Members' Newsletter 

Dear  ,

As previously mentioned, we welcome you to share your publications with your colleagues via this newsletter. If you haven't had the opportunity to submit your 2016 publications yet, please feel free to submit them for one of our two, final 2016 newsletters (submit by 21st for the 22/12 issue and the 28th for the December 29 issue).

Employment Opportunities

The University of Sydney is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Qualitative Research in Health to ensure sustainable, high quality and flexible provision of qualitative health research teaching within the Sydney School of Public Health. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 1920/1116 for more information and to apply.                                                                                                                Application deadline: 2 January 2017. Read on...

The School of Social and Political Sciences, at The University of Melbourne,  is seeking a Level B Lecturer in Sociology through the Melbourne Early Career Academic Fellowship program (MECAF). The successful applicant will complete a structured development programme provided by the University within their workload allocation. This programme provides training, supervision and appropriate career and professional development opportunities towards establishing an academic career.                   Application deadline: 8 January 2017.  Read on...

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology from candidates with expertise in the sociology of ageing/social gerontology. Candidates should possess a PhD in Sociology or a related social-science discipline at the time of appointment, demonstrable evidence of excellence in research and teaching, and a commitment to university service. The University emphasizes cutting-edge research and teaching and boasts strong support for each. The successful applicant is expected to teach in English at both undergraduate and graduate levels.                                                                                                                                         Application deadline: 30 December 2016. Read on...

Members' Publications

Books

Journal Articles

Cebulla, A. (2016) The Social Orientations and Ideologies of UK Finance Employees at the Onset of the Global Financial Crisis,Capital & Class. 

Bauknecht, J. and A. Cebulla (2016) ‘Extending Working Lives – Sticks and Carrots to Get the Older Unemployed Back into Employment’, Intereconomics.

Paternoster, H (2016) Questioning the Legacy of Class Structure in Australian History: An "Historical" Class Analysis?" Labour History, No.111, pp.99-120. A free pre-publication version can also be accessed here.  A response from Terry Irving, to this article, can be accessed here.

Informed News Analysis & Commentary

Joel Windle: Parental anxiety and Pisa: to lift academic standards, stop segregating kids, The Guardian

Amanda Wise: Behind Singapore’s PISA rankings success – and why other countries may not want to join the race, The Conversation

Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh & Belinda Hewitt  The gender pay gap is harming women’s health, The Conversation

Alan Morris: Why secure and affordable housing is an increasing worry for age pensioners, The Conversation

Research Participant Opportunity

If you are aged 60 years and over the Sexual Health & Ageing, Perspectives and Education (SHAPE) Project, presents a unique opportunity for you to participate in research to improve the wellbeing of older people.  Read on...

Events

Funding for Women's Leadership Development

Women & Leadership Australia have scholarships are available across three key management levels.                                                                                                                                   Applications close: December 22. Read on...

Symposiums

Consumer & Consumption @ Yale Symposium                                                                                 March 31, 2017                                                                                                                                             Abstract submission deadline: TODAY December 15. Read on...

Conferences

Critical Approaches to Risk and Security: East, South, North and West             10th-12th April 2017, Singapore                                                                                                     This conference will provide a great opportunity for people to develop networks in South East Asia.                                                                                                                                                 Submission deadline: 12th January 2017. Read on...

European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)                                                                                 July 6- 8, 2017 Copenhagen                                                                                                                                 Sub-theme 69: Organization Studies and Industrial Relations: Overlapping Concerns and New Possibilities The stream seeks to promote the dialogue between labour relations and wider scholarship in organisation studies. They are looking for a broad range of contributions and would like to have some more submissions with a sociological bent. Read on...

Making alcohol and other drug realities                                                     Contemporary Drug Problems                                                                                                                      23-25 August, 2017. Helsinki, Finland                                                                                              Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2017. Read on...

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...

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...

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