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Jürgen Habermas – an appreciation
An appreciation of Jürgen Habermas by Charles Turner, reflecting on his intellectual legacy, contributions to social theory, and enduring influence on modern political and philosophical thought.
Sociology Seminar Series Event - Yellowstone, East Palestine’
Linsey McGoey, a professor at the University of Essex is joining Noortje Marres and Nick Ganes in an event led by Technology Economy and Society Cluster.
New insights into disabled young people who 'succeed but don't proceed' at school
Stella Chatzitheochari's research on barriers to higher education for young people with disabilities in England has been featured in the Guardian newspaper today.
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- Hear about the research in more detail in the University's press release, '
New insights into disabled young people who 'succeed but don't proceed' at school'
- Check out the policy briefing, 'CHILDHOOD DISABILITY & EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS AND BULLYING'
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We are very pleased to announce that Emeritus Professor Jim Beckford's new book is now available (both in hardback and e-book format):

ISBN: 978-1-4724-7271-7
Hila Zaban: "Diaspora Jews shouldn't be Israel's top priority"
This week Dr Hila Zaban published an article in Haaretz (an Israeli newspaper which is equivalent to The Guardian) following her current research on British Jews.
The article was published in Hebrew first and also in the English edition available below.
Hila has also been invited to discuss the topic on an Israeli TV show two weeks from now.
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Jim Beckford awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association for the Sociology of Religion
Our colleague Jim Beckford has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association for the Sociology of Religion. Jim received the Award during a ceremony at its annual meeting in Montréal in August.
Congratulations to Jim. It is good to see his work recognised in such a way
Dr Ana Chamberlen awarded article prize - BSC Annual Conference
Dr Ana Chamberlen has been awarded the article prize for the Women, Crime and Criminal Justice section of the British Society of Criminology. She will receive the award in person in Sheffield next week at the BSC Annual Conference www.bsc2017.org.uk/
The prize winning article is: Chamberlen, A. (2016) ‘Embodying Prison Pain: Women's' self-injury practices in prison and the emotions of punishment’, Theoretical Criminology 20(2), pp 205-219.
Dr Lucy Mayblin awarded SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence for her article: Other Posts in Other Places: Poland through a Postcolonial Lens?
The SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence is awarded annually to one paper in each of the BSA’s four prestigious journals: Cultural Sociology Sociological Research Online Sociology Work, Employment and Society
Dr Lucy Mayblin's winning article
‘Other’ Posts in ‘Other’ Places: Poland through a Postcolonial Lens? (co-authored with Aneta Piekut and Gill Valentine) available
was announced at the BSA conference in Manchester in April.
The SAGE award panel commented: While all of the shortlisted articles exhibited significant levels ...
CoventryCAN...GO GREEN - March 6-12 2017
CoventryCAN is a Climate Action Network of individuals, groups, organisations, schools, universities, businesses, councillors and students who want to actively do something about climate change through linking together. No matter how 'small' or 'big' the actions taken. JOIN US!