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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🔔 OUT TODAY! Climate Change and Civic Engagement: The Origins and Future of the Climate Justice Movement by @fast-reggae.bsky.social www.ucpress.edu/books/climat...
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Climate Change and Civic Engagement by Paul Almeida - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 11/06/2026
New Cambridge Element, Outsourcing Surveillance by Lynette Ong, Huihua Nie and Jesslene Lee, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/4uXJ8fx
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🔔 New book alert - open access until June 24th Outsourcing Surveillance: Online Opinion Management in China, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Elements in Political Economy by @onglynette.bsky.social, Huihua Nie and Jesslene Lee Access here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Outsourcing Surveillance
Cambridge Core - Political Economy - Outsourcing Surveillance
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Register now for our virtual panel, “Democratic Backsliding in the United States” which takes place on June 8 at 1:30 pm Eastern: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...! Panelists: Zachary Levenson Ben Merriman Cristina Mora Michelle Phelps Moderators: Guilherme Barath Carmen Brick
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Political Sociology Panel II. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Political Sociology Panel II. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Virtual Panel: The Culture of Democracy and Authoritarianism May 14th, 12-1pm EST Weirong Guo (University of California, Riverside) Yagmur Karakaya (Yale University) Jaime Kucinskas (Hamilton College) Atef Said (University of Illinois Chicago) www.eventbrite.com/e/ccl-cultur...
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CCL: Culture of Democracy and Authoritarianism
Join us in the Culture and Contemporary Life Series to explore the role of political culture in democratic and authoritarian states!
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🔔🔔 Check out the Political Sociology calls for @asanews.bsky.social 2026 & submit your work by Wednesday, 2/25!
Political Sociology Section Open Call Paper Session
Session is open with regard to topics, methodologies, and theoretical orientation. We have ten open session slots this year and will strive to create paper panels that reflect existing and emerging debates and areas of inquiry within our sub-field. 

Session Participants:

Session Organizers: Josh Pacewicz, Brown University; Mathieu H. Desan, University of Colorado-Boulder

Religion and Populism (Co-sponsored by Sociology of Religion Section)
Please note: This is a co-sponsored session. Submissions for this section will be made in the portal under the Sociology of Religion Section.

With rising populism around the world, many people are hearkening back to a nostalgic, imagined past. Alongside this has been a resurgence of Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and other forms of religious nationalism. In this session, we invite papers that examine the relationships and overlaps between populism and religion and how it affects voting, policy, women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, the administrative state, and other political behavior, as well as imagined national pasts and futures.

Session Participants:

Session Organizer: Rhys H. Williams, Loyola University-Chicago

Political Sociology Section Roundtables
Session Participants:

Session Organizers: Josh Pacewicz, Brown University; Mathieu H. Desan, University of Colorado-BoulderDemocratic Backsliding and the Erosion of Human Rights (Co-sponsored by Sociology of Human Rights Section)
Please note: This is a co-sponsored session. Submissions for this section will be made in the portal under the Sociology of Human Rights Section.

This open session co-sponsored by Political Sociology and Section on Human Rights will explore implications of democratic backsliding and rising authoritarianism on the erosion of human rights. Papers drawing from comparative and historical perspectives are encouraged.

Session Participants:

Session Organizers: Wesley Longhofer, Emory University; Josh Pacewicz, Brown University

Democratic Institutions and the Law (Co-sponsored by Sociology of Law Section)
Please note: This is a co-sponsored session. Submissions for this section will be made in the portal under the Political Sociology Section.


Session Participants:

Session Organizers: Josh Pacewicz, Brown University;  Sarah Brayne, Stanford University

Macro Determinants of Inequality: The Role of Politics, Policies, and Institutions (Co-sponsored by Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section)
Please note: This is a co-sponsored session. Submissions for this section will be made in the portal under the Political Sociology Section.



Session Organizers: Josh Pacewicz, Brown University; Masoud Movahed, University of California – Santa Barbara

Political, Social, and Welfare Consequences of Economic Inequality (Co-sponsored by Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section)
Please note: This is a co-sponsored session. Submissions for this section will be made in the portal under the Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section.

