Archives for September, 2016

Indian Sociological Society Awards to Atal, Uberoi
Recognition
September 15, 2016

Indian Sociological Society Awards to Atal, Uberoi

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Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech Must be Protected and Respected
Higher Education Reform
September 15, 2016

Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech Must be Protected and Respected

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Best Evidence and the What Works Clearinghouse
News
September 14, 2016

Best Evidence and the What Works Clearinghouse

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Emotionalisation, Neoliberalism and Academic Freedom in US
Higher Education Reform
September 13, 2016

Emotionalisation, Neoliberalism and Academic Freedom in US

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The Sociologist of Informal Labour: Sharit Bhowmik, 1948-2016

The Sociologist of Informal Labour: Sharit Bhowmik, 1948-2016

Sociologist Sharit Kumar Bhowmik, best known for his work on informal labor and most specifically on street vendors in India, has died.

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Back to School – ABCs

Back to School – ABCs

Just in time for the first days of school, Michelle Stack offers an A-to-Z lesson in concepts that should be packed in every university-level schoolbag.

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Diversity of Viewpoints is Essential for the Pursuit of Knowledge

Diversity of Viewpoints is Essential for the Pursuit of Knowledge

Pushing for a lecture to be cancelled, or disrupted so that it is either postponed on health and safety grounds, or goes ahead but speakers are unable to be heard, is censorship, argues Jo Williams, and it is to the detriment of all within universities and wider society alike.

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Introduction: Academic Freedom in Crisis

Introduction: Academic Freedom in Crisis

An introduction to a series of short essays exploring contemporary issues of academic freedom from a range of perspectives, focusing both on British and international trends.

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Michael Billig on the Royal Family and Nationalism

Michael Billig on the Royal Family and Nationalism

In his conversation with interviewer David Edmonds, Michael Billig — the author of landmark book ‘Banal Nationalism,’ dives deeply into one particular example of nationalism, the British royal family, and what the British themselves think about the royal family and the place of the royals in British ideology

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