Sociology at Work

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, sociologist: 'Far-right violence is now official US government policy and practice' OP-ED. When the poet Renee Nicole Good was killed during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal government defended the killer.

"We are seeing that the government's sweeping policies have now evolved into institutionalised violence... Far-right violence is now official government policy and practice." American sociologist, Cynthia Miller-Idriss on the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/en/op... #sociology #socialscience

Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping. Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.

"ICE Watch does not spur violence; it reduces it." Americna sociologist, Nicole Bedera, says that ICE observers "have long historical roots in American antiviolence and civil rights movements, as well as a strong theoretical foundation." www.ms.now/opinion/m... #sociology #socialscience

Kim Gordon: from Sonic Youth to self-proclaimed ‘sociologist’ The musician remains a keen observer, training her sights on the turmoil of Trump’s America in a new solo album

“I think of myself as a sociologist.” - Kim Gordon, legendary musician, formerly of Sonic Youth. Her father was a sociologist, who wrote a book in 1957, studying youth subcultures, The Social System of the High School. www.ft.com/content/3... #sociology #socialscience

This is a series of infographics with illustrations. This shows people carrying a laptop, wrench, and lightbulb. Text reads: how to set up an applied sociology consultancy

A woman writes on a clipboard, while a man looks through a magnifying glass. They stand beside a stack of boxes. Text reads: plan your business

People walking and sitting while using tablets, phones and laptops. Text reads: Decide on your suite of services

People gardening while sitting on a globe ('government'), people in work uniforms ('community groups'), two people holding hands while on a see-saw ('corporate'), and a woman helping another woman up a stack of books ('individual clients'). Text reads: be clear about your client base

Here are some broad tips showing how you can get started setting up a #sociology consultancy. In particular, demonstrating how, where, and with whom your sociological expertise is best placed to service. sociologyatwork.org/2026/03/05/h... #socialscience

How to Set Up an Applied Sociology Consultancy This resource provides some broad tips on how to set up a #sociology consultancy business. Includes planning, services, clients, rates, and marketing.

This resource provides some broad tips on how to set up a #sociology consultancy business. Includes planning, services, clients, rates, and marketing.

How do people use sociology in their jobs? How we ‘do’ sociology in the workplace? How are sociological theories, methods, and concepts translated to answer client questions? Find out about how we support students and practitioners: sociologyatwork.org/about-2/ #sociology #socialscience

A young Black man has a camera around his neck, and his arms out as if asking a question. Title says: What is applied sociology

Groups of people ride bikes, stand and talk, and walk. Text reads: Sociology is the study of society. It involves the critical analysis of the different types of social memberships, connections and institutions that constitute society across place and time

Aerial view of a diverse group of people, mostly women, marching on a road on a summer's day. Text reads: Applied Sociology: using sociological theories & methods beyond academia to answer client questions

Applied #sociology describes practitioners who use sociological theories and methods beyond academia. That is, answering questions or problems as defined by specific clients or interest groups, rather than the researcher.

Learn our history: sociologyatwork.org/about-2/what... #socialscience

Prof Johan Galtung is an older white man, with white hair balding in the front, and he is wearing glasses. He is wearing a green shirt, with a bookcase in the background. Quote says: ‘Sociology, focusing on interaction and structure, is by definition more relational and hence structural and hence better suited for understanding how violent relations and structures produce more violent relations, and what a peace structure among persons and groups might look like.’

Prof Johan Galtung established peace studies as a transdisciplinary practice (going beyond existing scientific fields to create a new perspective or epistemology). Applied sociology is central to his theorisation. sociologyatwork.org/2026/02/05/s... #sociology #socialscience #peacestudies

Infographic showing the benefits of peace-keeping, peace-making, and peace-building. Al illustration of Prof Johan Galtung is in the centre. He an older white man, with white hair balding in the front, and he is wearing glasses.