Session Participants:

Session Organizer: Manuel Schechtl, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Happening today at 1pm EST/10am PST!
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Join us virtually on January 21st @ 1pm EST for the first Political Sociology panel of the year! Register here: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Flyer for political sociology panel, “lessons from global resistance against authoritarian regimes.” Featuring Kim Sheppele (Princeton)
Poulami Roychowdhury (Brown)
Cihan Tugal (UC Berkeley)
Ben Bradlow (Princeton). At Jan 21st @ 1pm EST.
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Political sociology sessions kicking off at #ASA2025 with a conversation about political engagement!
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Political Sociology Reception starting in 15 (in West Tower Gold Level B Regency B)!!!
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Caroline Lee @carolinewlee.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
What would Hemingway do? Give away free pol soc section memberships to @asanews.bsky.social grad student members! We're gifting FREE grad student political soc section memberships this weekend and at our reception! DM or email me for details. #ASA2025 Pls reskeet! @asapolisoc.bsky.social
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Day one of my #ASA2025 journey at the climate preconference and it’s standing room only. Happy to get a seat next to my undergraduate advisor 😍
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Something to discuss at #asa2025
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
I think I can hear the person pee-ing in the room next door #asa2025
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Nsikan Akpan @monscience.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
BIG: A new executive order changes fundamentally how the U.S. awards research grants, giving oversight to political appointees in coordination with OMB. All new grant opportunities are paused until these appointees are in place. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
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Ann Jiang @annjiang.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Session: Right-Wing Politics, Mobilities, and Immigrant Conservatism (co-sponsored by @asapolisoc.bsky.social & @asamigration.bsky.social). Sat, Aug 9, 8:00 AM | Hyatt, Gold/Toronto 🔗 tinyurl.com/25bxt5cy #sociology @asanews.bsky.social #research #conference #Migration
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Right-Wing Politics, Mobilities, and Immigrant Conservatism (Co-sponsored by Section on Political Sociology)
The global rise of populist autocracies in the last decade has pushed people to leave their countries to escape inauspicious economic conditions and infringement of civil and political rights. At the ...
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
#ASA2025 starts with a bunch of mini conferences later this week so I hope you’re ready to Sociology Hard!
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
📢 There's so much political sociology at ASA this year, #checkitout 👀👇
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ASA Int'l Migration @asamigration.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Please join us for the following @asamigration.bsky.social events at #ASA2025 @asanews.bsky.social : Sat, August 9th 1. Right-Wing Politics, Mobilities, and Immigrant Conservatism (co-sponsored w @asapolisoc.bsky.social ) 8:00 am to 9:30 am @sharonquinsaat.bsky.social & @thejesseyeh.bsky.social
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Caroline Lee @carolinewlee.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
It's membership drive time! Sociology grad student ASA members who aren't pol soc members yet, Ziggy's looking at you! We're gifting FREE grad student political soc section memberships in return for cute pet pics. DM or email me for details. #ASA2025 Pls reskeet! @asapolisoc.bsky.social
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Caroline Lee @carolinewlee.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
It's Friday! Let's give away some @asapolisoc.bsky.social section memberships to grad students! How else can you get paid $5 for wasting time on Bluesky? DM or email me for details...
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The countdown to #ASA2025 is on! Stay tuned for details on the complete political sociology sessions
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Eloquenti 🧪✍️📚 @eloquenti.com · 11/02/2025
🦋 A starter pack of academic journals in Sociology 👥 #sociology #sociologie #sociologia #demography #SocSky #PolSky #PoliSky #AcademicSky #Academia #AcademicChatter #Academics #PeerReview #BlueSky #OpenScience #PhDSky #PhD #PhDChat #EduSky #research #science
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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
A climate denialism agenda is being pushed in the midst of wildfires in North & South Carolina, massive floods in Kentucky, and an exceptional drought in southwestern Texas. They’re really “owning the libs” as climate change bears down on Red and Blue states alike. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...
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How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy (Gift Article)
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Great looking pre-ASA mini-conference that will be of interest to many political sociologists who consider social movements and protest in their work.
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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Guys, WIRED has been scooping every other publication and has been bravely covering this assault on our government, our Constitution, and on the rule of law. They are worth your attention and support.
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Caroline Lee @carolinewlee.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Grad students in @asapolisoc.bsky.social or @asa-cbsm.bsky.social: Deadline for the Jefferson Scholars Natl Fellowship is Feb 3! www.jeffersonscholars.org/fellowships Great oppty for APD scholars writing dissertations in US politics, with an emphasis on historical/global/instl analyses
