Jonathan Coley
@jonathancoley.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Sociology, Oklahoma State University | Editor-in-Chief, The Sociological Quarterly (@socquarterly.bsky.social) | social movements, politics, religion, education, work 🏳️🌈
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I'm happy to share that my and Jessica Schachle-Gordon's new special issue of Work and Occupations titled "Working for Social Change" is now out in the world!
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
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In this new TSQ article, Cihan Tuğal (@cihantugal.bsky.social), Jonathan Smucker, and Kip Roberts examine how emotions shape boundary work among populists and anti-populists within the Republican and Democratic parties.
Read more at bit.ly/4cg6ir2
In this new TSQ article, Cihan Tuğal (@cihantugal.bsky.social), Jonathan Smucker, and Kip Roberts examine how emotions shape boundary work among populists and anti-populists within the Republican and Democratic parties.
Read more at bit.ly/4cg6ir2
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Cihan Tuğal (@cihantugal.bsky.social), Jonathan Smucker, and Kip Roberts examine how emotions shape boundary work among populists and anti-populists within the Republican and Democratic parties.
Read more at bit.ly/4cg6ir2
In this new TSQ article, Cihan Tuğal (@cihantugal.bsky.social), Jonathan Smucker, and Kip Roberts examine how emotions shape boundary work among populists and anti-populists within the Republican and Democratic parties.
Read more at bit.ly/4cg6ir2
"Shaming the Corporation," and Marc Dixon et al.'s 2016 article "Social Protest and Corporate Change." Hope that helps! I'm sure I'm missing much.
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"Shaming the Corporation," and Marc Dixon et al.'s 2016 article "Social Protest and Corporate Change." Hope that helps! I'm sure I'm missing much.
On the question of how social movements stigmatize companies, I think of the literature on how labor movements "name and shame" corporations. There's a lot out there, but see, e.g., Matthew Williams' 2020 book Strategizing against Sweatshops, Tim Bartley and Curtis Child's 2014 ASR article ...
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
On the question of how social movements stigmatize companies, I think of the literature on how labor movements "name and shame" corporations. There's a lot out there, but see, e.g., Matthew Williams' 2020 book Strategizing against Sweatshops, Tim Bartley and Curtis Child's 2014 ASR article ...
Great question. On the question of how social movements can stigmatize and divide people, you might see my article "Are social movements truly social? The prosocial and antisocial outcomes of social movements" (and some of the articles we cite), doi.org/10.1111/soc4...
Are social movements truly social? The prosocial and antisocial outcomes of social movements
A growing body of research demonstrates that U.S. politics has become increasingly polarized over the past few decades. In these polarized times, what potential roles might social movements play in b...
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Great question. On the question of how social movements can stigmatize and divide people, you might see my article "Are social movements truly social? The prosocial and antisocial outcomes of social movements" (and some of the articles we cite), doi.org/10.1111/soc4...
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In her presidential address to the Midwest Sociological Society, Jennifer Pearson describes what sociologists can learn from scholarship on queer joy.
Read more at bit.ly/4tke2OT
In her presidential address to the Midwest Sociological Society, Jennifer Pearson describes what sociologists can learn from scholarship on queer joy.
Read more at bit.ly/4tke2OT
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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In her presidential address to the Midwest Sociological Society, Jennifer Pearson describes what sociologists can learn from scholarship on queer joy.
Read more at bit.ly/4tke2OT
In her presidential address to the Midwest Sociological Society, Jennifer Pearson describes what sociologists can learn from scholarship on queer joy.
Read more at bit.ly/4tke2OT
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🚨 “Perceiving Protest” by Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) is now free to read through the end of March!
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
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New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
February 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🚨 “Perceiving Protest” by Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) is now free to read through the end of March!
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
Read it now at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
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In this new TSQ article, Beth Anne Shelton, Kelly Bergstrand, and Rebecca Deen examine how recent school board conflicts have affected women school board members' political ambitions.
Read more at bit.ly/4c73BrH
In this new TSQ article, Beth Anne Shelton, Kelly Bergstrand, and Rebecca Deen examine how recent school board conflicts have affected women school board members' political ambitions.
Read more at bit.ly/4c73BrH
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Beth Anne Shelton, Kelly Bergstrand, and Rebecca Deen examine how recent school board conflicts have affected women school board members' political ambitions.
Read more at bit.ly/4c73BrH
In this new TSQ article, Beth Anne Shelton, Kelly Bergstrand, and Rebecca Deen examine how recent school board conflicts have affected women school board members' political ambitions.
