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Helen Kara @drhelenkara.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

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⏳ 40 days to go! Join us in #Manchester or online for the International Creative Research Methods Conference — a space for innovation, collaboration, and creativity in research. 🌐 creativeresearchmethods.com #ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #HybridConference #ResearchMethods

University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

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Can you really make money from rubbish? This new article by Dan Welch and Pawan Srikanth explores the potential of mining landfill sites. @uomsoss.bsky.social @sustainableuom.bsky.social blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0...

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

New journal alert Feminism and Organization Edited by @profalisonpullen.bsky.social & @nela-smolovic.bsky.social Challenges structural inequalities rooted in patriarchal systems, especially within the realm of work. Open for submissions! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/new-journal-... #AOM2025

Coming in 2026: Feminism and Organization.
An international journal committed to advancing critical feminist scholarship, activism, and praxis to promote social justice and equality.
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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

This is going to be a really important addition to the IR literature, delighted it will be published by BUP

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice is seeking special issues that explore poverty and social justice in Africa If you want to publish a special issue in this interdisciplinary journal, then submit a proposal by 13 Oct 25 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #endpoverty #SD1

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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'What it really takes to mobilise knowledge: lessons from Danish street-level organisations' The latest on the Evidence & Policy Blog, by @dortecaswell.bsky.social‬ and Tanja Dall: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/07/02/w... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Do you want to join the International Editorial Board for Families, Relationships and Societies? You’re in luck, we’re recruiting! Applications close 31 August bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #FamilyStudies #SocSky sociology

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Su-ming Khoo @sumingkhoo.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Getting great ideas and people for #JCRM @bupjournals.bsky.social at #ISAForum2025

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

💡 📣 Consumption studies staff and students! Our student reading list has launched, bringing you the essential articles from the Consumption and Society journal! Curated by our editors and free until 31 October🔓 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/ConS... #SocSky #Sociology

Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

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🚀 Just launched: Bristol University Press Impact Report! Discover how we’re aligning global scholarship with the #UNSDGs and driving real-world change. #BUPImpact #OpenAccess #GlobalSocialChallenges 🌍Read now:

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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

💥New: Students are turning in flawless AI-written theses, but losing the ability to think. Prof Thorsten Fröhlich warns that unless educators rethink rigid assessment norms, we risk raising a generation who can write a thesis, but not think one. 🤔 #AI

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How students should write a thesis in the AI age - Impact of Social Sciences

AI tools help students produce polished theses without deep understanding. Thorsten Fröhlich argues rigid assessment formats stifle critical thinking, and calls for a rethink of how research is…

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The Intl Journal of Care and Caring is calling for submissions to the debates and issues section. This section is designed to give a voice to: ❤️ Carers ⭐ disabled & older people ❤️ trade unions ⭐ employers ❤️ practitioners ⭐ policymakers And more!

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community. 🔗 epssnet.org Here’s a thread with everything you need to know. 🧵

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Headed to #BSG2025? Don’t miss our latest picks from the Journal of Global Ageing! 📖 Check out the Editor’s Choice collection and explore the future of ageing research. @policypress 🔗 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/edit...

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Are you researching the role of emotions in #Masculinity?♂️ Make a submission to our upcoming special issue of Emotions and Society 📆 Abstract submission 15 Jul bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #EmoSoc SocSky #Sociology

Call for Special Issue papers: Masculinities and Emotions: Changing Times and Contexts
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Gurt Lush Choir @gurtlushchoir.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Tickets going fast! Songs to lift your spirits and set your spine-tingling by Purcell, Elgar, Bristol's own Robert Pearsall, Monteverdi, some Bulgarian bangers, heart-rending folk songs and more @pingosaurus.bsky.social @jancisk.bsky.social @bristol247.bsky.social @beardedjourno.bsky.social

Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I am so thrilled about this! @gscjournal.bsky.social publishes a broad range of multi and interdisciplinary work, providing a single space to find solutions for global social challenges. Its work is getting read and cited 👏🎉 #diamondopenaccess #globalchallenges #journalpublishing #makingadifference

Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

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We're hiring a Commissioning Editor / Senior Commissioning Editor (dependent on experience) for a one-year maternity cover. The full job description and details about applying are at the link below. Applications close on Monday 30th June. bit.ly/JobVacSCE #PublishingJobs #JobsInPublishing

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Job vacancy: Commissioning Editor / Senior Commissioning Editor (Maternity cover)

Liverpool University Press is hiring a Commissioning Editor or Senior Commissioning Editor (dependent on experience) for a one-year maternity leave cover starting from 1st August 2025. The successf…

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

From our Editors' Choice Collection, with #FreeAccess until 31 July! 'Codesigning youth diversion programmes with community-led organisations: a case study' by Sarah C Walker et al.: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social

polprocessrsch.bsky.social @polprocessrsch.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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🥳 We are so excited to announce our call for proposals is open! We want your paper, panel, roundtable, open session, and pre-conference workshop ideas 👇 policyprocessresearch.org/coppr26-prop...

