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Carin Runciman

@carinrunciman.bsky.social
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Sociologist at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Johannesburg. Editor-in-Chief at The Sociological Review

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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🗣️"Universities, therefore seem to be no more effective at translating evidence into practice than the institutions they aim to support." #AcademicSky #KnowledgeExchange #EvidenceBasedPolicy
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Universities rarely use research evidence in their decision-making, so why do they expect anyone else to? - LSE Impact
Despite universities’ important role as evidence-producing organisations, they rarely draw upon research evidence for internal decision making, why?
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 18/09/2026
OUT NOW: The Sociological Review journal 74:5, featuring 16 new papers💡 Includes a Special Section, Sociology in the Times of Genocide, guest edited by @galarexer.bsky.social, Karis Campion and @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social buff.ly/KuDpTMf @journals.sagepub.com
The Sociological Review Journal Vol 74 Issue 5                                         With contributions from Gala Rexer,  Kirsteen Paton, Karis Campion, Hala Shoman, Mai Taha, Rana Sukarieh, Shereen Fernandez, Waqas Tufail, Isabel Frey, Ben Rogaly, Sociologists for Palestine, Katherine Appleford, Fatima Rajina, Sonya Sharma, Angela Man Xu, Josephine Browne, Phil Crockett Thomas, Iveta Ķešāne  Maija Spuriņa, Diana García-Catena, Anastasios Hadjisolomou, Dennis Nickson, Malene Lue Kessing, Peter J. Hemming, Anna Strhan, Joanna Malone, Sarah Neal, Kate Summers,  Daniel Edmiston, Ben Baumberg Geiger, Jo Ingold, Lisa Scullion, Robert de Vries, David Young
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Phila M. Msimang @msimang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Postdoc available in the RACES Initiative for those interested in working at the intersection of race and racism, science, and institutional culture. See the ad attached for more details. Applications close on the 30th of September 2026: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 29/07/2026
What if qualitative research didn't have to revolve around interviews? Join Professor Les Back for a two-part online workshop exploring Live Method - creative, contemporary approaches to qualitative research 📅 4 & 18 Aug 💻 Online 🎟️ Register by 1 Aug: buff.ly/csttcLH
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 28/04/2026
Struggling with the "Publish or Perish" grind? Join Prof. Karen O’Reilly for a deep dive into communicating sociology. From ethnographic methods to engaging the BBC, learn how to make your research matter beyond the journal. 🗓️ June 17, 2026 | 09:30 BST Register here: buff.ly/XcE1kX8 #Sociology
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 11/03/2026
⭐ WELCOME to the 20 scholars who have joined The Sociological Review journal’s Editorial Board this month Read more about these appointments: buff.ly/Jvu5XS0
Welcome To The Journal
The Sociological Review Is Welcoming 20 New Members To Its Editorial Board 
The Soc Rev
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
💸🚨I am hiring 2 Postdocs for my ERC-funded project SOCDEBT on #debt dynamics across countries. One position: #SocialStratification + strong quantitative skills. The other: qualitative research and #EconomicSociology. waitkus.github.io/SOCDEBT/ 🚨💸
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 17/02/2026
“There are a whole lot of different political crises impacting on universities in a way that can only change them quite dramatically.” Karl von Holdt in conversation with journal editor Carin Runciman in The Sociological Review magazine’s February issue. buff.ly/kcJzLpc
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Prof Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Come at do a PhD with Sam Hind, Riza Batista-Navarro and me! "Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries" Deadline 30th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 16/02/2026
Doing public-facing sociology? Our Public Sociology Awards 2026 are open. Celebrate creative work beyond the academy. Deadline: 13 March. Apply now 👇 buff.ly/2qmok7D
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Yasmin Gunaratnam @anilsghost.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Four PhD studentships & three fee waivers across the Departments of Sociology and Criminology, International Politics and, Economics www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...
