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📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
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📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.
📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
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"Before the policy, social housing made up 31% of overall housing tenure in England. Today it is 16%, causing council housing waiting lists and homelessness to surge."
📰 Read @davidjmadden.bsky.social in @theguardian.com on the enduring impact of Thatcher's Right to Buy policy.
📰 Read @davidjmadden.bsky.social in @theguardian.com on the enduring impact of Thatcher's Right to Buy policy.
Thatcher’s right to buy policy is celebrated but here’s the cost: losses to us all of £194bn and a fractured society | David Madden
A new report details the damage. This was an ideological ploy from which we have yet to recover, says LSE’s David Madden
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"Before the policy, social housing made up 31% of overall housing tenure in England. Today it is 16%, causing council housing waiting lists and homelessness to surge."
📰 Read @davidjmadden.bsky.social in @theguardian.com on the enduring impact of Thatcher's Right to Buy policy.
📰 Read @davidjmadden.bsky.social in @theguardian.com on the enduring impact of Thatcher's Right to Buy policy.
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We're excited to announce that a new PhD programme addressing vital issues of inclusivity within the creative economy has been created by the Department of Sociology at LSE and the University of Roehampton.
LSE and the University of Roehampton announce new PhD scholarship and training programme focusing on the creative economy
LSE and the University of Roehampton have created the Consortium for Researching Inclusive Cultures in the Arts, supported by an AHRC Doctoral Focal Award.
www.lse.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We're excited to announce that a new PhD programme addressing vital issues of inclusivity within the creative economy has been created by the Department of Sociology at LSE and the University of Roehampton.
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🌎 Join us tonight at 6:30pm for "Global dignity and seeing others: political and environmental recognition compared". Hear from @mlamont.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social on how global communities seek recognition
📍 In person or online
#LSESociology #LSEEvents
📍 In person or online
#LSESociology #LSEEvents
Global dignity and seeing others: political and environmental recognition compared
6.30pm Tues 1 Apr | Michèle Lamont | Free public event at LSE
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April 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🌎 Join us tonight at 6:30pm for "Global dignity and seeing others: political and environmental recognition compared". Hear from @mlamont.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social on how global communities seek recognition
📍 In person or online
#LSESociology #LSEEvents
📍 In person or online
#LSESociology #LSEEvents
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We're excited to be joined tonight by @mlamont.bsky.social
to discuss her new book "Global dignity and seeing others", which considers how different marginalised groups face the challenge of seeking recognition where it is impossible to obtain. #LSEEvents #LSESociology #Inequality
to discuss her new book "Global dignity and seeing others", which considers how different marginalised groups face the challenge of seeking recognition where it is impossible to obtain. #LSEEvents #LSESociology #Inequality
April 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We're excited to be joined tonight by @mlamont.bsky.social
to discuss her new book "Global dignity and seeing others", which considers how different marginalised groups face the challenge of seeking recognition where it is impossible to obtain. #LSEEvents #LSESociology #Inequality
to discuss her new book "Global dignity and seeing others", which considers how different marginalised groups face the challenge of seeking recognition where it is impossible to obtain. #LSEEvents #LSESociology #Inequality
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🎧 Catch up with the podcast of our Annual British Journal Sociology lecture! We were joined by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva who reviewed the basics of his “racialized social system” and explained how he improved the theoretical apparatus over the years.
On white normativity, racial habituation, and cracks in racial teams
In this year’s annual British Journal of Sociology lecture, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva will review the basics of his “racialized social system” with a focus on explaining how he has improved the…
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March 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🎧 Catch up with the podcast of our Annual British Journal Sociology lecture! We were joined by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva who reviewed the basics of his “racialized social system” and explained how he improved the theoretical apparatus over the years.
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Thank you to
@samar42.bsky.social for joining us this evening, and leading a discussion her new book on Kenya, the US, and War on Terror.
@samar42.bsky.social for joining us this evening, and leading a discussion her new book on Kenya, the US, and War on Terror.
