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In case you missed it, "It has been revealed in Senate Estimates that 11 ARC Discovery Program applications recommended for funding were vetoed by Minister Simon Birmingham, the then Minister for Education, in late 2017 and early 2018." TASA's Executive responded with a statement that was tweeted and posted on TASA's blog & Facebook page. You can access that statement here.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

If you would like something included on the AGM agenda, or would like to submit an apology, please forward the details to Sally Daly in the TASA Office by Monday November 5, 2018. Please note, paper copies of documents will not be provided at the AGM. Members will receive the 2018 Annual Report and the final AGM agenda, electronically, prior to the meeting.

TASA 2018

Professoriate Meeting

A review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Codes (FOR, SEO and ToA codes) is planned for 2019. This is the first review since 2007, so it is likely the one opportunity for some time to update codes to better reflect current research in Sociology, with consequences for grant assessment processes, reporting processes and the ERA assessment exercise. Submissions will likely have most impact if they come from disciplinary associations like TASA. The Professoriate meeting at TASA 2018 (Tuesday November 20, 12:30pm - 1:30pm) will discuss current codes relevant to sociology and solicit proposals from members for alternatives. 

Conference Documents

Thanks to huge efforts from TASA's 2018 Local Organising Committee, Thematic Group Conveners, the Digital Publications Editor, the Professional Organising Committee and others,  we are very happy to be able to share the following conference documents with you

Congratulations

A warm congratulations is extended to fellow member Claire Baker who was awarded her PhD last weekend, entitled ‘Experiencing Change in a Globalising Agricultural Economy: A Case Study’, School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at the University of New England. Claire was also awarded the Chancellor’s Doctoral Research Medal in recognition of research of exceptional merit and at the forefront of its field. 

Spotlight 

Sociologist looking for work

Anthony K J Smith is doing a Ph.D. in Sociology of Health/Medicine, specifically around HIV Prevention, at UNSW. Anthony is interested in teaching opportunities across sociology, and has experience with discourses such as queer theory, feminism, continental philosophy, STS, and sociology of health/medicine/disease.

Anthony has experience lecturing, teaching in online environments, and with marking. You can contact Anthony by emailing and you can find more information here.

Looking to interview employers of Sociology graduates

As part of developing new Applied Sociology units at the University of Sydney (an alternative 4th-year path for those taking a non-scholarly path after graduation), fellow member Leah Williams Veazey is looking to talk to employers (or potential employers) of Sociology graduates.

The aim is to shape the courses so they are valuable to students in terms of employability, as well as being intellectually stimulating.

Leah we would like to speak to employers from a range of sectors (private, public, NGO) about the skills, capabilities and knowledges that would be valued in a Sociology graduate. Perhaps also about any gaps in these areas that employers would hope an Applied Sociology course might help to fill.

If you are interested, please get in touch with Leah, it will be a fairly brief, informal interview and can take place in person (logistics permitting), or by Skype/phone/email, whichever suits.

Leah would also be happy for people to contact her with any useful resources/websites/ideas which might be helpful in shaping these courses. 

Grant Opportunities

Early Career Research Small Grants Scheme 2018

ECR and PhD scholars can apply for up to $5000 in research funding as part of the Freilich Foundation's Early Career Research Small Grants Scheme                          Application deadline: November 26. Read on...

Fellowship Funding

2019 Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship                                                     The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)                                                      Application deadline: February 1, 2019. Read on...

Employment Opportunities

Research Assistant (online) in Governance of Emerging Technologies, IE Center for the Governance of Change, Madrid                                                                              Application deadline: November 11. Read on...

Associate Professor in Sociology & Anthropology                                                University of Newcastle. Full-Time, Ongoing.                                                                       Application deadline: November 8. Read on...

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – Integrated Care                                                 University of New South Wales                                                                                              Application deadline: November 4. Read on...

Research Fellow                                                                                                                                La Trobe University                                                                                                                            Application deadline: November 11. Read on...

Research Fellow                                                                                                                            The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Environments & Society                                                                                                Applications close: 4 November. Read on...

Scholarship Opportunities

New: Deakin University are now offering a scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate to work on the Youth Mobilities, Aspirations and Pathways (YMAP) project. Applicants are invited to propose a project on any aspect of the impacts of transnational mobility on young people’s social and/or family ties, citizenship and civic lives, and/or economic opportunities and transitions to adulthood. The proposed doctoral project must align with the focus of the YMAP ARC project. This PhD will be based at Deakin and supervised by Professor Anita Harris with external supervision from Prof Baldassar and Dr Shanthi Robertson.                                                                                                                                  Applications deadline: 3 December. Read on...​​

The Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University have a scholarship opportunity on a project, 'India's Changing Cities and Informal Work'. The project is suitable for candidates with strong interests in informal work, migration and cities.          Application deadline: November 11. Read on...

