Become a British Sociological Association Theory Study Group co-convenor! Please consider joining the co-convening team of the BSA Theory Study Group and/or forwarding the call for co-convenors to colleagues who might be interested in taking on this role. docs.google.com/document/d/1iK…

Happening on Friday this week!

I'll be at the BSA Theory BSA Theory Symposium Cambridge University on Friday May 23rd, discussing how to do social theory. See the programme and participants below 👇👇

We would like to thank all attendees of our Symposium last week for their thoughtful contributions throughout the day! #Sociology #SocialTheory

Reminder 👇👇 We invite expressions of interest from individuals or teams to join the current co-convening team in July 2025, with the expectation that the newly appointed convenors would take over the leadership of the group from July 2026. #Sociology #AcademicChatter

Reality lost? How to Recapture an Increasingly Elusive World Annual Conference of the International Social Theory Consortium - hosted by the Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville (Online), June 19-21, 2025 Submit an abstract, paper, or session proposal by 31st May socialtheory.org/istc-2025.html

Learn more about our previous activities: britsoc.co.uk/groups/study-g… Our latest annual report (from summer 2024): britsoc.co.uk/groups/study-g… To develop the Theory Study Group further, consider joining the convening team! Read our call for convenors: britsoc.co.uk/media/26890/th… #Theory

9 days left until the deadline!

There are only 5 days left to submit your statement of interest to join the co-convening team of the BSA Theory Study Group! The team will have approx. 6 members over the next year (from July 2025), followed by the departure of the current co-convening team in July 2026.

Many thanks to everyone who’s submitted their expressions of interest to join the co-convening team!

Abstract Submission Guidelines for presentations, posters, roundtables, and special events BSA Annual Conference 2026 The University of Edinburgh Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 April 2026 britsoc.co.uk/media/26954/ac… #Sociology #Theory #SocialTheory

BSA Annual 2026 Conference (University of Edinburgh) We're spotlighting Theory Roundtables! Submit your 250-word abstract for a 1.5-hour session by 3 Oct 2025 * presentations given simultaneously at separate tables, each with a chair * 20-min slot/paper * papers grouped by theme

The (2022-present) BSA Theory Study Group convening team is delighted to welcome five new convenors! They are: Sarah Bufkin - Univ of Birmingham Birgan Gokmenoglu - Birmingham City Univ Neal Harris - Oxford Brookes Univ Zheng Liu - Univ of Bristol Maria Volkova - Univ of Exeter

Submit your abstract by Friday, 3rd Oct! 'Held on the eve of the Association’s 75th anniversary, this year’s conference offers a moment to think sociologically with time: how we periodise change, how we inherit and rework ideas, and how our histories'.. britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa…

Many thanks to everyone who has submitted abstracts and session proposals for the Annual BSA Conference 2026! We look forward to going through the submissions and organising the Theory Stream in the coming weeks. britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa… #BritSoc26