Prof Johan Galtung is an older white man, with white hair balding in the front, and he is wearing glasses. He sits in a chair, smiling, wearing a jacket

Applied #sociology is central to the theorisation of peace studies, and the professional characteristics of peace workers. sociologyatwork.org/2026/02/05/s... #socialscience #peace #peacestudies

Norwegian sociologist, Prof Johan Galtung, mediated more than 150 conflicts worldwide. He developed the TRANSCEND method to peace negotiation: 1) Confidence-building; 2) Reciprocity-relations; and 3) Identification of gap. sociologyatwork.org/2026/02/05/s...
#sociology #socialscience #peace

Prof Johan Galtung is an older white man, with balding white hair, wearing glasses. He speaks into a microphone

Galtung is a young man with thinning blonde hair, wearing glasses. He has his hand up with a blackboard behind him

Galtung is an older white man, holding chalk and points to a graph equation

Galtung wears a tie and a microphone lapel

Norwegian sociologist, Prof Johan Galtung, mediated conflicts across the world, including the Kashmiri independence movement, North and South Korea dialogues, Former Yugoslavia proposals, and Ecuador-Peru border dispute. Read about his work: sociologyatwork.org/2026/02/05/s... #sociology

Sociology for Peace As we near the anniversary of his death, we look at the achievements of Norwegian sociologist, Professor Johan Galtung. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award (known as the Alternative Nobel Prize), for his work in peace and conflict.

As we near the anniversary of his death, we look at the achievements of Norwegian sociologist, Prof Johan Galtung. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award (known as the Alternative Nobel Prize), for his work in peace and conflict. #sociology

Our latest post gives an eclectic overview of sociological practice. Perhaps it will ignite your sociological imagination on a new career pathway for the year ahead! sociologyatwork.org/2026/01/15/s... #sociology #socialscience

BTS Erased Preconceived Notions About East Asian Men BTS Erased Preconceived Notions About East Asian Men Professor Grace Kao Analyzes BTSs Role in Shaping Global K-Content Through Koreanness

"...The power of Korea, K-pop, K-dramas, and K-content—led by BTS—stems from the unique development of an aesthetic of connection, a sentiment that ‘we must help one another’ and ‘we must achieve together." Korean American sociologist Prof Grace Kao www.chosun.com/engli... #sociology #socialscience

Sociologist Holovakha on Post-War Ukraine: Challenges of the Return of Millions and the Adaptation of Veterans - all the latest news today - Inkorr Sociologist Holovakha on Post-War Ukraine: Challenges of the Return of Millions and the Adaptation of Veterans - the latest news today. All events in Ukraine and the world on request Sociologist Holovakha on Post-War Ukraine: Challenges of the Return of Millions and the Adaptation of Veterans on the Inkorr website

30% of Ukrainians may return to the country after the war. “Society must adapt to welcome people returning from war.” Ukrainian sociologist, Yevhen Holovakha, says social living conditions, migration processes, and veteran adaptation will become key aspects inkorr.com/en/sociol... #sociology

Tunisia: Murder no longer scares, the worrying observation of a sociologist! The increase in violent crimes in Tunisia is no longer, according to certain specialists, isolated or exceptional events. For sociologist

“The act of killing has become, in certain contexts, almost ordinary. It circulates fluidly on social media, which helps make it easier and quicker to commit.” Tunisian sociologist, Prof Mohamed Jouili, on prevention and social support needed to address rising crime.

Money for Re-emigration is Wasted While People Continue to Flee the Country - Expert In Latvia, programs for the return of compatriots are positioned as a strategic priority; however, in reality, they remain merely an imitation of vigorous activity. The director of the SKDS center, sociologist Arnis Kaktinsh, harshly criticized the current approach of the authorities during the Preses klubs program on TV24, calling it ineffective.

Latvian sociologist Arnis Kaktinsh criticises a national strategy to lure back emigrants. "The central question is - why are they leaving? If we could understand and assess the reasons why people are leaving the country, then there wouldn’t be a problem of return" en.bb.lv/article/our... #sociology

I was using my phone for EIGHT HOURS a day A woman who was glued to her phone for eight hours a day has revealed the simple hack that helped her drastically cut down her screen time.

