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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our newest @brisunipress.bsky.social journal is here! We are so grateful to the fantastic editorial team. Launch event in Manchester on Monday at the International Creative Research Methods conference led by the exceptional @drhelenkara.bsky.social, Founder and Consulting Editor 🎉👏

Journal of Creative Research Methods @crmethodsjnl.bsky.social · Sep 4

The future of research is creative, collaborative, and boundary-breaking! From speculative fiction to visual data storytelling, this groundbreaking collection showcases how creative approaches are transforming research across disciplines!

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Helen Kara @drhelenkara.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢 New financial year, new chances to invest in your research! Join us in #Manchester and online on September 8th and 9th for the International Creative Research Methods Conference.

Tickets available now 👉https://creativeresearchmethods.com/

#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearchMethods #ICRMC #AcademicLife

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Aug 5

The latest issue of Families, Relationships and Societies is out now!
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SocSky #Sociology #FamilyStudies

Research Articles
Open access
A qualitative exploration of adoptive family practices in contemporary India: the voices of adoptees of closed adoptions
Author: Sushri Sangita Puhan.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000014
Pages: 305–320
‘I try to do something a bit different’: exploring fathers’ integration of care ethics in everyday family lives
Author: Jason Preston
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000016
Pages: 321–336
Full Access
Intergenerational transmission of social memory: a narrative review
Author: Cristian Rojas-Granada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000027
Pages: 337–351
Full Access
Doing (in)equality in Swedish families: women’s narratives of outsourcing domestic work
Authors: Ann-Louise Silfver and Ulrika Widding
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000029
Pages: 352–367
Full Access
Shrinking futures: ecologically childfree as emotion management
Author: Isabella Clark
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000031
Pages: 368–385
Full Access
Cultivating parental virtuosi: therapeutic grammar and neuro-claims in Danish parenting courses
Authors: Stine Thidemann Faber and Anne Hovgaard Jørgensen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000033
Pages: 386–401
Open access
Digital group archives in residential childcare: an investigation into memory responsibility
Authors: Siân E. Lucas, Andrew Burns, Ruth Emond, and Laura Reid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000034
Pages: 402–418
Full Access
The diversity of grandparents in rural China: a new classification based on the shift in grandparents’ ideology and family structure
Author: Ye Wang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/20467435Y2024D000000035
Pages: 419–437

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · Aug 5

Today's US Coast Guard report reveals that #OceanGate employed “intimidation tactics” and operated with “critically flawed” safety measures.

This blog explores what the #Titan tragedy reveals about risk, luxury tourism and inequality.

www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2023/06/23/o...

OceanGate: Luxury tourism, the Titanic and the ticking clock - Transforming Society

The authors of '50 Dark Destinations' discuss OceanGate's attempted trip to the wreckage of the Titanic and draw attention to both the dangers of luxury tourism and its ethical implications.

www.transformingsociety.co.uk

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Helen Kara @drhelenkara.bsky.social · Jul 30

⏳ 40 days to go!

Join us in #Manchester or online for the International Creative Research Methods Conference — a space for innovation, collaboration, and creativity in research.

🌐 creativeresearchmethods.com

#ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #HybridConference #ResearchMethods

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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · Jul 30

Can you really make money from rubbish? This new article by Dan Welch and Pawan Srikanth explores the potential of mining landfill sites.
@uomsoss.bsky.social @sustainableuom.bsky.social

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jul 27

New journal alert Feminism and Organization
Edited by @profalisonpullen.bsky.social & @nela-smolovic.bsky.social
Challenges structural inequalities rooted in patriarchal systems, especially within the realm of work.
Open for submissions!
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/new-journal-...
#AOM2025

Coming in 2026: Feminism and Organization.
An international journal committed to advancing critical feminist scholarship, activism, and praxis to promote social justice and equality.
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/femos.
Published by Bristol University Press

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jul 22

Shocking.

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jul 22

This is going to be a really important addition to the IR literature, delighted it will be published by BUP

Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jul 14

We're launching a new journal in 2026: Pluriversal International Relations

PIR aims to reconfigure #InternationalRelations by foregrounding the lives of those who continue to endure colonialism.
We're open for submissions. Learn more bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/coming-soon-...
#IPSA2025

Bristol University Press

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice is seeking special issues that explore poverty and social justice in Africa
If you want to publish a special issue in this interdisciplinary journal, then submit a proposal by 13 Oct 25
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#endpoverty #SD1

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

"Journal of Poverty and Social Justice" published on by Policy Press.

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · Jul 18

'What it really takes to mobilise knowledge: lessons from Danish street-level organisations'

The latest on the Evidence & Policy Blog, by @dortecaswell.bsky.social‬ and Tanja Dall:

evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/07/02/w...

@bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jul 21

So very excited about this!! #feminism #organizationstudies #work

Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jul 21

New for 2026: Feminism and Organization
The journal will publish work that challenges structural inequalities rooted in patriarchal systems, especially within the realm of work.
Edited by @profalisonpullen.bsky.social‬ & @nela-smolovic.bsky.social
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/new-journal-...

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jul 8

Do you want to join the International Editorial Board for Families, Relationships and Societies? You’re in luck, we’re recruiting!
Applications close 31 August
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#FamilyStudies #SocSky sociology

Families, Relationships and Societies

"Families, Relationships and Societies" published on by Policy Press.

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Su-ming Khoo @sumingkhoo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Getting great ideas and people for #JCRM @bupjournals.bsky.social at #ISAForum2025

Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · May 29

The Journal of Creative Research Methods is a space for the #CreativeResearchMethods community; it publishes critical and engaged work on creative research methods and welcomes contributions.

Sign up to our newsletter to learn more: buff.ly/byPirsy

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jul 16

Excellent news Su-ming!

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jul 15

💡 📣 Consumption studies staff and students! Our student reading list has launched, bringing you the essential articles from the Consumption and Society journal!

Curated by our editors and free until 31 October🔓

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#SocSky #Sociology

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚀 Just launched: Bristol University Press Impact Report!

Discover how we’re aligning global scholarship with the #UNSDGs and driving real-world change.

#BUPImpact #OpenAccess #GlobalSocialChallenges

🌍Read now:

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Jun 27

💥New: Students are turning in flawless AI-written theses, but losing the ability to think.

Prof Thorsten Fröhlich warns that unless educators rethink rigid assessment norms, we risk raising a generation who can write a thesis, but not think one.

🤔 #AI

How students should write a thesis in the AI age - Impact of Social Sciences

AI tools help students produce polished theses without deep understanding. Thorsten Fröhlich argues rigid assessment formats stifle critical thinking, and calls for a rethink of how research is…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jun 27

#TCC2025 @tcaren.bsky.social

Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jun 27

The Intl Journal of Care and Caring is calling for submissions to the debates and issues section. This section is designed to give a voice to:
❤️ Carers
⭐ disabled & older people
❤️ trade unions
⭐ employers
❤️ practitioners
⭐ policymakers
And more!

International Journal of Care and Caring

"International Journal of Care and Caring" published on by Policy Press.

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jun 27

#TransformingCare

Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jun 26

Are you at Transforming Care 2025 this week? Visit the Policy Press stand to learn about the Intl Journal of Care and Caring and our new Journal of Global Ageing.
Or check them out here
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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jun 27

The Intl Journal of Care and Caring is calling for submissions to the debates and issues section. This section is designed to give a voice to:
❤️ Carers
⭐ disabled & older people
❤️ trade unions
⭐ employers
❤️ practitioners
⭐ policymakers
And more!

International Journal of Care and Caring

"International Journal of Care and Caring" published on by Policy Press.

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Exciting news indeed!

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

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