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Dr Gearoid Millar, Moritz Ehrmann to give a talk on the Power of Narratives in Conflict in Iraq
Dr Gearoid Millar and Moritz Ehrmann (ASPR), will present the second paper in this semester’s Sociology Seminar Series on February 23, looking at the findings from their recent paper, ‘The Power of Narratives in Conflict and Peace: The Case of Contemporary Iraq’. In their talk, Millar and Ehrmann demonstrate the complexities...
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Professor Louise Locock to Deliver Opening Paper at Sociology Seminar Series
Professor Louise Locock will open this semester's Sociology Seminar Series with her paper, entitled 'Drawing straight lines along blurred boundaries: Qualitative research, PPI in medical research, coproduction and co-design', to be held jointly online and on campus on February 9. In the paper, Professor Locock explores how different approaches to active citizen involvement in biomedical research, including qualitative...
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Najla Alakri to Deliver Paper on the Role of Women in Bahraini Society
Najla Alakri will deliver the fourth, and final, paper in the Department of Sociology's Seminar Series, entitled '“I’m independent but not totally, and that’s fine”: The Role of Women in Bahraini Society', to be held jointly online and on campus on December 1. In the paper, Najla explores the need to...
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Krzysztof Adamczyk to Deliver Paper on Social Mobility experience
Krzysztof Adamczyk will deliver the third paper in the Department of Sociology's Seminar Series, entitled 'Mixed Method Approaches for Studying Social Mobility Experience: The Case of Aberdeen', to be held jointly online and on campus on November 24. In the paper, Krzysztof explores the ways that methodological approaches have evolved in their approach to...
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Dr Dominic Hewson to Deliver Paper on Knowledge and Governance
Dr Dominic Hewson will deliver the second paper in the Department of Sociology's Seminar Series, entitled 'From Atoms to Algorithms: A Brief History of Modern Knowledge and Governance', to be held jointly online and on campus on November 17. In the paper, Dr Hewson explores the development of modern knowledge and its...
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Preliminary Findings Emerge from Just Food? Project
Initial findings from the British Academy-funded project, entitled Just Food? Mutual Exchange Network on Just Food System Transitions, have emerged from the first of three rounds of participatory workshops based in Brazil and England. Held by the Brighton Food Factory and AS-PTA, the findings touch on local specificities, how society rediscovers...
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Dr Isabella Kasselstrand to Deliver Paper at Sociology Seminar Series
Dr Isabella Kasselstrand will open this year's Sociology Seminar Series with her paper, entitled 'Scottish Secularisation in a Global Context', to be held jointly online and on campus on November 3. In the paper, Dr Kasselstrand explores the contemporary debate on religious change and presents a fresh reading of Europe's position...
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Dr Gearoid Millar to co-Host Peace and Conflict Studies Workshop
Dr Gearoid Millar will co-host, with Professor Cedric de Coning (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs), a two-day online workshop, entitled Complex Systems Research in Peace and Conflict Studies. The event, which is open to the public, will be held between September 2-3, convenes 16 peace and conflict scholars, practitioners, and pracademics to discuss new...
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Dr Isabella Kasselstrand delivers paper at BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group
Dr Isabella Kasselstrand has delivered a paper at the British Sociological Association's Sociology of Religion Study Group. Established more than 40 years ago, the internationally recognised Study Group is a hub of research, discussion, and support to researchers on contemporary religious issues. Dr Kasselstrand's paper, entitled '"There’s Football on Sunday Mornings and Life...
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Dr Isabella Kasselstrand delivers paper at the International Society for the Sociology of Religion
Dr Isabella Kasselstrand has delivered a paper at the 36th International Society for the Sociology of Religion Conference. Guided by the theme Religion in Global/Local Perspectives: Diffusion, Migration, Transformation, the conference took place between July 12-15, and while it was due to be hosted in Taipei, it was moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Kasselstrand's...