Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Join us for our upcoming Masterclass! Prof Thabisani Ndlovu will discuss ‘Living and Researching Identity, Belonging and Power in Southern Africa’ Happening Thursday 8 October 2026 3 pm South Africa / 9 am Canada (EST) / 10 am Brazil (São Paulo) / 2 pm UK 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Join us for our upcoming seminar with Dr. Fiona Anciano on “People as Democratic Infrastructure in Cities of the South” taking place Tuesday 20 October 3:30 pm south Africa / 9:30 am Canada (Eastern) / 10:30 am Brazil (São Paulo) / 2:30 pm UK 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Join us for our upcoming online seminar with Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein (carolinehossein.bsky.social) on “Learning about Co-operativism: The Case of the Banker Ladies in the Americas” taking place Thurs 12 November 2026 4 pm South Africa / 9 am Canada (EST) / 11 am Brazil (São Paulo) / 2 pm UK 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Meeting of minds: Read @cmillerphd.bsky.social's blog about the Social Repair team’s meeting at the University of Ottawa. We caught up on case studies and wrestled with concepts! www.social-repair.org/blog-page/te... 010
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The Social Repair team met up in Ottawa last week with other academics working on T-AP funded projects. We had a great few days discussing democracy, governance and trust across contexts and disciplines. We have some exciting findings and are looking forward to more collaborative work. 010
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 30/06/2026On June 12, the Brazilian RSSD team hosted the seminar Pluralism in Everyday Life: Practices of Coexistence in Contexts of Diversity at Cebrap, presenting preliminary research findings on everyday practices of coexistence in contexts of religious, ethnic, and social diversity. 100
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The Center for Research on Religion in Contemporary Society at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (Cebrap) will host a seminar on June 12 at 5:00 PM (Brasília Time, UTC−3) to present and discuss preliminary findings from the Repairing Sociality, Safeguarding Democracy (RSSD) Project. 100
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 15/05/2026We joined @flipthestreets.bsky.social for another mural painting day with Fresh Creative, this time at #SwanseaUniversity to paint a mural that the students designed. Loads of students joined in with the painting and we had lots of positive comments from passersby who loved the design. 111
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Join us for our upcoming online seminar with Professor Vivek Venkatesh on “Social Pedagogy for Building Sustainable Resilience with Dispossessed Communities” on Wednesday, 27 May 2026. 3pm South Africa / 9am Canada (Eastern) / 10am Brazil (São Paulo) / 2pm UK 121
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 08/05/2026We joined @flipthestreets.bsky.social and Fresh Creative at #SwanseaMosque for a day of painting with the students. Everyone had a go with a can of spray paint and the results are stunning! The girls and boys each designed murals about being Muslim in Swansea - what do you think? 011
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The Wales UK team were again with @flipthestreets.bsky.social last week, this time working with the young people of #SwanseaMosque designing a mural for their reception area. They came up with some excellent ideas of representations in mural form of how it feels to belong at Swansea Mosque. 011
Reposted by Social Repairflipthestreets.bsky.social @flipthestreets.bsky.social · 29/04/2026We had a brilliant time painting our new graffiti mural with Fresh Creative yesterday at Swansea Uni! Loads of students joined us and we had lots of positive comments from passersby. We really feel that this captures the vibrancy and diversity of life at Swansea. Who doesn't love a beach party?! 011
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Our Wales UK team has been working with @flipthestreets.bsky.social in activities involving young people in designing a mural for #MumblesSkatepark in Mumbles, Swansea. Young people shared what their skatepark means to them and came up with ideas for a mural that would represent this. 111
