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Silke Roth
@silkeroth.bsky.social
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sociologist, interested in organizing for change, solidarity, intersectionality, inequality, she/her, editor at @sociologicalreview.bsky.social

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · Dec 15
Publication day of Organising for Change co-authored with Clare Saunders bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/organizing-f... and checking final proof of Handbook co-edited with Bandana Purkayastha and @aidnography.de
photo shows cover of book ‚Organising for Change‘ and proofs of ‚Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality‘

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 4h
📣 TOMORROW in Glasgow: Tickets are still available for The Sociological Review Annual Lecture 2025, an in-person event at the University of Glasgow.

It's your chance to hear from acclaimed scholar Shahram Khosravi on how to do migration studies in dark times.

🎟️ Book your place: buff.ly/4LDmx13

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RC48 @rc48-isa.bsky.social · 2d
#CallForPapers

Alternative Futures and Popular Protest 2026

The 2026 conference will be held in Manchester on June 15-17, 2026.

More details: www.movements.manchester.ac.uk/afpp/
AFPP 2026 Call for Papers
www.movements.manchester.ac.uk

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 11d
“Quite often, big social theorists actually formed their ideas in social movements, or in radical or activist spaces – what sociologists call counter-public spheres.”

@alimeghji.bsky.social talks to Iris Pissaride about W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy in the Magazine’s most recent issue.

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Illustration for The Sociological Review magazine's September 2025 issue. Whimsical drawing of three anthropomorphic flowers – orange, green and black against a brown and cream background – protesting together. One holds a black flag, another shouts through a megaphone, and the third listens intently with blue sound waves connecting them. Artist: Raquel Figueira

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · 12d
but in the company of majestic cats! 😻

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Lizzie Reed @lizziereed.bsky.social · 12d
Can anyone point me to any public health campaigns (ideally video) from during Covid19 which in some way say "stay apart to stay safe" or similar messaging? I know the UK ones, but I want an example from further afield (reposts appreciated)

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 13d
Food for thought: explore our Virtual Issue of The Sociological Review journal, a companion to our Annual Lecture 2025 with Shahram Khosravi.

📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees and borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · 18d
and a cool video too! thanks for sharing

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Marcos Ancelovici @mancelovici.bsky.social · 18d
A new collective volume (in open access) that could be of interest to people working on #tenant activism and #housing struggles: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...

#RentStrike
Rent Strikes
Since the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...
uclpress.co.uk

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Lisa Ann Richey @brandaid-world.bsky.social · 24d
Social protection. It’s isn’t just for protecting the poor. It’s for maintaining the social fabric.
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 24d
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 27d
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits

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Sinisa Malesevic @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social · 25d
1 Assistant Professor in Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG506/a...
Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics at Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · 25d
just sent you an email, but without exclamation points - obviously a mistake!

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 25d
The Sociological Review Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance the education of the public on the subject of sociology and related disciplines.

➡️ Read our recent Annual Reports to learn more about the work we do:
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➡️ Support our work: buff.ly/QLL2sQs
Text-based graphics for The Sociological Review Foundation Annual Report 2022, The Sociological Review Foundation Annual Report 2023, The Sociological Review Foundation Annual Report 2024

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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 25d
🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky
Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg
Infosystem der ZUV
adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de

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Les Carr @lescarr.bsky.social · 25d
Calling all Women in STEM!
November's Southampton Science Comedy features women in STEM who rap, control AIs and electrocute men - because science! Come along and bring your friends!!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...
Southampton Science Comedy!
An November evening of science-themed stand-up comedy, stories, and silliness from some of Southampton’s funniest and nerdiest people!
www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · 26d
Gute Besserung!❤️

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 27d
Join us for a virtual conversation with ASA Human Rights Section Book Award winners, Chana Teeger and Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, on race, memory, and injustice. I’ll be moderating this discussion.

📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Aleks Lewicki @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social · 27d
If you’re around Cambridge this Friday, join @manuelaboatca.bsky.social and I on our panel on „Rethinking Europe”: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/48642/

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · 27d
oh Jannis, so sorry to read this and such an understandable decision, so very sorry about what you have experienced, the work of you and your team is so important! glad that @interactfu.bsky.social remains here and will certainly stay in touch

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · 28d
It’s a terrific article and will hopefully be widely read!
robinskyer.bsky.social Robin Skyer @robinskyer.bsky.social · 28d
Published yesterday with The Sociological Review: 'Research failure, crip temporalities and bipolar time in UK higher education'

I'm honoured to be co-author of this article with wonderful first author @lizziereed.bsky.social ☺️

Available to read here, open access: doi.org/10.1177/0038...
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Robin Skyer @robinskyer.bsky.social · 28d
Published yesterday with The Sociological Review: 'Research failure, crip temporalities and bipolar time in UK higher education'

I'm honoured to be co-author of this article with wonderful first author @lizziereed.bsky.social ☺️

Available to read here, open access: doi.org/10.1177/0038...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
doi.org

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 29d
Failure hurts. How can the concept of bipolar time help us understand it?

@lizziereed.bsky.social @robinskyer.bsky.social reflect on an unsuccessful research project, relentless demands for productivity, and the importance of radical acceptance.

#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/zb4uVL6
Lizzie Reed and Robin Skyer Research failure, crip temporalities and bipolar time in UK higher education https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261251388708 The Sociological Review #OnlineFirst

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Lizzie Reed @lizziereed.bsky.social · 29d
Here we are then, the article I have been whining about for well over a year. Written with @robinskyer.bsky.social, our article explores failure and crip temporalities in UKHE and is published today with the Sociological Review

doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...

#bipolar #Sociology
Bipolar time is a metaphor for the complexities of times as we variously experience them, and as it intersects with other times and demands. It provides a way to index the components of time, of illness, of accelerating contexts, which construct the experience of failure. Bipolar time describes the non-rhythmic space where failure is everywhere and nowhere, personal-affective, contextual and structural. It is not just a metaphor for personal struggle; we offer it as a critical tool to analyse how times move – and how (or whether) we move against/with time – in ways which reinforce inequalities. Bipolar time offers a mechanism to explore how failure is attached to certain bodies and why ‘reasonable adjustments’ or accommodations for disability do not preclude the painful affective experience of delivering work on time, slowly, or not at all

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SSPC at the University of Southampton @sspcatsoton.bsky.social · Oct 27
Two of the three most recently published articles on @thesociologicalreview.org are by academics from our department! Congratulations all.

You can read fascinating work from @rosedwards.bsky.social and Val Gillies on challenges of researching academic wives at doi.org/10.1177/00380261251375423

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Oct 23
”Former taxi driver & accidental professor of anthropology”: meet Shahram Khosravi, who will give this year’s Sociological Review Annual Lecture on 27 November in Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social

How to do Migration Studies in Dark Times will be his theme.

➡️ More on his work: buff.ly/FGxRPeo

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Tobias Denskus @aidnography.de · Oct 22
Chapter 16, "Humanitarian organisations as gendered organisations" by Rianka Roy highlights that in their operations, directions, meanings, & identities, humanitarian organisations are gendered, embodying a structural distinction between men & women (16/x)
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Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 16 - Humanitarian organisations as gendered organisations
Tobias Denskus blogs about international development, focusing on media, communication for social change & professionalism in the aid industry
aidnography.blogspot.com

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Tobias Denskus @aidnography.de · Oct 22
Chapter 15, "Race, racialisation & coloniality in the humanitarian aid sector" by Lata Narayanaswamy argues that the Global North has centred & invisibilised (aspirational) whiteness as integral to the racial hierarchies prevalent in humanitarian work (15/x)
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Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 15 - Race, racialisation, and coloniality in the humanitarian aid sector
Tobias Denskus blogs about international development, focusing on media, communication for social change & professionalism in the aid industry
aidnography.blogspot.com

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · Oct 17
abwechselnd bunt und grau, gestern goldener Oktober

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Silke Roth @silkeroth.bsky.social · Oct 17
goldener Oktober?

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Oct 15
Are you interested in researching gender and inequalities? Join us for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collaboration Event next month, 5 Nov 2025. More details in our infographic below. If you're interested in attending, please email us at [email protected] so that we can get an idea of numbers!

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Oct 14
JOIN US ONLINE on 22 October at 18:30 BST as we look at the shifting politics of #immigration in the UK, how policy is shaped and challenged, and the state of protest and public debate.

With @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Fizza Qureshi @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mayblin.bsky.social

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Immigration, Policy and Protest Aaron Winter – Lucy Mayblin – Fizza Qureshi – Michaela Benson Conversations series of online events The Sociological Review Foundation