Read more at bit.ly/4c73BrH
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Our article on populism is published in @socquarterly.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on 52 interviews with populists and anti-populists during Trump’s first presidency, we make the following contributions
1) We demonstrate the centrality of emotions in anti-populist politics
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on 52 interviews with populists and anti-populists during Trump’s first presidency, we make the following contributions
1) We demonstrate the centrality of emotions in anti-populist politics
Populism, Emotions, and Boundary Work Among Political Activists in the Trump Era
How do emotions shape boundary work among populists and anti-populists? Based on 52 in-depth interviews, we analyze how political activists construct their positions through “emotive contestation.”...
www.tandfonline.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Our article on populism is published in @socquarterly.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on 52 interviews with populists and anti-populists during Trump’s first presidency, we make the following contributions
1) We demonstrate the centrality of emotions in anti-populist politics
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on 52 interviews with populists and anti-populists during Trump’s first presidency, we make the following contributions
1) We demonstrate the centrality of emotions in anti-populist politics
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New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
January 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
New in TSQ: Austin Vo, Katherine Furl (@katherinefurl.bsky.social), Todd Lu, and Neal Caren (@haphazardsoc.bsky.social) examine how people view the disruptiveness and effectiveness of various protest tactics.
Read more at bit.ly/4kmN2KJ
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This study began during the early stages of my PhD, several years ago. Very proud of my former grad school colleagues for getting the full paper past the finish line and published
@socquarterly.bsky.social. Check it out!
doi.org/10.1080/0038...
@socquarterly.bsky.social. Check it out!
doi.org/10.1080/0038...
Perceiving Protest: How Publics View the Disruptiveness and Effectiveness of Protest
How do people evaluate social movement protest tactics? Theories covering public perceptions of protest emphasize that activists face a tactical dilemma, employing disruptive tactics to advance goa...
doi.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This study began during the early stages of my PhD, several years ago. Very proud of my former grad school colleagues for getting the full paper past the finish line and published
@socquarterly.bsky.social. Check it out!
doi.org/10.1080/0038...
@socquarterly.bsky.social. Check it out!
doi.org/10.1080/0038...
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Our latest piece "Prefigurating Democracy: The Pro-Palestinian Student Camps as Eventful Protests" is just out in @socquarterly.bsky.social!! 💫🇵🇸 doi.org/10.1080/0038...
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Our latest piece "Prefigurating Democracy: The Pro-Palestinian Student Camps as Eventful Protests" is just out in @socquarterly.bsky.social!! 💫🇵🇸 doi.org/10.1080/0038...
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I'm happy to share that my and Jessica Schachle-Gordon's new special issue of Work and Occupations titled "Working for Social Change" is now out in the world!
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I'm happy to share that my and Jessica Schachle-Gordon's new special issue of Work and Occupations titled "Working for Social Change" is now out in the world!
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
I'm happy to share that my and Jessica Schachle-Gordon's new special issue of Work and Occupations titled "Working for Social Change" is now out in the world!
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I'm happy to share that my and Jessica Schachle-Gordon's new special issue of Work and Occupations titled "Working for Social Change" is now out in the world!
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
The special issue examines the concept of "occupational activism" from several theoretical angles.
Check it out now at bit.ly/4svPSk1
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Volume 67, issue 1, of TSQ is now LIVE, featuring articles by @achalfoun.bsky.social, @gio-rossi.bsky.social, @daeunjung.bsky.social, @djhardingsoc.bsky.social, @criminovelist.bsky.social, @mmaroto.bsky.social, @dnpetti.bsky.social, @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social, and more!
Read it at bit.ly/45ezfzx
Read it at bit.ly/45ezfzx
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Volume 67, issue 1, of TSQ is now LIVE, featuring articles by @achalfoun.bsky.social, @gio-rossi.bsky.social, @daeunjung.bsky.social, @djhardingsoc.bsky.social, @criminovelist.bsky.social, @mmaroto.bsky.social, @dnpetti.bsky.social, @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social, and more!
Read it at bit.ly/45ezfzx
Read it at bit.ly/45ezfzx
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In this new TSQ article, Amy Binder, Jeffrey Kidder, and Zosia Cooper examine contestation over multi-disciplinary Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) programs at U.S. colleges and universities.
Read more at bit.ly/4pnrRJg
In this new TSQ article, Amy Binder, Jeffrey Kidder, and Zosia Cooper examine contestation over multi-disciplinary Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) programs at U.S. colleges and universities.
