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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Looking forward to chairing this event. If you're interested in political theory, history of the Black Panthers, or activist strategy today, this might be the event for you! Free and open to all, but spaces are limited. Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Congratulations to all of our 2026 graduates! We did attend the ceremony but forgot to take a single photo. Too much talking, not enough documenting...
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This brilliant photo marks the end of my first @sasemeeting.bsky.social conference as a co-organiser for the Alternatives to Capitalism Network. It was a pleasure to get to hear about all the exciting new research being conducted on alternatives. See you all in Glasgow next year💫
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Our Theorising from Lived Experience Seminar Series @britsoci.bsky.social called for such a day of workshopping ideas. We'll have discussants, a plenary & early career working papers/chapters. Share with your #ECR friends and students! More info and submission guidelines are here: tiny.cc/p803101
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Theorising from Lived Experience: An Interdisciplinary Workshop for Early Career Researchers
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Another banging roundtable by the BSA Theory section. Unfortunately, we can't record these sessions, so if you're interested, do register to attend👇👇 tinyurl.com/4dw285x6
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Anthony May @dranthonymay.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Just finished facilitating a session on the social impact of football @fairgameuk.bsky.social conference. Really enjoyed it. A lot of good folk here.
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Glad to be joining The Sociological Review's editorial board💫
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This was a great conversation on radical forms of care, political organising, resistance, burnout, and much more. If you'd like to watch the recording, it's now available online.
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Online event (3 Mar) on Criminalised Care, Hope & Solidarity based on responses to the book Pirate Care. I'm looking fw to discussing radical care as praxis across various initiatives with the authors and contributors. Link to register: lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... vagabonds.xyz/hope-and-ref...
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Hope and refusal in an era of criminalized care: Responses to Pirate Care (3 March 2026, online) - VAGABONDS
Pirate Care: Acts Against the Criminalization of Solidarity contends that, today, our movements for collective liberation are increasingly defined by the calling to care for one another in defiance of...
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Beyond Monogamy: What Sociology Reveals About How We Really Relate by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social. www.bcu.ac.uk/research/blo...
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Expert Blog - Beyond Monogamy: What Sociology Reveals About How We Really Relate
When many people think about relationships, they often imagine a straightforward path: meet someone, fall in love, commit exclusively to that one person, get married. Various Western sociologists have...
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
This is part of a wider thread on what @alternativesatsase.bsky.social are doing. Check them out!
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Alternatives to Capitalism Research Network | SASE @alternativesatsase.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Excited to launch our digital existence as the Alternatives to Capitalism Network of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics🎉Follow us for updates on calls for papers, events, podcasts & much more! Learn more about us via the link👇👇 sase.org/networks/i-a... @sasemeeting.bsky.social
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Network I: Alternatives to Capitalism | SASE | The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
The broad aim of research Network I is to advance the international, comparative and interdisciplinary study of alternatives to capitalism.
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Interested in Alternatives to Capitalism🔨? Our call for papers for the 2026 SASE Conference in Bordeaux is out! Deadline: 16 December 2025. We encourage pre-formed panel submissions and individual papers. Looking fw to renewing our faith in humanity. @sasemeeting.bsky.social sase.org/networks/i-a...
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Network I: Alternatives to Capitalism | SASE | The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
The broad aim of research Network I is to advance the international, comparative and interdisciplinary study of alternatives to capitalism.
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Excited to join Lara Monticelli, Torsten Geelan, and Jan Groos to co-organise the Alternatives to Capitalism Network @sasemeeting.bsky.social! Check out the Network, our new call for papers, and guidelines here: sase.org/networks/i-a... @bcusociology.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
24 October in London at 6:30pm I'll be at the After Collective event on capitalism and its alternatives with Panos Theodoropoulos @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @intrrgum.bsky.social Join us for an inspiring discussion, antii-capitalist solidarity & pizza! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/4nv7s7rb
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Another shout for @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social and his work featured in @spektrum.de. It's in German, so one for those who are either speakers of that language or skilled users of translation tools. www.spektrum.de/news/sexuali...
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Sexualität: Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel
Viele fantasieren nur davon, einige probieren ihn aus: den »flotten Dreier«.
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The work of our @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social features in "Drei ist nicht immer einer zu viel". The BlueSky post about this feature has an age filter on it. That might make it more intriguing...