March 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thank you to
@samar42.bsky.social for joining us this evening, and leading a discussion her new book on Kenya, the US, and War on Terror.
@samar42.bsky.social for joining us this evening, and leading a discussion her new book on Kenya, the US, and War on Terror.
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We're delighted to welcome Dr Nat Raha and Dr Mijke van der Drift this evening for the launch of their new book, Trans Femme Futures.
March 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We're delighted to welcome Dr Nat Raha and Dr Mijke van der Drift this evening for the launch of their new book, Trans Femme Futures.
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📝 Dr Kristin Surak was quoted in @thetimes.com on the changing expectations around giving chocolate on Valentine's Day in Japan ❤️
Why Japanese women are rejecting Valentine’s chocolate tradition
Instead of taking part in giri choco — giving chocolates to the men in their life — they are defying patriarchal expectations and putting themselves first
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February 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📝 Dr Kristin Surak was quoted in @thetimes.com on the changing expectations around giving chocolate on Valentine's Day in Japan ❤️
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📢 Save the Date!
Join us on 24 February 2025 for "Peak Injustice: Solving Britain's Inequality Crisis." 🕕 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Experts will tackle the growing inequality in the UK & explore solutions. Attend in person or online! 🌍
#LSE #Inequality #SocialJustice
Join us on 24 February 2025 for "Peak Injustice: Solving Britain's Inequality Crisis." 🕕 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Experts will tackle the growing inequality in the UK & explore solutions. Attend in person or online! 🌍
#LSE #Inequality #SocialJustice
Peak injustice: solving Britain's inequality crisis
6.30pm Mon 24 Feb | Danny Dorling, Danny Sriskandarajah, Kitty Stewart, Polly Toynbee | Free public event at LSE
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January 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 Save the Date!
Join us on 24 February 2025 for "Peak Injustice: Solving Britain's Inequality Crisis." 🕕 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Experts will tackle the growing inequality in the UK & explore solutions. Attend in person or online! 🌍
#LSE #Inequality #SocialJustice
Join us on 24 February 2025 for "Peak Injustice: Solving Britain's Inequality Crisis." 🕕 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Experts will tackle the growing inequality in the UK & explore solutions. Attend in person or online! 🌍
#LSE #Inequality #SocialJustice
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The latest blog from @lsehumanrights.bsky.social traces Cuba’s food rationing system - what began as a tool for social equity now stands as a stark reminder of the disconnect between revolutionary ideals and the growing human rights challenges in Cuba.
Delicious past and tedious present: how nostalgia interprets the Cuban food rationing system
Ella Zhao traces Cuba’s food rationing system, once seen as a symbol of revolutionary ideals—equality and access to essential goods—but has since struggled to meet the population’s…
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January 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The latest blog from @lsehumanrights.bsky.social traces Cuba’s food rationing system - what began as a tool for social equity now stands as a stark reminder of the disconnect between revolutionary ideals and the growing human rights challenges in Cuba.
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🇹🇷 🇪🇬 Join us for "Politics in the crevices" to explore the world of urban planning and design practices in Istanbul and Cairo.
📆 Wednesday 12 February
⏰ 3pm to 5pm
📍 CKK.2.14 Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE
📆 Wednesday 12 February
⏰ 3pm to 5pm
📍 CKK.2.14 Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE
Politics in the crevices
Join this free LSE event discussing Politics in the Crevices by Sarah El-Kazaz.
www.lse.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🇹🇷 🇪🇬 Join us for "Politics in the crevices" to explore the world of urban planning and design practices in Istanbul and Cairo.
📆 Wednesday 12 February
⏰ 3pm to 5pm
📍 CKK.2.14 Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE
📆 Wednesday 12 February
⏰ 3pm to 5pm
📍 CKK.2.14 Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE
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How is a federal law loophole fuelling Berlin's housing crisis?
📰 @timwhite100.bsky.social, Visiting Fellow and former LSE Sociology PhD Student, writes for @theguardian.com.
📰 @timwhite100.bsky.social, Visiting Fellow and former LSE Sociology PhD Student, writes for @theguardian.com.