"Phones are making us more atomised, more individualistic - it is interesting to see the effect it has on our everyday environments." American sociologist Caitlin Begg's tips to reduce screen time, from reading offline, to no phones in the bedroom, to tracking use www.dailymail.co.uk/... #sociology

INTERVIEW: AI worsens labor mismatch as degree holders chase jobs machines replace Barry Eidlin, professor of sociology at McGill University, speaks with AJP via Zoom. AJP L...

"The problems you are trying to solve are not individual problems. They are social problems, and they can only be addressed collectively." Canadian sociologist Barry Eidlin on AI, education, and labour market changes in South Korea m.ajupress.com/amp/2... #sociology

The "Iron Law of Oligarchy" preached by German sociologist Robert Mi Health is brutally realistic. T.. - MK The "Iron Law of Oligarchy" preached by German sociologist Robert Mi Health is brutally realistic. This insight that power is bound to be concentrated on a small number of people for efficiency in dem..

The President of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, aims to reform the finance sector from a "corrupt inner circle." How does German sociologist, Robert Michels' theory of the Iron Law of Oligarchy help put this in context? www.mk.co.kr/en/colu... #socialscience

Opinion | I Study Friendship. Here’s How You Make Lasting Friends. People’s ability to make new friends reflects the strength of the “friendship market” they are in.

"In adulthood, open friendship markets become harder to find. But there’s a key to finding new ones: a shifting sense of self." Associate Professor of #sociology Janice McCabe has interviewed more than 150 people about friendship.

First visit to the ABC for 2026. I'll be on ABC Radio National's Life Matters every fortnight again this year, so stay tuned.

We look sociologists working in education, social policy, health, and the arts. We also include examples of sociology in the workplace, how sociology transforms social policy, and its translation for public audiences sociologyatwork.org/2026/01/15/s... #sociology #socialscience

Sociology Lens is seeking submissions on far right politics across the world. Abstract due 1 May 2026

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Listen: How loneliness is spreading across urban and rural Europe Loneliness doesn’t stop at city limits or country borders. In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Evi Kiorri explores how isolation takes root in both Europe’s bustling cities and its quiet rural towns.

"Social relationships are one of the best communicators of wellbeing." Belgian sociologist, Jasper De Witte, on how the nature of social connections impacts loneliness in urban and rural areas. He has conducted over 100 interviews with older Europeans. euobserver.com/healt... #sociology

Revelling in illusion: the French sociologist-cum-philosopher who hit peak absurdity back in 1991 | The Spectator Australia ‘What is he talking about?’ Marine Baudrillard would sigh whenever she read her husband’s work. Anyone who has studied for…

"And without a doubt this is a good thing: meaning is mortal...appearances, they, are immortal, invulnerable to the nihilism of meaning or of nonmeaning itself. This is where seduction begins." A new biography on the French sociologist, Jean Baudrillard. www.spectator.com.au... #sociology

When nature meets society: Sociological insights into natural disasters of SL Natural disasters are commonly portrayed as sudden, external shocks — acts of nature that strike without warning and lie beyond human control. In Sri Lanka, floods, landslides

"#Sociology provides a critical lens for understanding disasters not as isolated events but as outcomes of long-term social arrangements... [this view] enables society to address root causes rather than symptoms." Sri Lankan sociologist, Dishan Madushanka www.themorning.lk/ar... #socialscience

Kim Joo-hyun, a sociology professor at Chungnam National University, has been inaugurated as the 20t.. - MK Kim Joo-hyun, a sociology professor at Chungnam National University, has been inaugurated as the 20th president of the Korean Family Association. The term of office runs until December 31. This year, ..

Korean #sociology Professor, Kim Joo-hyun, is the new president of the Korean Family Association, which carries out policy research. www.mk.co.kr/en/soci... #socialscience

Housing demand for pregnant homeless women outstrips supply, experts say While the exact number of pregnant women who are homeless in Victoria is unknown, experts say the outsized demand for specialty support services indicates more can be done.

"What we do know about women… who are pregnant is that they're likely to be more highly represented in the homeless population than they are in the general population." Australian sociologist Juliet Watson on the need for better data and services. www.abc.net.au/news/... #socialscience #sociology