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Congratulations @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social! This is great news.
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Fadia Dakka @fadiadk.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Great news @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social 👌👏🏻
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Excellent new article by @ryanscoatsphd.bsky.social in Cultural Sociology. Even the board game averse admin of this account is getting plenty out of this one.
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
We are welcoming students from Central St Michaels Sixth Form, West Bromwich today for a taste of university life. They will get sessions on socialisation through football, fundamental questions in citizenship, and race and gender in Love Island. Quite a mix!
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Anthony May @dranthonymay.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Doing something funny with my hands while presenting @sportanthro.bsky.social conference last week. A good event and a very welcoming crowd.
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I'll be at the @bsatheory.bsky.social BSA Theory Symposium @camsociology.bsky.social on Friday May 23rd, discussing how to do social theory. See the programme and the participants below 👇👇
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
It's a sad day for us today as we say adieu to @samburgum.bsky.social, who is off to pastures new. Looking forward to seeing what Sam does next, a good guy and an excellent scholar.
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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Outreach with @streetskitchen.bsky.social this morning 🫧 #theremaybebubblesahead #heartisaweaponsizeofafist #solidaritynotcharity @bcusociology.bsky.social @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social @city-journal.bsky.social
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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Quick bit of research in London this week. The #streetlegal project with @streetskitchen.bsky.social “SK Lawless” clinic will look at role of legal knowledge in fighting eviction of rough sleepers & loiterers, and the powers being used to move people along. @bcusociology.bsky.social
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Public Management Review @pmreview.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
In a study of UK police sergeants, Scott Banks and @dranthonymay.bsky.social examine the impact of New Public Management strategies on policing, using semi-structured interviews to explore their managerial challenges www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Looks like a cracking day in Oxford! Hope the talk is outdoors.
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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Two book launches this week for #squattinglondon 28/4 Geography, University of Oxford. 4pm. @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk 30/4 Housman’s Bookshop, King’s Cross, London. 7pm. @housmansbookshop.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
There are two great projects that will be supervised by members of our team!
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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Book launch this week: 26/3 University of York. 3:30. Law and Sociology building, Hes East. @cahr-york.bsky.social @uoy-sociology.bsky.social @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
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Anthony May @dranthonymay.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I'm supervising a funded PhD. Nice. If you know of someone who might be a good fit for this project (link is below), feel free to pass it on to them. Euan and Ryan are both excellent, and it's a great opportunity all in all. www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...
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USMEC : US Military-Entertainment Complex from the Cold War to the War on Terror
This research project examines how American popular culture, including movies, TV shows, and other media, intersects with U.S. military and foreign policy messaging from the Cold War to today. The PhD...
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Anthony May @dranthonymay.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
New article out in Annals of Leisure Research which could be of interest if you're into one or more of security, football fan experience, perceptions of alcohol, and Brazil. Due credit must go to co-authors & BlueSky naysayers Buso, Bason, and Owen. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The impact of alcohol sales on perceptions of security amongst Brazilian football fans
In 2003, the Estatuto de Defesa do Torcedor (Fans’ Bill of Rights Act) was introduced in an effort to curb fan violence, resulting in the prohibition of alcohol sales in Brazilian sports stadiums. ...
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Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
⚡TOMORROW!⚡ Author Samuel Burgum will be in discussion with Myke from the Advisory Service for Squatters at Freedom Bookshop! Book your ticket below! @samburgum.bsky.social @assquattheworld.bsky.social 🗓️Fri, Mar 7 ⏰7 pm 📍@freedompress.bsky.social 🎟https://buff.ly/4hTTia5
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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Three book launches this week: 5/3 @ubcgeography.bsky.social (online, 6pm GMT) 6/3 @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social (geography & planning, 12:30) 7/3 @freedompress.bsky.social @assquattheworld.bsky.social (freedom bookshop, 7pm) @bcusociology.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
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BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association) @bsatheory.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Only 2 days left (including today) to submit a short paper for the BSA Theory Symposium! Discussants: 🟢Sarah Bufkin - @unibirmingham, 🟣Birgan Gokmenoglu - @MyBCUm, 🟡Teodor Mladenov - @dundeeuni, 🔵Kristin Surak - @LSEnews. #Sociology #SocialTheory #AcademicSky www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory

A BSA Early Career Regional Funded Symposium (organised by the BSA Theory Study Group)

23 May 2025
University of Cambridge, UK

About the Event

The process of producing social theory is often assumed to be self-explanatory within academic institutions. With the current ‘crisis’ of higher education and intensification of academic precarity disproportionately affecting theoretical scholarship, centres, departments, and institutes, the co-organisers of this Symposium wish to create a space for Early Career scholars interested in social theory to receive feedback on their ongoing research/papers and discuss the day-to-day experiences, challenges, and opportunities of continuing to undertake theoretical scholarship.

We are honoured to announce that our guest discussants are Sarah Bufkin (Assistant Professor in Political Theory at the University of Birmingham), Birgan Gokmenoglu (Lecturer in Sociology at Birmingham City University), Teodor Mladenov (Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Dundee), and Kristin Surak (Associate Professor in Sociology at the London School of Economics).Number 2
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🧵In The #Chronopolitics of the #LeftBehind, Kirsten Forkert & Zaki Nahaboo draw on #presentism and #populist temporal #narratives to study how the Left Behind in the UK is constructed by varied temporal frames and narratives of Global Britain. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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The chronopolitics of the ‘Left Behind’: Presentism, populism, and Global Britain - Kirsten Forkert, Zaki Nahaboo, 2025
This article examines the “Left Behind” as a temporal construct and its political uses. In the UK, the “Left Behind” is predominantly discussed as a group of pe...
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🧵Birgan Gokmenoglu & Gabriela Manley's #Hope and #TimeWork in #Dystopian Contexts compares fieldnotes from Scotland and Turkey. They expand the concept of time work & argue that generating hope requires both emotion work and time work. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Great to see this special issue of @timeandsociety.bsky.social out there. Looks excellent! A thread of the whole collection is available on @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social's page. The collection features Birgan and also the social media averse Zaki Nahaboo amongst a fine selection of scholars.
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Catch Sam on tour at a venue near you! We will be at the BCU one on 12th March.
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BSA Theory Study Group (British Sociological Association) @bsatheory.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Our guest discussants for the Symposium: 🟢Sarah Bufkin (Assistant Prof. in Political Theory, @unibirmingham.bsky.social) 🟤Birgan Gokmenoglu (Lecturer in Sociology, @mybcu.bsky.social) 🟡Teodor Mladenov (Senior Lecturer in Social Work, @dundee.ac.uk) 🔵Kristin Surak (Associate Prof. in Sociology, LSE)
The Process and Implications of Doing Social Theory

A BSA Early Career Regional Funded Symposium (organised by the BSA Theory Study Group)

23 May 2025
University of Cambridge, UK

Call for Papers
Submit a short paper with a theoretical contribution (between 750-1,000 words, excluding references) by Friday, 28 February 2025, 5pm GMT.

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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
This afterword is a really handy summary of a great special issue of @timeandsociety.bsky.social co-edited by @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social and also featuring our own Zaki Nahaboo (a social media refusenik).
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Birgan Gokmenoglu @birgangokmenoglu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Intro to the SI #Political and #Transformative Uses of #Time is published! Coauthored by me and Colin Ruggero. Drawing on time's entanglements with power, inequality, and social justice, we reflect esp. on collective temporal agency: @timeandsociety.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This looks like a really good platform for ECRs! Should be excellent.
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BCU Centre for Human Rights @bcuchr.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We are almost full - so if you would like to join us on Monday for what will be an amazing conversation on important issues facing the world please register ASAP 👇 @bculandlr.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social PLEASE USE THIS LINK FOR REGISTRATION forms.office.com/e/eeEg0GGDnD
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BCU Centre for Human Rights @bcuchr.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations 📅 27 January 2025 📍 In person @mybcu.bsky.social 🔗 Register with QR code in pic This will be the first conference we will live post on @bsky.app
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Sam Burgum @samburgum.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Presenting in the same room as Einstein… funny how spaces are remembered, rendered significant, and imbued with authority… @unileiden.bsky.social @bcusociology.bsky.social
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This looks like a great event with some intriguing presentations. Go well Sam!
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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
It's the last day of BCU Graduations today 🎓 Today we’re celebrating with the Graduate School of Management and the Colleges of 👇 🌟 Law, Social and Criminal Justice 🌟 Accountancy, Finance and Economics 🌟 Business, Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship 🌟 Psychology #BCUGraduation
A graduate posing for a photograph
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BCU Sociology Team @bcusociology.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Congratulations Sam! Great to see this out in the world.
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