Members' Publications

Book Chapters

Scott, Alan (2019) ‘Shifting repertoires of populism and neo-nationalism: Austria and Brexit Britain’. In Grant, B.J., Moore, T.W. and Lynch, T. (eds) The Rise of Right-Populism. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and Australian Politics. Berlin: Springer, pp.217-35.

Scott, Alan (2018) ‘The state. ‘The state.’ In William Outhwaite and Stephan Turner (eds) The Sage Handbook of Political Sociology. London: Sage. pp.363-78.

Turner, Bryan (2018) 'Classical approaches: Origins and development of the theory of politics.' In William Outhwaite and Stephan Turner (eds) The Sage Handbook of Political Sociology. London: Sage. 

Stones, Rob (2018) 'Political Sociology and Political Theory.' In William Outhwaite and Stephan Turner (eds) The Sage Handbook of Political Sociology. London: Sage. 

Journal - Articles

Scott, Alan (2018) ‘(Plebiscitary) leader democracy: The return of an illusion?’ Thesis Eleven, 148(1): 3-20. doi.org/10.1177/0725513618800120.

Baker, C. The nation-building state retreats: An Australian case study in the changing role of the state. Journal of Rural Studies, Volume 62, Issue undefined, August 2018

Informed News & Analysis

Julie Henderson & Eileen Willis (25 October, 2018) Want to improve care in nursing homes? Mandate minimum staffing levels. The Conversation. 

Micro-vlog

Micro-vlog series (just 2 minutes!)                                                                                        Zoei Sutton and Ben Lohmeyer, incoming Postgraduate Portfolio Leader, host "2-Minute Truths” - a quick-fire interview with remarkable academics about their research and academic lives.                                                                                                                                        Week 1 guest star: Raewyn Connell - “Everybody gets negative feedback from journals or reviewers, even the Professor… Even if it is pretty negative you can learn from it”. You can access the micro-vlog on Zoei & Ben's 2 Minute Truths website.

Blogs

Fabian Cannizzo (31 October, 2018) The Social Structures of Global Academia – New Book, Coming Soon! The Social Thinker. 

Deborah Lupton (26 October, 2018) Have large numbers of Australians left Facebook? It seems not. This Sociological Life. 

Geraldine Fela, Amy Thomas & Hannah McCann (15 October, 2018) Long live the gender whisperers. Overland.

Podcasts

Michael Flood (24 October, 2018) Stuck in the 'Man Box': how traditional masculinity harms men and those around them. ABC Radio National.

James Arvanitakis (30 October, 2018) Cultural Heartland of Sydney. ABC Radio Sydney. (From 2:05:50.)

Members' Keynote Invitations

Have you been invited to give a keynote? If so, we'd love to hear about it so that we can list the details in the weekly newsletter here. 

Promotions

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Other Events, News & Opportunities

International Sociological Association 

New: isagram 167, November 2018. News from ISA

Panel

New: Satire is a new global saviour for news, seriously                                                   Join Nigerian social media star and satirist Adeola Fayehun, The Chaser's Julian Morrow and Professor Umberto Ansaldo as they unpack the place, power and potential of political satire.
Monday 5 November, 6 – 7.30pm. Read on...

Competition

Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards                   The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)                                                     Submission deadline: January 31, 2019. Read on... 

Seminars

New: The CRISPR Sperm Bank: Experience Trans-species Possibilities                A seminar by Eben Kirksey, with Tamara Pertamina                                                                      2 November, 4pm, Deakin Downtown. Read on...

Global Compact on Migration                                                                                              12 November 2018, Sydney                                                                                                      This public seminar brings together key policy makers involved in migration policy and planning at the highest level to consider how the Australian government and civil society actors can support, implement, monitor and review the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)                                                                                                          The discussion will be facilitated by fellow member Melissa Phillips                      This is a free event but registration is essential for catering purposes. Read on... 

Undoing Whiteness in American Buddhist Modernism: Critical, Contextual, and Collective Turns                                                                                                                         5 November, Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus, 10:30-12:00 
Speaker: Associate Prof Ann Gleig (University of Central Florida). Read on...

Public Lectures

New: Shape-shifting violence through land-based retellings: Indigenous responses to colonial gender-based violence                                                                   Associate Professor Sandrina de Finney (University of Victoria, Canada)                                   14 November, 5:30pm, Deakin Downtown, Melbourne                                                                  For the full details, and to register, please read on...

