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Bilbao Conference – 9-10 February 2012

From Social to Political. New Forms of Mobilization and Democratization International Conference 9-10 February 2012 Bizkaia Aretoa UPV-EHU, Bilbao You can find below a link to the conference website. In order to fill out the registration form you will need to use the following code: Bilbao. Mind that every participant (whether main author, co-author or
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New Cultural Frontiers

New Cultural Frontiers is a new peer-reviewed on-line journal publishing submissions by doctoral students and junior faculty. Supported by the Research Committee 47 - Social Classes and Social Movements of the International Sociological Association, the scientific board includes well-known social science scholars from around the globe. The Journal is truly international, both in terms of contributions and editorial structure. The editorial board is composed by one editor and five co-editors for different regions of the world.

Papers may be written in English, French or Spanish. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome.

Find further information here on New Cultural Frontiers Website.

Conferences

Bilbao Conference – 9-10 February 2012

From Social to Political. New Forms of Mobilization and Democratization International Conference 9-10 February 2012 Bizkaia Aretoa UPV-EHU, Bilbao You can find below a link to the conference website. In order to fill out the registration form you will need to use the following code: Bilbao. Mind that every participant (whether main author, co-author or
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Contested cities: voices of the margins – University of Pune

Department of Sociology, University of Pune, Pune Centre for Advanced Studies National seminar on Contested cities: voices of the margins 17-18th January 2012 Contemporary urban in India is ever changing. Rapid rate of urbanization, expansion of small and big cities, growing service industry attracting scores of migrants to cities, the government’s focus on the urban
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Radical Youth, between ideology, expressivity and violence: Comparisons around the Russian experience

Radical Youth, between ideology, expressivity and violence: Comparisons around the Russian experience International Workshop 20 – 21  October 2011, EHESS, Paris Research project “Understanding Violence in Russia: War, Institutions, Society” with the support of the City of Paris “Emergence(s) program Organizers Centre for the Study of the Russian, Caucasian and Central European Areas (CERCEC-EHESS/CNRS) Centre
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Books

East Asian Social Movements: Power, Protest and Change in a Dynamic Region

East Asian Social Movements: Power, Protest and Change in a Dynamic Region Jeffrey Broadbent, Vicky Brockman  (eds.) ISBN 9780387096254 Hardback €124.75 Springer 2011 In the study of civil society and social movements,  most cases are based in Western Europe and North America.  These two areas of the world have similar histories and political ideals and structures in
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Solidarities beyond Borders. Transnationalizing Women’s Movements

Solidarities beyond Borders. Transnationalizing Women’s Movements Pascale Dufour, Dominique Masson, and Dominique Caouette (eds.) ISBN 9780774817967 Paperback $34.95 UBC Press 2010 Scholars of social movements tend to overlook the achievements and political significance of women’s movements. Through theoretical discussions and empirical examples, Solidarities beyond Borders demonstrates the creativity and dynamism of transnational women’s movements around
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Bilbao Conference – 9-10 February 2012

From Social to Political. New Forms of Mobilization and Democratization International Conference 9-10 February 2012 Bizkaia Aretoa UPV-EHU, Bilbao You can find below a link to the conference website. In order to fill out the registration form you will need to use the following code: Bilbao. Mind that every participant (whether main author, co-author or
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Contested cities: voices of the margins – University of Pune

Department of Sociology, University of Pune, Pune Centre for Advanced Studies National seminar on Contested cities: voices of the margins 17-18th January 2012 Contemporary urban in India is ever changing. Rapid rate of urbanization, expansion of small and big cities, growing service industry attracting scores of migrants to cities, the government’s focus on the urban
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Job Opportunities

Job opportunities in University of Mannheim

The School of Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim invites applications for a position of Full Professor in Statistics and Social Research Methods (W3, Chair) Here you can download all information Deadline: 31 July 2011