The Australian Sociological Association: Members' Newsletter No Images? Click here Members' NewsletterDear , CongratulationsOur congratulations are extended to fellow TASA member, and 2016 conference volunteer, Naama Carlin, who was recently conferred a PhD in sociology, no revisions required. Well done Naama. We also congratulate the fellow TASA members who successfully attained an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant last week. Those members and their projects are listed below. Whilst we don't want to take anything away from those who did receive a grant, we are mindful that many TASA members who applied for grants did not receive funding. As such, we would like to take this opportunity to remind you of an article Kay Cook wrote about Why grant wins hurt us all. Anita Harris, Loretta Baldassar & Shanthi Robertson: The effects of transnational mobility on youth transitions. This project aims to examine transnational mobility amongst young people and to understand its effects on their economic opportunities, social and familial ties, capacity for citizenship and transitions to adulthood. Garth Stahl This project aims to provide the first detailed account of how gender, ethnicity and social class impact on first-in-family Australian males transitioning to university. The DECRA is a cross comparative study which will be conducted in two specific locales, the northern suburbs of Adelaide and the Western suburbs of Sydney. Paul Henman, Tim Graham & Paul Halligan, with overseas partners: Their project aims to examine the architectures, rationales, effectiveness and power effects of government web portals, which are conceptualised as spaces of administrative, policy and power contestation. They are the formal public face of online government, but their effectiveness and contribution to government is largely unknown. Alan Petersen ARC DPs both as Sole Chief Investigator but with overseas partners:
Shaun Rawolle as part of a team: The project aims to identify and understand the equity of broadening participation to undergraduate degrees through the recent expansion of higher education in vocational institutions. The intended outcomes will provide relevant knowledge about the effects of this expansion on creating opportunities for more equity groups to obtain degrees and for the higher education system to better drive national innovation and economic restructuring in ways that give a fairer chance to all equity groups to participate. Signe Ravn successfully attained an ARC DECRA. This project aims to investigate the everyday lives and imagined futures of Australian girls who leave mainstream schooling before Year 12, a group often overlooked because of a prime concern with ‘problem boys’. Following 30 girls with disrupted transitional pathways over two years enables a micro-sociological analysis of how the girls’ (dis-)connections to people, places and institutions develop over time. Members' PublicationsBooksHassan, R. (2016). Indian Muslims: Struggling for Quality of Citizenship. Melbourne University Press. Research shows that Indian Muslims experience higher levels of development and equity deficits. Indian Muslims are also predicted to become the largest Muslim population in the world by 2050. This increase in numbers might exacerbate their relative deprivation, creating a disjunction between India's constitutional promises of 'equality of opportunity' for citizens of a secular democracy—including for minorities—and the existential reality. Journal ArticlesAndrew, Y. (2016). The unavoidable salience of gender: Notes from childcare work. Gender, Place & Culture: A journal of feminist geography, Onlinefirst. doi: 10.1080/0966369X.2016.1249353 Andrew, Y., Corr, L., Lent, C., O’Brien, M., Osgood, J., & Boyd, M. (2016). Worthwhile work? Childcare, feminist ethics and cooperative research practices. Gender and Education, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/09540253.2016.1247948 Smith, G.J.D. and P. O'Malley (2016) 'Driving politics: data-driven governance and resistance', The British Journal of Criminology, DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azw075. Riaz Hassan, 'ISIS and the Caliphate', Australian Journal of Political Science, 51:4, 2016 Informed News Analysis & CommentaryMatthew Wade: Fertility Clinics Still a Battleground for Queer People, Star Observer Mark Chou & colleagues: President Trump will change the United States and the world, but just how remains to be seen, The Conversation Andrew Jakubowicz: European leaders taking cues from Australia on asylum seeker policies, The Conversation BlogsDeborah Lupton: 3D printing technologies: social perspectives Andrew Jakubowicz: European leaders taking cues from Australia on asylum seeker policies James Arvanitakis: The contribution of Indonesian Islam to Western Civilisation PodcastsJames Arvanitakis: Is providing a living wage of $45,000 to everyone a workable idea? 936 ABC Hobart VideosDina Bowman: Applied Sociology and Social Policy Melanie Shier Baker: How Sociology Informs Disability Services Joseph Borlagdan: Supporting Sociologists outside of academe Kim Stace: Outcomes Measurement for community service organisations Pierre Van Osselaer: Social Semiotics Thematic Groups' EventsResearch ForumFrom 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... Health Sociology in the 21st century: Innovative Approaches to Researching Health and SocietyFriday 2nd December (following annual TASA conference)
Symposium: Relationality in the metropolis – exploring sociological perspectives for urban studiesFriday 2nd December (following annual TASA conference) CHASSCHASS are looking for enthusiastic and proactive Board Members who can help support the conceptualisation and organisation of an annual event for CHASS, among other commitments. Their Board Members are involved in strategic planning, overseeing CHASS's key directions and activities, and ensuring compliance with constitutional and other statutory requirements. A list of current Board members is available here. If you are interested, or you know someone in TASA who'd be interested in their work, please nominate yourself/her/him using this form by pm AEDT on Monday, 28 November 2016. Inquiry into educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studentsOn Wednesday, 19 October 2016, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on Educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.Interested persons and organisations can make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Friday, 25 November 2016. Read on... EventsPanel DiscussionPrimary Prevention of Violence Against Women: From Local to Global 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... SeminarAboriginal lung health: lung function and breathing better – are we doing enough? A free public seminar, Monday, 5 December 2016 – 3pm-4pm Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect over 300 million people globally. This presentation will highlight the work of the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) and new work about to commence in Derbarl Yerrigan Aboriginal Medical Service to develop lung function reference ranges in Aboriginal peoples. It will also touch on the question of smoking and ask if we can do more to help individuals quit. Read on... 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... SymposiumsEngaging with a shift to the empirical in feminist scholarship: A symposium TOMORROW Friday November 11, 12.30 – 4.30, 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... ConferenceMaking 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... 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 - JournalsBoyhood 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... Newsletter SubmissionsWe encourage you to support your colleagues by sharing details of your latest publications with them via this newsletter. No publication is too big or too small. Any mention of sociology is of value to our association, and to the discipline, so please do send through details of your latest publication (fully referenced) for the next newsletter, to the TASA Office. 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