Activist Movements and Social Theory                                                                              The Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture
168 Lonsdale st, Melbourne
Friday, 23rd November 4:30pm                                                                                                      Speakers include fellow member Theresa Petray                                                              Bursuries available for TASA postgraduate members.                                                  For more details, and registration, Read on...

PhD Summer School and One Day Conference

Researching Post-Capitalist Possibilities
January 2019 in Sydney, Australia
Hosted by the Community Economies Strategic Initiative, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University                                                                                          Registrations will open December 5.  Read on...

Call for Proposals - Journal

New Editor of Men and Masculinities                                                                        Sage are currently accepting editor applications for a three-year term commencing July, 2019 (this start date is negotiable). The search committee will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2018. Read on...

Call for Papers - Journals

Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities                                                                  Special issue on Cultural and Social Anthropology                                                                Submission deadline: December 31. Read on...

2019 Special Issue Call for papers: Disability and Children's Rights.                      The Canadian Journal on Children’s Rights (CJCR)                                                       Submissions deadline: April 1, 2019. Read on...

Call for Chapters - Book

Theorising the university: critical perspectives on institutional research  Edited by Mark Murphy, Ciaran Burke, Cristina Costa and Rille Raaper                                    Submission deadline: December 1, 2018. Read on...

Call for Submissions - Edited Book

The Rise of the Far-Right:Technologies of Recruitment & Mobilization         After decades of existing on the social and political margins, far-right groups and movements are enjoying increasing success and claiming a place in mainstream electoral politics. This call for submissions invites scholars to contribute a chapter to an edited book bringing together research that describes what factors lie behind this rise in the far-right, giving attention to how these groups recruit new members and mobilize action, and their use and involvement with media technologies.                                                            Submission deadline: November 15. Read on...

Symposiums

Sport, Culture and Gender: Where Are We Now?  This event is hosted by the Religion & Society Research Cluster and the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at Western Sydney University.                                                                                                        Thursday 8 November 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Parramatta, NSW 2150                                      Keynote Speaker: Fellow TASA member and TASA 2018 Local Organising Committee member Kim Toffoletti, Deakin University:Who is visible in sport and recreation? Thinking through gender and cultural diversity                                                              Registration free but essential. Read on...

Rural Issues Symposium - The future of rural sociology in Australia, 2019         La Trobe, Bendigo, Friday 28th June, 2019.                                                                                  Keynote presentations from Professor Barbara Pini, Griffith University and Professor Robyn Eversole, Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University of Technology. In recognition of the unique social experiences of rural, remote, and regional residents, the symposium aims to bring together students, researchers, applied sociologists, community and social services professionals and academics engaging with a range of issues pertinent to rural, remote and regional Australia.                                                                                                                                            Abstracts and scholarship applications due: Friday 22nd March, 2019. Read on...

Conferences

New: Youth Futures: Connection and Mobility in the Asia-Pacific                            15 - 16 November, 9am to 4pm, Deakin Downtown, Melbourne                                                For the full details, and to register, read on...

New: EGOS 2019 Subtheme 54: Exploring the Labour Dimension of Sustainable Organizations: Ideologies, Struggles, Solutions (Markus Helfen, Andreas Pekarek, Rick Delbridge)                                                                                              Continuing the interdisciplinary exchange between the fields of organization studies and employment relations from two preceding EGOS sub-themes in 2017 and 2018, next year's theme concentrates on the ideologies, struggles and solutions around the labour dimension of the sustainable organization. We invite contributions that explore how labour shapes and is shaped by questions of organizational sustainability and what this means for future world(s) of work.                                                                                              Deadline for short paper submissions: January 14, 2019. Read on...

New: 7th International and Interdisciplinary Emotional Geographies Conference, 17-19 July 2019                                                                                                                                        Keynote speakers include fellow member, & incoming Applied Sociology Portfolio Leader, Catherine Robinson.                                                                                                 Themed Sessions submission deadline: December 10.                                              Abstract submission deadline: 4 March 2019. Read on...

Illuminating the SOCIAL in Social Problems                                                                 The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)                                                        August 9-11, 2019, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY.                                    Submission deadline: January 31, 2019. Read on...

Economy & the Possible: Alternative, Missed and Reified Futures in Contemporary Society                                                                                                                      20-21 May 2019 in Warsaw (Poland)                                                                          Submission deadline: 10 December. Read on...

The future in the past SAANZ – Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand Conference 2018. “The future in the past” is a phrase taken from Ernst Bloch, capturing his attention to the materiality of both past and future, and their interactions, in the present.                                                                                                                              Submission deadline: November 5. Read on...

EUROPE AND BEYOND: BOUNDARIES, BARRIERS AND BELONGING
14th ESA Conference, 20-23 August 2019 to be held in Manchester / UK. Read on...

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