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.
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Jürgen Habermas, a globally known social theorist whose explorations of democracy, validity and communication have gained new prominence in the current moment, […]
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Every guest on the Social Science Bites podcast is queried about their area of expertise, and hence the questions tend to differ […] Jürgen Habermas, a globally known social theorist whose explorations of democracy, validity and communication have gained new prominence in the current moment, […] People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, scientists simply discover […] David Canter considers informal places where people socialize, suggesting they’re an arena ChatGPT and other LLMs can’no’t replicate. As someone who lives […] It’s become cliche since Clive Humbly coined it in 2006, but data is indeed the new oil. It’s a mantra repeated by […] In September 2025, The Guardian reported about a lawyer in Australia having faced sanctions due to false citations. These citations were not […]
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