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School of Policy & Global Affairs Doctoral Studentships | City St George's, University of London
Apply for studentships from the School of Policy and Global Affairs which includes an annual stipend, full UK tuition fee waiver and expenses.
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HigherJobz @higherjobz.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Postdoctoral Fellow – University of Edinburgh, UK AHRC-funded Voices in Slavery’s Archive project experience in Caribbean/Atlantic slavery Deadline: 15 Dec 2025 🔗 higherjobz.com/postdoctoral... #CaribbeanHistory #UKJobs #AcademicJobs #FullTimeJobs #ResearchOpportunities @edinburghup.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Caribbean Slavery Edinburgh | HigherJobz
Join the University of Edinburgh as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Caribbean Slavery History. Full-time, fixed-term. Apply by 15 Dec 2025.
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 18/11/2025
OUT NOW: our Virtual Issue of The Sociological Review journal, a companion to The Sociological Review Annual Lecture 2025 with Shahram Khosravi. 📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees & borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 12/11/2025
Food for thought: explore our Virtual Issue of The Sociological Review journal, a companion to our Annual Lecture 2025 with Shahram Khosravi. 📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees and borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 11/11/2025
📣 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Methodologies and Epistemologies of Social Reproduction Apply by 15 Nov to join a 2026 #workshop for scholars, practitioners and activists engaging with social reproduction theories, and employing traditional and non-traditional methods. ➡️ Find out more: buff.ly/ZFAUEkF
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 17/10/2025
Doing migration studies in dark times? There’s no time like the present to reflect on this issue. Join us in Glasgow on 27 November as Shahram Khosravi delivers The Sociological Review Annual Lecture, with @carinrunciman.bsky.social, Karolína Augustová and Tawona Sitholé. Tickets: buff.ly/4LDmx13
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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026) Closing date: 20 Oct 2025 Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’. @britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 06/10/2025
Doing migration studies in dark times? There’s no time like the present to reflect on this issue. Join us in Glasgow on 27 November as Shahram Khosravi delivers The Sociological Review Annual Lecture, with @carinrunciman.bsky.social, Karolína Augustová and Tawona Sitholé. Tickets: buff.ly/4LDmx13
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Carin Runciman @carinrunciman.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Oh no. I’m so sorry.
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 09/09/2025
OUT TODAY: @alimeghji.bsky.social on social struggles & sociological perspectives, research insights on chicken shops & beedi-makers, Alice Bloch on podcasting, Journal editors on peer review, #Alevelsociology resources + much more. ➡️ The Sociological Review magazine Sept issue buff.ly/5crknOP
The Sociological Review Magazine September 2025 
Safia Banharally ~ Alice Bloch ~ Raquel Figueira ~ Stephanie Guirand ~ Madhuri Kamtam 
Leah Joan Kenny ~ Alexa MacDermot ~ Ali Meghji ~ Dale Mineshima-Lowe ~ Sebastian J. Moser 
Iris Pissaride ~ Ipsita Pradhan ~ Louise Rondel ~ Carin Runciman ~ J.E. Sumerau ~ Jennifer Takhar 
Leon Taylor ~ Charlotte Waltz ~ Sam Wilkinson ~ Juliette Wilson-Thomas
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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Thanks to all the @ucu.org.uk branches supporting us today and this week! Here's a link to our hardship fund -- solidarity donations appreciated! www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/hff-fundrais...
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 08/09/2025
OUT NOW: The Sociological Review journal 73.5, featuring 13 new papers (11 #openaccess). 💡 Includes a Special Section on the ideas and impact of @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods, published in 2012 as part of our monograph series. buff.ly/bJQXWs6 @journals.sagepub.com
The Sociological Review Journal Vol 73 Issue 5
Kirsteen Paton Emma Jackson Les Back
Nirmal Puwar Andrea Doucet Eva Jewell Jessica Falk
Rebecca Coleman Dawn Lyon Chloe Turner
Thomas Wadsworth Zoe Walshe
Beth Bramich Shamser Sinha
Sophie Woodward Brenda Herbert
Irene van Oorschot Sophie van Balen
Andreas Folkers Susie Scott Nina Lockwood
Theresa O’Keefe Aline Courtois Jérémy Vachet

