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.
Four Americans working in the social and behavioral sciences are among the 20 people named MacArthur Fellows this year. Recipients may be […]
Belief in ‘markets’ among the financial elite at time can at time border on the theological, with approaches like the efficient market […]
A lot of academic conferences, built around venerable societies and organizations, advertise their legacy by listing iteration number — the 112th or […]
As part of his 2026 budget proposal, Andy Burnham, the United Kingdom’s prime minister, has called for “good growth in every postcode.” […] The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to the American economists Robert E. Hall […] Four Americans working in the social and behavioral sciences are among the 20 people named MacArthur Fellows this year. Recipients may be […] The following is an adapted extract from The Cultural Industries, fifth edition, by David Hesmondhalgh. The increasing presence of information technology (IT) […] Developers of AI data centers have a public trust problem. According to multiple surveys, a majority of Americans say they would oppose […] I was adding some final flourishes on the topic of ‘iatrocracy’ to my forthcoming book with Natewindé Sawadogo – Sickness and Social […]
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IT Giants and Their Operations: Should We Be Concerned?
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What We Miss When We Study Public Trust with Surveys Alone
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