the unruly darlings of public sociology| scatterplot
The term “performative” has become a contranym (a word with two directly opposed meanings) and it’s causing a lot of confusion. In social theory, “performative” typica…| scatterplot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Faculty From 14 Universities Join Forces to Call on Administrative Bodies to Stand Up to Attacks on Higher Education Nearly 5,100 Faculty From 14 Universities Call on Universi…| scatterplot
A group of scholars worked to write the below open letter. Please consider signing & sharing – we’re over 1800 signatures at the time of posting here, and we’re hoping for a l…| scatterplot
I am a sociologist interested in the use of numbers in organizations, markets, and policy. For more info, see here.| scatterplot
2025 Junior Theorists Symposium–Call for Précis SUBMIT YOUR PRÉCIS HERESUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 21, 2025, 11:59pm Eastern Time The 19th Junior Theorists Symposium (JTS) is now open to new s…| scatterplot
Note: This is a post about why I am voting in favor of the ASA resolution sponsored by the Sociologists for Palestine.| scatterplot
Last year, I had the honor of chairing two article award committees for ASA: the Granovetter Award for the Economic Sociology Section and the Junior Theorist Award for the Theory Section. Both comm…| scatterplot
Christina Cross, an Assistant Professor of Sociology, was recently subject to bad faith accusations of plagiarism by Christopher “incite a moral panic over Critical Race Theory” Rufo. R…| scatterplot