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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 9d

Masterclass announcement! Lori Beaman of @nonreligioncf.bsky.social will be talking to us on "Exploring
Deep Equality" next week on Thursday 16th October.

3pm South Africa / 9am Canada / 10am Brazil / 2pm UK

Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8160513998...

Access code: 108926

Exploring Deep Equality

Speaker: Prof Lori G. Beaman

Lori G. Beaman is the Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa. She directs Nonreligion in a Complex Future, an international, comparative, and interdisciplinary project exploring the social impact of the growth of nonreligion in diverse cultural contexts. Her research focuses on nonreligion, religious diversity, equality, and law, engaging both mainstream and underrepresented populations. She is the author of Deep Equality in an Era of Religious Diversity (Oxford University Press).

Thursday 16th October 2025

15:00–16:30 - South Africa / 9:00–10:30 - Canada / 10:00–11:30 - Brazil / 14:00–14:30 - United Kingdom

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81605139987?pwd=0fqVBC5RMrdI5eaQKHiCvEguMespPB.1

Access code: 108926

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 21d

Read the latest article from NCF team members Ryan Cragun, Hugo Rabbia, Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, and Peter Beyer. In this article, the authors draw on research from the NCF's Social and Cultural Values Survey to re-think how to best measure nonreligion.

secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10....

New Publication Alert

“Measuring Nonreligion as Absence: Testing Various Approaches”

Secularism and Nonreligion (2025)

Ryan T. Cragun
NCF Co-Investigator, University of Tampa

Hugo H. Rabbia
NCF Contributor, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Sivert Skålvoll Urstad
NCF Contributor, University of Agder

Peter Beyer
NCF Co-Investigator, University of Ottawa

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 20d

Our most recent webinar is now available on YouTube!

In this webinar, Sarah Kathleen Johnson presented her new book, Occasional Religious Practice: Valuing a Very Ordinary Religious Experience (Oxford University Press, 2025).

Watch here: youtu.be/9bB7vl135Dc?...

Meet the Author: Sarah Kathleen Johnson

YouTube video by Nonreligion in a Complex Future

youtu.be

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 19d

Just under a week to go til our next seminar! We're really excited to be hosting @tariqmodood.bsky.social to be talking to us about global racisms.

2pm BST Wednesday 1st October (next Wednesday!)

You can join us here: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023... with the access code 546157

Social Repair
Online Seminar
Understanding Global Racisms: Beyond Euro-Americancentricity
Speaker: Prof Tariq Modood
Discussant: Dr Morgane Reina
Date: Wednesday 1st October 2025
Time: 15:00 – South Africa / 09:00 – Canada (Ottawa) / 10:00 – Brazil / 14:00 UK

Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol and the co-founder of the international journal, Ethnicities. He has held over 40 grants and consultancies, has over 35 (co-)authored and (co-)edited books and reports and over 350 articles and chapters. He was awarded an MBE for services to social sciences and ethnic relations in 2001, was made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK) in 2004, elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2017 and was awarded the Senior Scholar Award by Rice University, Houston in 2025. In 2022 he was ranked in the top 20 UK cited scholars in Politics, Law, Sociology and Social Policy. He served on the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain, the National Equality Panel, and the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life. His latest books include Essays on Secularism and Multiculturalism (2019), Multiculturalism: A Civic Idea (2nd ed; 2013); and as Special Issues co-editor, with T. Sealy, Beyond Euro-Americancentric Forms of Racism and Anti-racism (Political Quarterly, 2022) and Global comparative analysis of the governance of religious diversity (Religion, State and Society, 2022). His latest book, with Thomas Sealy, is The New Governance of Religious Diversity (2024) He has a You Tube Channel and his website is tariqmodood.com.

Prof Modood will be speaking on how the concept of racialization, developed in Britain and the Global North, may be useful for understanding some forms of prejudice, exclusion, and domination in the Global South

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 19d

Happening next week:

A webinar from the @socialrepair.bsky.social project, co-led by Lori Beaman.

"Understanding Global Racisms: Beyond Euro-American Centricity," Tariq Modood

October 1, 2025
9am ET

Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023...
Access code: 546157

Understanding Global Racisms:
Beyond Euro-American centricity

Prof Tariq Modood

Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy, the founding director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol and the co-founder of the international journal, Ethnicities. He served on the Commission on
the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain, the National Equality Panel, and the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life.

His latest books include Essays on Secularism and Multiculturalism (2019), Multiculturalism: A Civic Idea (2nd ed; 2013); and as Special Issues co-editor with Thomas Sealy, Beyond Euro-Americancentric Forms of Racism and Anti-racism (Political Quarterly, 2022) and Global Comparative Analysis of the Governance of Religious Diversity (Religion, State and Society, 2022). His latest book, with Thomas Sealy, is The New Governance of Religious Diversity (2024).

Prof Modood will be speaking on how the concept of racialisation, developed in Britain and the Global North, may be useful for understanding some forms of prejudice, exclusion and domination in the Global South.

DISCUSSANT
Morgane Reina

Morgane Reina has a PhD in Sociology from the University of
Brasília (2021). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences
(Multidisciplinary) from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
(Sciences Po – 2013) and a Master’s degree in Political Sociology from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po – 2015).

DATE:
Wednesday, 1
October 2025

TIME:
15:00 - South Africa
9:00 - Canada (Ottawa)
10:00 - Brazil (São Paulo)
14:00 - United Kingdom

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Tariq Modood @tariqmodood.bsky.social · 26d

politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/whose-f...