The strange loophole that transformed Berlin from tenant’s paradise to landlord’s playground | Tim White
Germany’s capital was known for its affordable rents. Now ‘furnished temporary’ flats risk destroying the heart of the city, says researcher and writer Tim White
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January 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How is a federal law loophole fuelling Berlin's housing crisis?
📰 @timwhite100.bsky.social, Visiting Fellow and former LSE Sociology PhD Student, writes for @theguardian.com.
📰 @timwhite100.bsky.social, Visiting Fellow and former LSE Sociology PhD Student, writes for @theguardian.com.
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Next week Professor Adam Hanieh joins us to talk about his new book Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market!
Crude Capitalism uncovers the ways that oil is connected to all aspects of contemporary life.
Crude Capitalism uncovers the ways that oil is connected to all aspects of contemporary life.
Crude capitalism: oil, corporate power, and the making of the world market
Join at Adam Hanieh at this free LSE event to discuss his newly-released book Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market.
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January 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Next week Professor Adam Hanieh joins us to talk about his new book Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market!
Crude Capitalism uncovers the ways that oil is connected to all aspects of contemporary life.
Crude Capitalism uncovers the ways that oil is connected to all aspects of contemporary life.
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LSE's Winter Term events brochure is now available - featuring some of the most influential figures in the social sciences!
All events in the brochure are free and open to all.
➡️ https://buff.ly/4gzuKTq
All events in the brochure are free and open to all.
➡️ https://buff.ly/4gzuKTq
December 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM
LSE's Winter Term events brochure is now available - featuring some of the most influential figures in the social sciences!
All events in the brochure are free and open to all.
➡️ https://buff.ly/4gzuKTq
All events in the brochure are free and open to all.
➡️ https://buff.ly/4gzuKTq
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Next week we will hear from @graceblakeley.bsky.social and @michaelvaughan.bsky.social about Grace's recent book, Vulture Capitalism.
They will join @davidjmadden.bsky.social to discuss how the causes of our modern crises are the result of the economic system we have built.
They will join @davidjmadden.bsky.social to discuss how the causes of our modern crises are the result of the economic system we have built.
Vulture capitalism
6.30pm Mon 13 Jan | Vulture Capitalism book launch | Grace Blakeley, Dr Michael Vaughan | Free public event at LSE
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January 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Next week we will hear from @graceblakeley.bsky.social and @michaelvaughan.bsky.social about Grace's recent book, Vulture Capitalism.
They will join @davidjmadden.bsky.social to discuss how the causes of our modern crises are the result of the economic system we have built.
They will join @davidjmadden.bsky.social to discuss how the causes of our modern crises are the result of the economic system we have built.
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What do the stories of Mansfield and Corby tell us about the state of contemporary Britain?
Explore this interactive website which draws on @sachahilhorst.bsky.social's PhD research into economic disadvantage and political disempowerment in ex-industrial England.
Explore this interactive website which draws on @sachahilhorst.bsky.social's PhD research into economic disadvantage and political disempowerment in ex-industrial England.
Common Wealth
Far from being forgotten or “left behind”, England’s older industrial towns have been testing grounds for successive waves of neoliberal policymaking.
two-towns.common-wealth.org
December 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM
What do the stories of Mansfield and Corby tell us about the state of contemporary Britain?
Explore this interactive website which draws on @sachahilhorst.bsky.social's PhD research into economic disadvantage and political disempowerment in ex-industrial England.
Explore this interactive website which draws on @sachahilhorst.bsky.social's PhD research into economic disadvantage and political disempowerment in ex-industrial England.
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The latest blog article from @lsehumanrights.bsky.social traces the legislative evolution of the 2024 amendment to the Law on Combatting Prostitution in Iraq.
Read it here 👇
Read it here 👇
A homophobic clampdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Iraq
Aditya Dalal traces the legislative evolution of the 2024 amendment to the Law on Combatting Prostitution in Iraq, particularly highlighting its draconian provisions on criminalising same-sex sexua…
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December 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM
The latest blog article from @lsehumanrights.bsky.social traces the legislative evolution of the 2024 amendment to the Law on Combatting Prostitution in Iraq.
