Recorded at the British Sociological Association annual conference 2011, sponsored by SAGE. In this interview with Professor John Urry, Professor Chris Rojek discusses the state of Sociology in Britain today and the main developments in Sociology during the 60 years of the BSA.
Open research has become a buzzword in university research, but Jo Hemlatha and Thomas Graves argue that when it comes to qualitative research, considerations around replicability, context-dependent methods and the sensitivity of data from marginalized people mean that openness takes many different forms.
Congolese thinker, philosopher and linguist Valentin-Yves Mudimbe died on April 21, 2025 at the age of 83. He was in the US, […]
Pope Francis devoted his Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees in 2023 to the “right” or “freedom” to stay or […]
Do you know a social or behavioral science researcher whose work resonates across disciplines and which has made a significant impact in […] Please note: this contest has now closed. The winner will be contacted in due course. This November, Sage and Overton invite you to share the unexpected […] What makes some countries rich and others poor? Is there any action a country can take to improve living standards for its […] In a new white paper by Tom Chatfield, the philosopher of tech and critical thinking outlines a practical roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into […] Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and other technologies) to […] In July, the United States government made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) companies wanting to do business with the White House […]
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