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Paul Joosse

@pjoosse.bsky.social
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Sociologist, @HKUniversity | Editor, Sociological Theory @SociologicalTheory.bsky.social | Secretary Treasurer of @isa-sociology.org Sociological Theory Research Cluster | #theory #sociology #charisma #populism and yes, #Trump

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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy to share a thread on my new article out in American Journal of Sociology: “The Less Agreeable Side of Charisma: Donald Trump, Incredulous Onlooking, and Anti-structural Power.” /1 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Thrilled to announce this new paper at AJS!
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Congratulations! The American Sociological Association is pleased to share that Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social (University of Hong Kong) has been named Co-Editor of Sociological Theory. @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social bit.ly/3QM8uya  #ASA #sociology #journals
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Congratulations! The American Sociological Association is pleased to share that Larissa Buchholz (Northwestern University) has been named Co-Editor of Sociological Theory. @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social bit.ly/4eQQOus  #ASA #sociology #journals
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Congratulations! The American Sociological Association is pleased to share that Bin Xu @binxu013.bsky.social (Emory University) has been named Co-Editor of Sociological Theory. @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social bit.ly/44hjaYC  #ASA #sociology #journals
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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Excited to speak at the TASA Social Theory Webinar Series tomorrow with the title, "Donald Trump and the Less Agreeable Side of Charisma." It's a free zoom session, and you can register here: share.google/9G8ihCoRGEus...
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TASA Social Theory Webinar Series: Theory in Troubled Times - Events - The Australian Sociological Association
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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Great new paper on charisma and the transformation of entrepreneuria authority in Silicon Valley capitalism!
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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
"headlining"
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 03/09/2025
📸 Romulo Lelis and Paul Joosse
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 23/08/2025
We are happy to announce the 2025 International Sociological Association's RC16 Junior Theorist Award! This year the RC16 Junior Theorist Award goes to Romulo Lelis (Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning), for his paper:
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Lauren Valentino @sociologylauren.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Along with @mlamont.bsky.social @pjoosse.bsky.social, I am on the Distinguished Career Award committee for the ASA Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity section. Please send nominations our way! Due March 5. More information here: www.asanet.org/communities-...
Distinguished Career Award
Deadline: March 5, 2025
Contact: Michèle Lamont, Chair

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher who has made a number of significant contributions to the study of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity over an extended period of time. It is intended to recognize a senior scholar’s cumulative achievements. Nominations should include a brief description of the career contributions that make the candidate deserving of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also see previous winners of the award for reference here.

Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2025 Distinguished Career Award Nomination, by March 5, 2025 to the Committee Members:

    Michèle Lamont: mlamont@wjh.harvard.edu
    Lauren Valentino: lauren.valentino@unc.edu
    Paul Joosse: pjoosse@hku.hk
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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Full article: Underneath the peace: Shaolin monks’ views on the relationship between Buddhism and science www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Underneath the peace: Shaolin monks’ views on the relationship between Buddhism and science
This study explores Buddhist monks’ views on the religion-science relationship in contemporary China. Drawing on survey data, interviews with monks, and participant observation within Shaolin Templ...
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Isak Ladegaard @ladegaard.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
It's real! 😱 My book about how shadowy groups are empowered by information technology can be preordered here: www.amazon.com/dp/052039728... @ucpress.bsky.social
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Amazon.com: Open Secrecy: How Technology Empowers the Digital Underworld: 9780520397286: Ladegaard, Isak: Books
Amazon.com: Open Secrecy: How Technology Empowers the Digital Underworld: 9780520397286: Ladegaard, Isak: Books
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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
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Countering Trump: Toward a Theory of Charismatic Counter-Roles
Abstract. This article conducts a negative reading of Weber’s ideal type of charismatic authority, seeking to anticipate and discern hidden social interact
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Paul Joosse @pjoosse.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
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The concept that went viral: Using machine learning to discover charisma in the wild
The term “charisma” is recognized as sociology's most successful export to common speech. While sociologists habitually dismiss popular uses of the word, we address its vernacularity head on as a wor....
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