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COPPR26 Proposal Submission & Registration

Important Dates to Remember June 5, 2025-August 31, 2025: Open call for pre-COPPR workshops, papers, panels, and roundtable proposals September 30, 2025: Notification of accepted or rejected propos…

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Journal of Creative Research Methods @crmethodsjnl.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Our fabulous consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social is hosting the third Creative Research Methods conference! Join Helen and many of the Journal of Creative Research Methods friends, editorial board, and authors this September in Manchester! lnkd.in/ej4BXVpt

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

We are proud to share our 2024 citation metrics! 11 journals are now in the 1st or 2nd quartile for their JCR categories! We also had some truly fantastic 1st Impact Factors for @gscjournal.bsky.social & Consumption & Society Learn more bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/celebrating-...

Global Social Challenges Journal: 1st Impact Factor: 3.6. Rankings:
7/68 in Social Issues (top quartile)
70/191 in Environmental Studies

Consumption and Society: 1st Impact Factor: 3.0
Rankings:
22/219 in Social Issues (top quartile)
71/191 in Environmental Studies

Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

A fantastic result for this excellent journal. Huge congrats to the editorial team!

Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

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#CfP: Emotions & Society Special Issue Masculinities and Emotions: Changing Times and Contexts. Guest editors: @rpatulny.bsky.social and Fiona McQueen Abstracts (200-300 words) to the editors by *JULY 15th* Details below! @bupjournals.bsky.social #Emosoc #sociology

Background to the call
It is a prescient irony, given the stubborn conception that men ‘don’t express feelings’, that the contemporary bonds, behaviours and excesses of masculinity are so deeply immersed in emotion. It has long been recognised that that men’s conflicts are steeped in emotional experiences and dynamics of shame, irritability and anger (Men’s Project and Flood 2024). Similarly, hegemonic and toxic acts often stem from emotions such as pride and fear (Connell and Messerschmidt 2005). Traditional masculinities have also been implicated in men’s desires and struggles to master their own and other’s emotions, whether this be in the context of emotional control (Barrett & Bliss-Moreau, 2009), couple relationships (McQueen, 2017) or emotional flooding (Malik et al 2020). Other works have advanced the study of masculine emotion beyond these dynamics. Some have pointed out that emotional suppression leaves a stark legacy for many men, making them more susceptible to distress and suicide (River and Flood 2021).
More recent studies have focussed on the presence and role of more positive emotions in men’s lives. ‘Inclusive’ masculine acts are often steeped in care, respect and love (Anderson 2018, Elliott 2019). National surveys reveal that while men’s ‘primary’ (surface) emotions confirm to hegemonic stereotypes of male emotion (e.g. confidence), their ‘secondary’ emotions are commonly care based and oriented towards families (Patulny et al 2017). Other studies point to the important role of emotions such as pride, fun and confidence in the formation of homosocial bonds (Messner 2013) and focus on men’s capacity to consider emotional reflexively, rather than reject it in favour of ‘rationality’ (Holmes 2015).
Yet these studies touch on only a handful of the many issues now surfacing around men, masculinities and emotions. Thoughtful consideration of the many ways in which masculinities and emotions are interlinked and reinforce each other is missing in many co…

• Multiple masculinities and feelings
• Masculine emotional regimes
• Collective emotions and men’s movements
• Theorising masculinity and emotion
• How men manage and hide emotions
• Men's social isolation and loneliness
• Men’s emotions, women’s outcomes
• Queer masculinities and emotions
• Boyhood feelings
• Older men and emotional precocity
• Father’s feelings
• Changing families, intimacies and masculinities
• Men’s emotional performances in online spaces
• Working Class Men and their emotions
• Migrant masculinities and emotion
• Emotions in the manosphere

Information for contributors
If you are interested in this call for papers, please submit your abstract (200-300 words) no later than 15 July 2025 to the Guest Editors Roger Patulny (rpatulny@hkbu.edu.hk) and Fiona McQueen (f.mcqueen@napier.ac.uk).
We will inform authors by 1st September whether we would like them to submit a full paper. Full papers will be due for submission by 1st December 2025 and will undergo the journal’s standard double-anonymous peer review process. Please see our instructions for authors for guidance on preparing your submission.