Read it here 👇
Read it here 👇
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🌟 Our Alumni Spotlight series showcases the achievements of our alumni community.
We spoke to Elizabeth Jemiyo, BSc Sociology (2016), about starting her own business, her proudest achievements and her favourite place on campus.
We spoke to Elizabeth Jemiyo, BSc Sociology (2016), about starting her own business, her proudest achievements and her favourite place on campus.
Elizabeth Jemiyo
Elizabeth Jemiyo shares her experiences of studying BSc Sociology at LSE and where her degree has taken her.
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December 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM
🌟 Our Alumni Spotlight series showcases the achievements of our alumni community.
We spoke to Elizabeth Jemiyo, BSc Sociology (2016), about starting her own business, her proudest achievements and her favourite place on campus.
We spoke to Elizabeth Jemiyo, BSc Sociology (2016), about starting her own business, her proudest achievements and her favourite place on campus.
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Read Roger Southall's #BookReview of "The suburban frontier: Middle-class construction in Dar es Salaam" by Claire Mercer.
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/3B1oCnD
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/3B1oCnD
December 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Read Roger Southall's #BookReview of "The suburban frontier: Middle-class construction in Dar es Salaam" by Claire Mercer.
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/3B1oCnD
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/3B1oCnD
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Read AunRika Tucker-Shabazz and Veda Hyunjin Kim's new article which examines Ida Wells-Barnett's acute apprehension of the foundational structures of the US empire-state in her scholarly writings.
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/41wPMxw
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/41wPMxw
December 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Read AunRika Tucker-Shabazz and Veda Hyunjin Kim's new article which examines Ida Wells-Barnett's acute apprehension of the foundational structures of the US empire-state in her scholarly writings.
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/41wPMxw
#EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️ https://buff.ly/41wPMxw
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We're hiring! We have an exciting opportunity for a highly dedicated and dynamic individual to be the administrative lead for our research remit.
This includes supporting staff with research projects, developing KEI strategies, and providing administrative support.
Apply by Sunday 15 December.
This includes supporting staff with research projects, developing KEI strategies, and providing administrative support.
Apply by Sunday 15 December.
Department Research Manager
Department Research Manager, Department of Sociology at LSE.
jobs.lse.ac.uk
December 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM
We're hiring! We have an exciting opportunity for a highly dedicated and dynamic individual to be the administrative lead for our research remit.
This includes supporting staff with research projects, developing KEI strategies, and providing administrative support.
Apply by Sunday 15 December.
This includes supporting staff with research projects, developing KEI strategies, and providing administrative support.
Apply by Sunday 15 December.
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Did you miss our annual Human Rights Day lecture on Tuesday with Tembeka Ngcukaitobi?
Catch up now with the podcast 🎧
Catch up now with the podcast 🎧
Human rights through the eyes of my native land: South Africa in the world
The lecture will explore South Africa's complex relationship with the idea of human rights. Drawing from the struggle to end apartheid, the lecture will explore the connections between the struggle…
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December 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Did you miss our annual Human Rights Day lecture on Tuesday with Tembeka Ngcukaitobi?
Catch up now with the podcast 🎧
Catch up now with the podcast 🎧
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In our latest @lsehumanrights.bsky.social blog artlce, Jasmin Lilian Diab reveals how sexual and reproductive health and rights remain under-prioritised in Lebanon for female migrant domestic workers.
https://buff.ly/3ANQhZd
https://buff.ly/3ANQhZd
Access to sexual and reproductive health and rights among migrant domestic workers in Lebanon’s informal shelters
Since the escalation of violence in Lebanon, female migrant domestic workers face heightened vulnerability, especially with regard to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In this artic…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
In our latest @lsehumanrights.bsky.social blog artlce, Jasmin Lilian Diab reveals how sexual and reproductive health and rights remain under-prioritised in Lebanon for female migrant domestic workers.
https://buff.ly/3ANQhZd
https://buff.ly/3ANQhZd