Members' Newsletter 

Dear  ,

Our warm congratulations are extended to fellow member Alan Petersen who was recently elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, which is a highly prestigious UK body including scholars and practitioners across all areas of the social sciences, including from academe, policy and practice. Alan was the only Australian elected a fellow this year. You can listen to Alan speak at our conference in November as well as the 2016 Health Day on Friday December 2nd. Bookings for that event can be made here. Please note, there are a limited number of student complimentary registrations available.

LAST CHANCE: PhD Opportunity

Pathways to better health and education outcomes for Tasmania’s children

Scholarship opportunity at the University of Tasmania for two PhD students to conduct ethnographic research in Tasmanian communities to provide in-depth knowledge about how universal early childhood services operate, how the services work with each other and how families and children use them. We have a strong interest in the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage, place, and the use and meanings of services.                  Application deadline: October 31.  Read on...

Members' Publications

Books 

Journal Articles

Jens Zinn (2016). Living in the Anthropocene: towards a risk-taking society. Environmental Sociology. Routledge.

Mark Mallman, The perceived inherent vice of working-class university students’, The Sociological Review, 2016

Elly Leung & Donella Caspersz (2016). Exploring worker consciousness in China. Labour and Industry.

Reports

Tom Barnes (2016) Library Fellowship Paper - Transition to Where. This Research Paper explains the significance of the winding down of local car manufacturing operations and the impact this will have in Victoria.

Thematic Groups' Events

Free Webinar: Applied Sociology 

The final 2016, webinar in the Applied Sociology series,  is presented by Dina Bowman who currently works in a community based research and policy centre. Dina “will consider why sociological perspectives are important and reflect on some of the opportunities and challenges of working as a sociologist outside the academy.” This presentation may be particularly helpful to PhD candidates who are considering where they can gain employment once they graduate.”

Please register for Dina Bowman on Oct 28, 2016 12:00 PM AEDT at: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6548459633611918081

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Research Forum

From Surviving to Thriving: Inclusive work and economic security for refugees and people seeking asylum                                                                           As global forced migration continues to grow, research into the recruitment barriers, support needs, and long-term economic contributions of humanitarian migrants has revealed insights that can inform policy and programs.                                                       07 December 2016, 9:30am to 4:30pm, University of Melbourne.                               The speakers are now confirmed for this event and many of them are fellow TASA members.                                                                                                                                                             Registration is now open. Read on...

Symposium and Workshop: Meaning and Morality in an Age of Uncertainty.

Friday 2nd of December (following annual TASA conference)                                                La Trobe Franklin St Campus, Melbourne                                                                              The focus of the event will be analysing changes and continuity in expressions of morality and meaning in a world in which the old anchors and certainties have been radically disrupted.  Read on...

Two postgraduate accommodation scholarships will be available to attend the event (applicants must be TASA members). Please email Nick or Sara.

Health Sociology in the 21st century: Innovative Approaches to Researching Health and Society

Friday 2nd December (following annual TASA conference)
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne.  Read on...                       

Symposium: Relationality in the metropolis – exploring sociological perspectives for urban studies

Friday 2nd December (following annual TASA conference)
Multi-function Room, 1888 Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville                            For further information, and to register, please read on...

Other Events

Panel Discussion 

All being well? Financial wellbeing, inclusion and risk                                                    05 December 2016, 2:00pm to 4:00pm,  Melbourne                                                                       Join the lively panel discussion on financial wellbeing featuring Professor Elaine Kempson (UK) and Professor Jerry Buckland (Canada).                                                                                        Registration now open. Read on...

Seminar

Beyond the gig economy: opportunities to organise, collaborate and develop new responses to insecure work                                                                                                       24 November 2016, 9:00am to 4:30pm, Melbourne.                                                                                Join researchers from the UK, New Zealand, Denmark and Australia for a public event to discuss the consequences of insecure work, existing policy responses and opportunities for collaboration to foster positive change.                                                                                                            Registration now open. Read on...

Symposiums

Science, Modernization and Colonialism in the Age of Decolonization    Symposium at the 25th International Congress of History of Science and Technology      Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23-29 July 2017                                                                                            Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2016. Read on...

Conflicts of Interest in Healthcare                                                                     Monday 31st of October, 1:00pm - 5:00pm, Camperdown, NSW                                 This symposium brings together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars to explore the ethical and policy implications of financial and non-financial conflicts of interest in medicine and public health. Four sessions will address conceptual and practical implications of conflicts of interest from clinical, policy, scientific and academic perspectives.                                                                                                                                                               This event is free but registration is required. Read on...

Engaging with a shift to the empirical in feminist scholarship: A symposium   Friday November 11, 12.30 – 4.30 (lunch included) University of Sydney           The organisers are keen to have input from scholars from across the academic career spectrum - from early stage doctoral researchers onwards – and from across the range of disciplinary locations. Our aim is to facilitate a relaxed but intellectually stimulating environment where knowing, not knowing and unknowing are equally valid.                           The event is free but RSVP required. Read on...

Conference

XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology                                                                                                 Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities                            Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. Read on...

The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) invites submissions for the 67th Annual Meeting, to be held August 11-13, 2017, at the Montreal Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal, Quebec Canada.                                                                                                                   Submission deadline: January 31, 2017.  Read on...

World Complexity Science Academy – WCSA                                                                                     Governing Turbulence: Risk and Opportunities in the Complexity Age                 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th and 6th January 2017                                                                                 Abstract submission deadline: November 30. Read on...

Call for Papers - Journals

Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal                                                           Special Issue Contemporary Boys’ Literacies / Boys’ Literatures                         First draft submissions deadline: February 1, 2017. Read on...

Future-Proofing Higher Education: towards the Citizen Scholar                               Active Learning in Higher Education                                                                                                Submission deadline: 1 February 2017. Read on...

 The EU's Four Freedoms: moving people, capital, goods and services across the field of European education                                                                                                    European Education Research Journal                                                                                                           Abstract submission deadline: 1 December. Read on...

Migration, Borders, and Education: International Sociological Inquiries International Studies in Sociology of Education, Special Issue Call for Papers         Abstract Submission deadline extended: November 30. Read on...

Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities                                                                                        Special issue on Cultural and Social Anthropology, to be published in December 2017. Abstract submission deadline: December 15. Read on...

Sport, Feminism, and the Global South                                                                          Sociology of Sport Journal                                                                                           Guest editors: Kim Toffoletti and Catherine Palmer                                                    Submission deadline: March 1, 2017. Read on...

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