Whose Flag? Belonging and Disinformation in Britain’s Immigration Debate

Sam Taylor Hill discusses anti-migrant sentiment and the social dislocation recent flag-raising represents

politicalquarterly.org.uk

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 25d

We are pleased to share our new website where we will be keeping a repository of our research, as well as providing updates about upcoming events related to our project, is now live. Check it out!
www.social-repair.org

Social Repair

REPAIRING SOCIALITY, SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY: Transatlantic North-South Narratives and Practices of Deep Equality.

www.social-repair.org

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Tariq Modood @tariqmodood.bsky.social · 27d

Am delighted to be doing this

Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 27d

We are delighted to announce our upcoming seminar with @tariqmodood.bsky.social on global racisms and euro-americentricity.

You can join the seminar with this link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023...
, passcode: 546157.

A poster that reads:

Understanding Global Racisms: Beyond Euro-Americancentricity

Speaker: Prof Tariq Modood
Discussant: Dr Morgane Reina

Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol and the co-founder of the international journal, Ethnicities. He has held over 40 grants and consultancies, has over 35 (co-)authored and (co-)edited books and reports and over 350 articles and chapters. He was awarded an MBE for services to social sciences and ethnic relations in 2001, was made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK) in 2004, elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2017 and was awarded the Senior Scholar Award by Rice University, Houston in 2025. In 2022 he was ranked in the top 20 UK cited scholars in Politics, Law, Sociology and Social Policy. He served on the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain, the National Equality Panel, and the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life. His latest books include Essays on Secularism and Multiculturalism (2019), Multiculturalism: A Civic Idea (2nd ed; 2013); and as Special Issues co-editor, with T. Sealy, Beyond Euro-Americancentric Forms of Racism and Anti-racism (Political Quarterly, 2022) and Global comparative analysis of the governance of religious diversity (Religion, State and Society, 2022). His latest book, with Thomas Sealy, is The New Governance of Religious Diversity (2024) He has a You Tube Channel and his website is tariqmodood.com.

Morgane Reina has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Brasília (2021). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po – 2013) and a Master’s degree in Political Sociology from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris.

Zoom link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81748930237?pwd=rtO2V5XNyndlFnfCe63v1wBHJWMZ1o.1

Access code: 546157

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 27d

We are delighted to announce our upcoming seminar with @tariqmodood.bsky.social on global racisms and euro-americentricity.

You can join the seminar with this link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023...
, passcode: 546157.

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · Sep 12

One of our team members, @ninianjames.bsky.social has recently had a blog published on the @vox-pol.bsky.social blog! In it, he discusses the pros and cons of different approaches to studying social media in 2025

voxpol.eu/accessing-so...

Accessing Social Media Data in 2025 - VOX - Pol

By Ninian Frenguelli It is increasingly difficult to access data from social media platforms. Researcher access to Meta platforms was removed in 2024 when CrowdTangle was shut down, but it was already...

voxpol.eu

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · Sep 12

Still time to register for our next #IdentitiesEvent!

'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers'

23 Sep, 1-2.30pm (Online)

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · Aug 11

How latest seminar "To the Right, the Feminine: Religious Women and the Struggles Over the Public Policy Repertoire in Health in Brazil" is now available to watch online from our YouTube!

@lellanouri.bsky.social @cmillerphd.bsky.social @ninianjames.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5R8...

Religious Women and the Struggles Over the Public Policy Repertoire in Health in Brazil

YouTube video by Social Repair Research Group

www.youtube.com

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · Jul 22

This is in just an hour!
@ninianjames.bsky.social @cmillerphd.bsky.social @nathgalexander.bsky.social @nonreligioncf.bsky.social

Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣Event Announcement!📣

Upcoming online seminar:
To the right, the feminine: Religious women and the struggles over the public policy repertoire in health in Brazil

Tuesday, 22 July 2025
16:00 – 17:00 / South Africa;
10:00 – 11:00 / Ottawa;
11:00 – 12:00 / São Paulo;
15:00 – 16:00 / United Kingdom

To the Right, the Feminine: Religious Women and the Struggles Over the Public Policy Repertoire in Health in Brazil
Speaker: Jacqueline Moraes Teixeira
Jacqueline Moraes Teixeira is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Society at the School of Public Health, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. She is also a researcher at the Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP), where her work explores intersections of gender, race, sexuality, and religion.
She holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology from USP. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from USP (2008), and a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2012).
Her research focuses on religion and social markers of difference, the role of education in promoting human rights, and how public health policies are shaped and implemented.

Discussant: Ninian Frenguelli
Ninian Frenguelli is a Postdoctoral Research Officer at the Cyber Threats Research Centre (CYTREC), based at Swansea University, Wales, United Kingdom.

DATE: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
TIME: 16:00 – 17:00 / South Africa 10:00 – 11:00 / Canada (Ottawa) 11:00 – 12:00 / Brazil (São Paulo) 15:00 – 16:00 / United Kingdom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8611 7216945? pwd=fXTVTroazKlrXZDRpSjlvVLk Yk71G2.1

Hosted by: Repairing Sociality, Safeguarding Democragy research group
Funded by the Trans-Atlantic Platform on Democracy, Governance and Trust

Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento, University of Ottawa, Swansea University, University of the Western Cape, Walter Sisulu University

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣Event Announcement!📣

Upcoming online seminar:
To the right, the feminine: Religious women and the struggles over the public policy repertoire in health in Brazil

Tuesday, 22 July 2025
16:00 – 17:00 / South Africa;
10:00 – 11:00 / Ottawa;
11:00 – 12:00 / São Paulo;
15:00 – 16:00 / United Kingdom

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Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our most recent seminar is now online via our YouTube channel! You can watch Undisciplinarity: Towards Decolonial Critical Dialogue Between the North and the South in the University in Africa with Dr William Jethro Mpofu here. Our July seminar will be live streamed

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LvC...

Towards Decolonial Critical Dialogue Between the North and the South in the University in Africa

YouTube video by Social Repair Research Group

www.youtube.com

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