https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOR/73/5/
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Carin Runciman @carinrunciman.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Come and join us @thesociologicalreview.org
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I’m commissioning content for a new educational collection being published via Sage Research Methods. The collection is titled Inclusive Research Methodologies. Details are in the images and thread below. Please share with anyone who might be keen.
call for how to guides: inclusive research methodologies I’m commissioning content for a new educational collection being published via Sage Research Methods. 

The collection is titled Inclusive Research Methodologies. It will include case studies, text guides, video cases and tutorials, and practice datasets, and is designed to support university-level students and postgraduate researchers. It will be published in 2026.
Topics: I am specifically commissioning pieces on the following topics:

•	Tips on conducting research with LGBTQ+ communities
•	Considerations for survey designers when working with marginalised groups
•	Approaches to graphic social sciences 
Details: 

Word count:2,000-4,000 words 

Deadline:1st November 2025 

Honorarium: £200

Audience: University students and postgraduate researchers
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 01/07/2025
Get your words' worth! Apply by 1 September to join Strictly Come Writing, the Sociological Review Foundation's annual funded writing retreat for early career researchers. Join us in beautiful rural Wales for the time, space & facilitation you need to get that chapter/paper done. buff.ly/HGegMPZ
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 25/04/2025
🇵🇸 PALESTINE: A Sociological Issue 🇵🇸 Join us for the second in our Conversations series as we put a sociological lens on the ongoing genocide in Palestine. 🍉 Thu 8 May 18.30-20.00 UTC+1 online 🍉 Ashjan Ajour, Yasmin Gunaratnam, Cairsti Russell & Rafeef Ziadah 🍉 Register: buff.ly/xE1NHos
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
📣 PhD opportunity 📣 Excellent *fully funded PhD* on the relationship of art, policy & public engagement at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🎓 Supervised by our very own Prof Sotiria Grek & @profellenstu.bsky.social 💪 🗓️ Details & apply by *16 May 2025*:
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POLART PhD Scholarship - Art Festivals, Cities and Politics: examining the relationship of art, policy and public engagement at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - POLART PhD Scholarship - Art Festivals, Cities and Politics: examining the relationship of art, policy and public engagement at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 21/04/2025
CONTRIBUTE! Editors Iris Pissaride and @juliettephd.bsky.social are accepting pitches until 9 May for The Sociological Review magazine’s September issue. Find out more about regular features including Sociology at Work and Private Troubles, Public Issues. thesociologicalreview.org/publish-with...
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 16/04/2025
Q: Attending the @britsoci.bsky.social conference? Q: Feeling sociologically quizzical? Q: Fancy a battle of wits? If you answered YES to all three, why not join us on 23 April for Untaken-for-Granted? 🎟️ buff.ly/xSLAoqe @manchester_university_press @manmetcrimsoc @officialuom sociology
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 14/04/2025
WRITE FOR US! We’re now accepting pitches for the September issue of The Sociological Review magazine. Deadline: Friday 9 May. Find out more about contributing to regular features including Sociology at Work and Private Troubles, Public Issues. ➡️ thesociologicalreview.org/publish-with...
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 07/04/2025
“Public sociology is a form of education: speaking out beyond the university also performs an educative function.” Just before he died, Michael Burawoy talked to @michaelacbenson.bsky.social about his career-defining evangelism for public – or, alternatively, a living – sociology. buff.ly/6WD2fzQ
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Carin Runciman @carinrunciman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Sharing my journey from author in The Sociological Review to editor-in-chief
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Tina Harris @tinahonjo.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Two PhD positions at Leiden University: “Climate Citizenship: Infrastructures, Environments, and Democracy in the Era of Climate Change" (Tokyo and Louisiana) www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
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2 PhD Candidates for the project
Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) is looking for2 PhD Candidates for the project “Climate Citizenship (4 years, full time) We welcome applications...
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Gerasimos Tsourapas @tsourapas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
🚨 Fully funded PhDs at the University of Glasgow! 🚨 We are offering 5 PhD studentships, incl. 3 for low/middle-income country applicants @uofgsps.bsky.social. 📍 Apply by 31 March 2025 👉 shorturl.at/tutIq 🔎 Anyone interested in a migration/refugee politics or MENA-related project, get in touch!
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Carin Runciman @carinrunciman.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
My condolences to you and your family. Sending strength.
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Carin Runciman @carinrunciman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Michael Burawoy’s passing is a great loss to so many. I was very fortunate to have met Michael on one of his visits to South Africa. This video of the public lecture he gave demonstrates how at home he was speaking to activists and academics together. A special evening. m.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ac...
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Prof Michael Burawoy - Neo-Liberalism and Social Movements
YouTube video by University of Johannesburg YouTube Channel
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 03/02/2025
VACANCY: the Foundation is hiring a part-time Editorial Officer to manage the journal’s article review process, and support the Editor-in-Chief and the team of editors. Applicants must be based in, and eligible to work in, the UK. Apply by 17 February 2025. buff.ly/4hw5BJq
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Carin Runciman @carinrunciman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Beautiful day in the The Trossachs
Woman in cafe overlooking loch
View of Loch Lomond
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Carin Runciman @carinrunciman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Excited to take up this role at the oldest British based sociological journal
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 30/01/2025
WE’RE HIRING: the Foundation has a vacancy for a part-time Editorial Officer. In this role, you will manage The Sociological Review journal’s article review process, and support the Editor-in-Chief and the team of editors. Deadline to apply: 17 February 2025. buff.ly/4hw5BJq
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