 16 December 2025⏱️⏱️

Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network | SASE@alternativesatsase.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Excited to launch our digital existence as the Alternatives to Capitalism Network of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics🎉Follow us for updates on calls for papers, events, podcasts & much more! Learn more about us via the link👇👇 sase.org/networks/i-a... @sasemeeting.bsky.social

Interested in Alternatives to Capitalism🔨? Our call for papers for the 2026 SASE Conference in Bordeaux is out! Deadline: 16 December 2025. We encourage pre-formed panel submissions and individual papers. Looking fw to renewing our faith in humanity. @sasemeeting.bsky.social sase.org/networks/i-a...

Network I: Alternatives to Capitalism | SASE | The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics

The broad aim of research Network I is to advance the international, comparative and interdisciplinary study of alternatives to capitalism.

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Excited to join Lara Monticelli, Torsten Geelan, and Jan Groos to co-organise the Alternatives to Capitalism Network @sasemeeting.bsky.social! Check out the Network, our new call for papers, and guidelines here: sase.org/networks/i-a... @bcusociology.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de

24 October in London at 6:30pm I'll be at the After Collective event on capitalism and its alternatives with Panos Theodoropoulos @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @intrrgum.bsky.social Join us for an inspiring discussion, antii-capitalist solidarity & pizza! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/4nv7s7rb

Excited to be a part of the BSA Theory Group over the next few years!

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association)@bsatheory.bsky.social · last yr.

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

TODAY: Publicly available online panel on Critical Pedagogies and Praxis in and Against Capitalism @sasemeeting.bsky.social, organised by me and Yasemin Bavbek. Check out the link for the panel description, papers, and Zoom link here: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/37937/...

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 👇👇

BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association)@bsatheory.bsky.social · last yr.

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

Only 2 days left (including today) to submit a short paper for the BSA Theory Symposium! Discussants: 🟢Sarah Bufkin - @unibirmingham, 🟣Birgan Gokmenoglu - @MyBCUm, 🟡Teodor Mladenov - @dundeeuni, 🔵Kristin Surak - @LSEnews. #Sociology #SocialTheory #AcademicSky www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

🧵Happy to announce our Special Issue on the #Political and #Transformative Uses of #Time is out! Coedited by me & E Colin Ruggero. Many thanks to all our contributors and to @timeandsociety.bsky.social. Hope it will be useful for those thinking time politically. journals.sagepub.com/toc/tasa/34/1

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