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Graduate Fellowships
The Foundation supports world-class graduate students through Jefferson Fellowships and National Fellowships.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
In honor of the Inauguration today, I'm going to share some toplines from our survey of participants at the People's March in DC (I did this after the big marches during Trump 1.0 to document the Resistance), so here goes: People came from all over the US to participate--81% lived outside DC.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Here we go again! I’ll be fielding a team of 8 researchers at the People’s March in DC tomorrow. If someone asks you to take our survey, please say yes 🙌 Remember it will help us understand who’s joining the Resistance 2.0 and why.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
UPDATE: I am pulling out of this virtual mini-conference given how @asanews.bsky.social is shaking down members for MORE money. As universities face budget cuts, the idea that an association will add costs for members who are doing the work of providing the content is outrageous.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
For anyone who thought @asanews.bsky.social was providing members with more resources through its virtual mini-conference program, think again! Apparently, even those of us who are speaking (for FREE) and are members who pay hundreds a year to ASA are being asked to pay $100 to register to speak...!
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Political Sociology in The Hill 👇👇
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Our newest Newsletter is LIVE--check it out for information about submitting to ASA2025, recent awards, profiles of new councilmembers, our move to Bluesky, a letter from our chair (@fisherdanar.bsky.social), and so much MORE! asapoliticalsoc.org/wp-content/u...
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Our newest Newsletter is LIVE--check it out for information about submitting to ASA2025, recent awards, profiles of new councilmembers, our move to Bluesky, a letter from our chair (@fisherdanar.bsky.social), and so much MORE! asapoliticalsoc.org/wp-content/u...
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
ASA sections on Bluesky. Hopefully we can get more to set up accounts here. Theory Section - @asatheory.bsky.social Section on Labor & Labor Movements - @asalabor.bsky.social SKAT - @asaskat.bsky.social Section on Political Sociology - @asapolisoc.bsky.social
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
BREAKING: Collective bargaining powers for public workers in Wisconsin have been restored by a judge's ruling. Judge Jacob Frost ruled that certain sections of Scott Walker's notorious Act 10 are no longer enforceable. spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee...
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Dane County judge strikes down Act 10
Judge Jacob Frost ruled that certain sections of the law were unconstitutional.
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Sociology advisers and mentors—recognize scholarly achievement by nominating a 2024 PhD recipient for the 2025 ASA Dissertation Award! Nominations are due January 1, 2025. Get all the details here: bit.ly/DissertationAward.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I’m really enjoying all the folks who are reaching out to tell me to read their stuff after seeing my TED talk because they apparently think I just decided to do a talk one day about a subject I randomly selected (and didn’t do years of research, write numerous articles, and then write a book)
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Lynette Ong @onglynette.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Congrats to @asapolisoc.bsky.social Chair @fisherdanar.bsky.social for delivering a fascinating TED talk! www.ted.com/talks/dana_r...
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How to be an "apocalyptic optimist"
Dana R. Fisher calls herself an "apocalyptic optimist" based on her research as a sociologist of large social movements. Her studies suggest that ever-increasing climate disasters will get people out ...
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Check out this TED Talk from ASA member Dana R. Fisher of American University -- the apocalyptic optimist @fisherdanar.bsky.social www.ted.com/talks/dana_r...
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How to be an "apocalyptic optimist"
Dana R. Fisher calls herself an "apocalyptic optimist" based on her research as a sociologist of large social movements. Her studies suggest that ever-increasing climate disasters will get people out ...
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Our starter pack has been updated!
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Political sociology section chair @fisherdanar.bsky.social 👇
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
To add your handle to the list, fill out this form! bsky.app/profile/asap...
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
It's LIVE: Political Sociology has its first Starter Pack! Follow us all here: go.bsky.app/QaLr2JG
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
It's LIVE: Political Sociology has its first Starter Pack! Follow us all here: go.bsky.app/QaLr2JG
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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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ASA Political Sociology @asapolisoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Good morning, I'm trans. I'm ignoring news about who thinks trans people deserve rights & bodily autonomy. I'm focusing on being out & supporting trans ppl in my communities. Here's a list of resources, I forget who made it initially (sorry!) but it looks good. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Collective Trans Resource List 11-2024
Resources for Our Trans, Gender Expansive, & Non-Binary Community, Our Families, & Allies This list is constantly being updated to best support our communities who may reach out requesting support. I...
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