Read more at bit.ly/4pnrRJg
December 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Amy Binder, Jeffrey Kidder, and Zosia Cooper examine contestation over multi-disciplinary Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) programs at U.S. colleges and universities.
Read more at bit.ly/4pnrRJg
In this new TSQ article, Amy Binder, Jeffrey Kidder, and Zosia Cooper examine contestation over multi-disciplinary Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) programs at U.S. colleges and universities.
Read more at bit.ly/4pnrRJg
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New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
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December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
New article with the wonderful @jonathancoley.bsky.social on cisgendered organizations:
Christian Universities as Cisgendered Organizations: Discriminatory Policies Toward Transgender and Nonbinary Students in Christian Higher Education
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Yes, this!: "this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning"
I'm finding that I don't have just to change assignments. I have to **abandon my entire teaching strategy**, which has always been built around scaffolded independent projects across the semester.
I'm finding that I don't have just to change assignments. I have to **abandon my entire teaching strategy**, which has always been built around scaffolded independent projects across the semester.
It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning.
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Yes, this!: "this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning"
I'm finding that I don't have just to change assignments. I have to **abandon my entire teaching strategy**, which has always been built around scaffolded independent projects across the semester.
I'm finding that I don't have just to change assignments. I have to **abandon my entire teaching strategy**, which has always been built around scaffolded independent projects across the semester.
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In this new TSQ article, Darci Schmidgall, Popy Begum, and Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) show how the convergence of religious and political conservatism through Christian nationalism shapes abortion attitudes among the American public.
Read more at bit.ly/4jarZKo
In this new TSQ article, Darci Schmidgall, Popy Begum, and Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) show how the convergence of religious and political conservatism through Christian nationalism shapes abortion attitudes among the American public.
Read more at bit.ly/4jarZKo
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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In this new TSQ article, Darci Schmidgall, Popy Begum, and Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) show how the convergence of religious and political conservatism through Christian nationalism shapes abortion attitudes among the American public.
Read more at bit.ly/4jarZKo
In this new TSQ article, Darci Schmidgall, Popy Begum, and Christopher Seto (@criminovelist.bsky.social) show how the convergence of religious and political conservatism through Christian nationalism shapes abortion attitudes among the American public.
Read more at bit.ly/4jarZKo
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Please pre-order, buy, read and teach @ajbauer.bsky.social’s book Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. Dr. Bauer is not just a gifted writer and a dear friend, but one of the most ethical & important scholars of media around cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Please pre-order, buy, read and teach @ajbauer.bsky.social’s book Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. Dr. Bauer is not just a gifted writer and a dear friend, but one of the most ethical & important scholars of media around cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
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📢 How are conservative judges reshaping LGBTQ rights after Bostock? Pierceson finds that while Bostock v. Clayton County expanded protections for transgender plaintiffs, some conservative judges now use Dobbs and past rulings to narrow those rights.
🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
After Bostock: conservative judges, LGBTQ rights, and the conservative movement
After the groundbreaking LGBTQ rights decision in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), federal judges across the ideological spectrum used the decision to protect the rights of transgender plaintiffs....
www.tandfonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
📢 How are conservative judges reshaping LGBTQ rights after Bostock? Pierceson finds that while Bostock v. Clayton County expanded protections for transgender plaintiffs, some conservative judges now use Dobbs and past rulings to narrow those rights.
🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Help shape a dynamic and impactful program of sociology research at ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC, August 7-11! The online portal is open for submissions until Feb. 25. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Help shape a dynamic and impactful program of sociology research at ASA 2026 Annual Meeting in NYC, August 7-11! The online portal is open for submissions until Feb. 25. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal
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Interesting new paper from @ajalvero.bsky.social & colleagues about the use of Generative AI in sociology.
Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline: https://osf.io/28wsq
November 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Interesting new paper from @ajalvero.bsky.social & colleagues about the use of Generative AI in sociology.
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Problem: AI needs massive amounts of power to thrive. Nuclear makes lots of power. Nuclear takes a long long time to do safely.
Proposed solution that I'm sure will have no unpleasant consequences: Use AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear plants.
Proposed solution that I'm sure will have no unpleasant consequences: Use AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear plants.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Problem: AI needs massive amounts of power to thrive. Nuclear makes lots of power. Nuclear takes a long long time to do safely.
Proposed solution that I'm sure will have no unpleasant consequences: Use AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear plants.
Proposed solution that I'm sure will have no unpleasant consequences: Use AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear plants.