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Congratulations

A huge congratulations is extended to all those involved with Health Sociology Review on the journal's rise in impact factor to 0.913. The announcement tweet can be viewed here.

Journal of Sociology

Special Edition 2019 - Call for Editors

Papers featured in special editions are subject to the normal process of peer review. Selection of papers and coordination of the peer review process will be the responsibility of the Guest Editors. Papers may be selected either on the basis of invitation or via a general ‘call for papers’. Final copy for this special edition is due on the fourth of September, 2018 and publication will be in March 2019. Expression of Interest deadline: July 31, 2017. Read on...

Members' Publications

Journals

Christopher Mayes, Jane Williams & Wendy Lipworth (2017). Conflicted hope: social egg freezing and clinical conflicts of interest, Health Sociology Review

Block, K., & Gibbs, L. (2017). Promoting Social Inclusion through Sport for Refugee-background Youth in Australia: Analysing Different Participation Models Social Inclusion, 5(2), 91-100.

Working Papers

Dina Bowman, Shelley Mallett and Dairmuid Cooney-O’Donoghue 2017, Basic income: trade-offs and bottom lines

Blogs

Deborah Lupton: Digital Health Stakeholder Workshop

Andrew Jakubowicz: Two Strongs don’t make it Right

Applied Sociology

Conveners of the Applied Sociology Thematic Group recently made connection with the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS) in the USA who publish the Journal of Applied Social Science. James Lee, the editor, would be happy to receive submissions from Australia, so please encourage the members of your cluster to consider submitting to the journal.

Thematic Groups

Social Theory

New: Emotions and Social Theory: Reflexivity, Critique and Structure Friday 24th November, University of Wollongong Main Campus Keynote Speakers: Jack Barbalet, Mary Holmes and Rob Stones The Social Theory thematic group of TASA and the Contemporary Emotions Research Network (UOW) are thrilled to announce a collaborative workshop on emotions and social theory at the University of Wollongong. Submission deadline: August 18. Read on...

Sociology of Religion Symposium

Chasms and Bridges: Religion and Secularity in a Polarised World 29th September: Western Sydney University City Campus Key Note Addresses: Professor Marion Maddox and Associate Professor Alphia Possamai-Inesedy

Bursaries: 8 travel bursaries are available for rural and out-of-state post-graduate students and unwaged/unaffiliated ECRs (up to 5 years post-PhD) of up to $150. If you would like to apply for a bursary, please provide a short statement indicating your place of residence, details of your student status/candidature (for post-graduate students), or details of your PhD award and current work status (for ECRs). You must be a TASA member to be eligible for a bursary. Please send your expressions of interest and bursary applications to rosemary.hancock@nd.edu.au by 18 August 2017. Read on...

Sociology and Animals Symposium

Development for Species: Animals in society, animals as society Deakin University, Melbourne City campus, September 18-19, Submission deadline: EXTENDED July 14 Read on...

Postgraduate scholarship: With the support of TASA, the Sociology & Animals Thematic Group will be offering 3 postgraduate scholarships valued at $150 each. Potential scholarship winners will need to be registered TASA postgraduate members & located outside of Melbourne. If you wish to be considered for a postgraduate scholarship please indicate this in the same email as your abstract submission.

2017 TASA Health Day

Mobilising health sociology for impact: How can complex understandings of injustice and inequality be used in policy and practice? Friday 13th October 2017, UNSW Sydney Submission deadline: July 19. Read on...

Travel Bursaries Award: The Health thematic group has obtained funding through TASA to award 5 travel bursaries of $150 to postgraduates or casual and unwaged staff (who must be TASA members and living outside of Sydney) to attend the symposium. The recipients of the bursaries will be eligible for reimbursements to the value of $150 for travel expenses related to attending the symposium. You do not have to be presenting a paper to receive an award. However, those who have submitted an abstract will be given priority. If you wish to apply for a travel bursary please email for more information, Sophie Lewis (sophie.lewis@unsw.edu.au).

Youth Symposium

Research Methods in Youth Studies: Doing ‘Difference Differently’ Wednesday 22 November, 2017, University of Melbourne Invited speakers: Greg Noble, Anita Harris, Pam Nilan, Julia Coffey, Brady Robards Submission deadline: July 31. Read on...

Crime & Governance Symposium

Politics and Crime Control in the 21st Century: Controversies and Challenges The symposium will be held at the UoN Sydney campus (Elizabeth St, Sydney) on the 22nd September 2017. Keynotes: Eileen Baldry & Lana Sandas Some travel bursaries to postgraduates or casual and unwaged staff to attend the symposium are available. Submission deadline: Extended to August 4. Read on...

Other Events

Scholarships - TASA 2017 Conference

You may be eligible to apply for a TASA 2017 conference scholarship. It includes registration and travel funding. The deadline for all scholarships is September 30. Full details on each one is accessible via the links below:

ISA World Congress, Torronto, 2018

Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. Joint session: RC25 Language and Society (host committee)
RC31 Sociology of Migration Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

Sociology, Theory and Complementary and Alternative Medicine XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. RC15 Sociology of Health (host committee) Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

Forms of Collectivity Among Contemporary Youth
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. RC34 Sociology of Youth (host committee) Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

War, the Military and Societal Transformation XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. RC16 Sociological Theory (host committee) Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

Continuity and Change in the Family Life Course (9895) Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. RC06 Family Research (host committee) Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

Experiences of and Responses to Disempowerment, Violence and Injustice within the Relational Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two Spirited (LGBTQ2) People XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Toronto, Canada, on July 15-21, 2018. RC06 Family Research (host committee) Submission deadline: September 30. Read on...

Other Conferences

The interpretation of global politics: methods and epistemologies after the event Canberra, 2-3 November Submission deadline: July 30. Read on...

Respect Existence or Expect Resistance Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand 6-10 December, Dunedin, New Zealand Submission deadline: September 10. Read on...

Association of Industrial Relations Academics, Australia and New Zealand conference (AIRAANZ) 'Jobs and Change in Uncertain Times' : 32nd Annual AIRAANZ Conference
Adelaide, South Australia
7-9 February 2018 Submission deadline: 15 September 2017 Read on...

Newsletter Submissions

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