If you run out of things to read this summer, check out the new special issue of Sociologica ! It's a collection of articles on #socialmovements and #protests from beyond the "Euro-American" world, including my essay on protest in #Russia. sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/1…

After a few weeks in vacation mode, I can't even remember how to play Sudoku. How am I supposed to get back to #academicwriting?! I've been staring at a blank page for a couple of hours already... 😫😫

Looking to publish? Nature Cities welcomes submissions seeking to deepen and integrate basic and applied understanding of the nature of cities, including their roles, impacts and influences—past, present and future. Find out more: go.nature.com/459ta4y

Came here to repost this: an impressive lineup of panels for the next ISA-RC21 conference in Chile! Abstracts accepted until December 31st!

Check out this New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) episode with Lidia KC Manzo about her book, '#Gentrification and Diversity: Rebranding Milan's Chinatown.' It was great to reconnect with a fellow ISA-RC21 summer school alumna and talk about #urbandiversity! Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/gentrification…

Indeed, check out this one of the most-read articles in Social Problems 😎

I miss Twitter 🫢 I really don't know where to procrastinate and randomly educate myself anymore

One of my favorite podcasts @99percentinvisible started a series on one of the best books ever written: The Power Broker by Robert Caro. Two episodes are out, and it's such a joy for #urbanpolitics nerds! 99percentinvisible.org/episode/power-…

All these job calls for Visiting Assistant Professors in remote places give me such Ken vibes. Colleges, don't be Kens 🧐

“Contesting Institutions: Bridging the Gap Between Individual and Collective Change Approaches,” A panel discussion about who, why, and how of institutional and societal change. 23 May 2024, 2PM Utrecht University: join us, if you're around! uu.nl/en/events/symp…

In this episode, Alexandrina Vanke and I discuss her book "The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia. Engaging in Everyday Struggle." We're talking about post-industrial neighborhoods, local atmospheres, class, and affect NB Sociology 📚 New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) newbooksnetwork.com/the-urban-life…

New episode New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) alert! I talked to Miguel A. Martinez (Uppsala University), Myrto Dagkouli-Kyriakoglou, and Miguel Montalva Barba about the Research Handbook on Urban Sociology (Edward Elgar, 2024) NB Sociology 📚 newbooksnetwork.com/research-handb…

In this episode, Richard Ocejo joins me to talk about his new book "Sixty Miles Upriver" — a fascinating study of Newburgh, a small city just north of NYC, gentrifying in very peculiar ways. City & Community Princeton University Press NB Sociology 📚 New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) newbooksnetwork.com/sixty-miles-up…

Heading to Lyon for this conference very soon! Looking forward to discussing #socialmovements and getting feedback on my (very early) thoughts on studying fragmented civil societies and movements with opposing claims