Timeline
• 15 July 2025: Deadline for submitting abstracts to Guest Editors
• 15 August 2025: Feedback and decision on the acceptance of proposals
• 1 December 2025: Deadline for submitting full draft papers for review
• November 2026 Publication of the Special Issue

Literature
Anderson, E., & McCormack, M. (2018). Inclusive masculinity theory: Overview, reflection and refinement. Journal of Gender Studies, 27(5), 547–561.
Barrett, L. F., & Bliss-Moreau, E. (2009). She’s emotional. He’s having a bad day: Attributional explanations for emotion stereotypes. American Psychological Association, 9(5), 649–658

Connell, R. W. and J. W. Messerschmidt (2005). “Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept.” Gender & Society 19: 6: 829–859.
de Boise, S., & Hearn, J. (2017). Are men getting more emotional? Critical sociological perspectives on men, masculinities and emotions. The Sociological Review, 65(4), 779-796.
Elliott, K (2019) Negotiations between progressive and ‘traditional’ expressions of masculinity among young Australian men Journal of Sociology, Vol. 55(1) 108–123
Holmes, M. (2015). Men’s emotions: Heteromasculinity, emotional reflexivity, and intimate relationships. Men and Masculinities, 18(2), 176–192
Malik J, Heyman RE, Smith Slep AM. (2020) Emotional flooding in response to negative affect in couple conflicts: Individual differences and correlates. J Fam Psychol. Mar;34(2):145-154.
McQueen, F. (2017). Male emotionality: ‘boys don’t cry’ versus ‘it’s good to talk.’ NORMA, 12(3–4), 205–219.
Men’s Project & Flood, M. (2024). The Man Box 2024: Re-examining what it means to be a man in Australia. Melbourne: Jesuit Social Services.
Messner, M. (2013). Reflections on Communication and Sport: On Men and Masculinities. Communication & Sport, 1(1-2), 113-124.
Patulny R, Smith, V, Soh, K. (2017) ‘Generalising Men’s affective experience.’ International Journal for Masculinity Studies (NORMA), 12(3), 220-239.
Roberts S & Wescott S (2024) To quell the problem, we must name the problem: the role of social media ‘manfluencers’ in boys’ sexist behaviours in school settings, Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 41:2, 125-128.

River J, Flood M. Masculinities, emotions and men's suicide. Sociol Health Illn. 2021 May;43(4):910-927. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13257

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Same shit, different crisis? Feminist activism against period poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK New article in JPSJ by @emmacraddock.bsky.social, Gemma Williams & Annalise Weckesser doi.org/10.1332/1759...

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International Child and Family Conference 2027 @icfconference.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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On the opening day of #ICFC2025, Prof. Esther Dermott’s thought-provoking keynote on digital technologies and familial relationships explored the role of states, agencies and private companies in mediating the parent-child and school relationship. Off to an inspiring start!

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Attending the International Child and Family Conference @BristolUni? Make time to explore the latest research from Families, Relationships and Societies – plus set up new issue alerts 📨 and check out our open calls for papers✍️ 📚 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/frs #ICFC2025

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Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

'Social studies, technology assessment and the pandemic' New on the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Lise Moawad and @sebaszieg.bsky.social buff.ly/t0e6pNP @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Prof Martin Hyde @profmhyde.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

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New open access paper at Journal of Global Ageing on what intervention types and features support the informal caregivers of people living with dementia throughout the MENA region. Read more: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #Dementia #Caregiving #MENA #HealthResearch

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Élise Féron @eliseferon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The very first academic journal focusing on the collective dimensions of human disappearance, co-edited by yours truly, now has a website! If you are working on these issues, please send us your manuscripts

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re bringing you a powerful event! Cécile Simmons, author of 'CTRL HATE DELETE', and Lois Shearing, author of 'Pink Pilled', join us for a deep dive into #Sex, #Gender and #Misogyny. 📅 March 17, 6 PM, Bookhaus Bristol:

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European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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Check out our latest EDITORS CHOICE collection 🤩 All of these incredible papers have been made available ✨ OPEN ACCESS✨ until April 30th. The collection includes work by Zorica Siročić, Meredith Loken, @wurthmann.bsky.social & @bertous.bsky.social buff.ly/4151z5L

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Gender and Justice Journal @genderandjustice.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

To celebrate the official launch of Gender & Justice we will be sharing some of the incredible articles you can now access in Issue 1. But 1st, a word from our editorial board @sharronfitz.bsky.social, Lesley McMillan & Anna Carline on the ambition, aims and scope of Gender & Justice

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