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Join us for our upcoming online seminar with Dr Adriano Godoy on “Ecological and Political Aesthetics in Brazilian Catholic Environments” on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. 4pm South Africa / 10am Canada (Eastern) / 11am Brazil (São Paulo) / 2pm UK Link: swanseauniversity.zoom.us/j/9673347895... / 886627 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Our second UK case study evaluates the impact of Flip the Streets, a community empowerment project based in Swansea. You can read all about it on our website here 👇 www.social-repair.org/uk-researchsocial-repair.orgSOCIAL REPAIR: REPAIRING SOCIALITY, SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY: Transatlantic North-South Narratives and Practices of Deep Equality. 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 26/02/2026We have a new blog from one of our researchers: Dr Guilherme Borges has developed an analytical, non-normative perspective on deep equality and has written on his experience of teaching this in Brazil. You can read here 👇 www.social-repair.org/research-blo...social-repair.orgSOCIAL REPAIR: REPAIRING SOCIALITY, SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY: Transatlantic North-South Narratives and Practices of Deep Equality.Dr Guilherme Borges, a postdoctoral researcher with the Social Repair project, developed an analytical, non-normative perspective on Lori Beaman’s concept of deep equality. In this blog, he discusses ... 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Our latest Masterclass is now online. Watch Ethnography Beyond Method: Writing, Theory, and Conceptual Invention by Prof. Paula Montero on our YouTube channel. Also watch our other events there! Watch here: youtu.be/FmxcOIOaLoc?...youtu.beEthnography Beyond Method: Writing, Theory, and Conceptual Invention with Prof Paula MonteroYouTube video by Social Repair Research Group 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Join us on Monday for our masterclass "Ethnography Beyond Method" with Professor Paula Montero. 3pm South Africa / 8am Canada / 10am Brazil / 1pm UK You can read more here: www.social-repair.org/february-mas... 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 23/01/2026How do common causes help to build community? Our Canadian research team is analyzing how diverse people came together to mobilize and oppose the development of shale gas extraction in New Brunswick. Learn more about this case study on our website: www.social-repair.org/canadian-res... 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Join us for our upcoming online masterclass with Professor Paula Montero on “Ethnography Beyond Method: Writing, Theory, and Conceptual Invention” on Monday, 2 February 2026. 3pm South Africa / 8am Canada / 10am Brazil / 1pm UK 111
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 15/01/2026At the Haskell Library, you can grab a book in Quebec, find a spot to read in Vermont, then head home to Canada – all under the same roof. Our Canadian team is exploring how people here live well together across borders. Learn more about this case study on our website: tinyurl.com/2s47fzd2tinyurl.comSOCIAL REPAIR: REPAIRING SOCIALITY, SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY: Transatlantic North-South Narratives and Practices of Deep Equality. 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Our first case study in the UK looks at anti-oppression activist groups in south Wales and grassroots approaches to equality and anti-racism. You can read all about it on our website here 👇 www.social-repair.org/uk-researchsocial-repair.orgSOCIAL REPAIR: REPAIRING SOCIALITY, SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY: Transatlantic North-South Narratives and Practices of Deep Equality. 010
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Dr Morgane Reina’s new blog "Rethinking Race and Religion in Brazil" is now available. Dr Reina reflects on Prof Paula Montero’s work analysing how race and religion are historically formulated in Brazil and the implications of this for Social Repair. www.social-repair.org/research-blo...social-repair.orgSOCIAL REPAIR: REPAIRING SOCIALITY, SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY: Transatlantic North-South Narratives and Practices of Deep Equality.By Dr Morgane Reina 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Our latest seminar with @giazilo.bsky.social is now online and available to watch on our YouTube! Dr Ibhawoh discussed how the crises in democracy and human rights stem from possessive individualism. Watch here👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=k299...youtube.comDemocracy and the Tyranny of Possessive Individualism: Reclaiming the Collective in Human RightsYouTube video by Social Repair Research Group 000
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Our next event with Dr Bonny Ibhawoh (@giazilo.bsky.social) is just over a week away! Join us to hear Dr Ibhawoh talk about Democracy and the Tyranny of Possessive Individualism: Reclaiming the Collective in Human Rights. November 27th, 3pm GMT | 10am Canada (Eastern) 120
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 14/11/2025November 27th - save the date! Read more at: www.social-repair.org/november-sem... swanseauniversity.zoom.us/j/9904982832... 010
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Our recent masterclass with Prof Lori G Beaman of @nonreligioncf.bsky.social is now available to watch on YouTube! Prof Beaman presented her work on 'deep equality' as an alternative to tolerance and accommodation in diverse societies. Watch here👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAAy...youtube.comExploring Deep Equality with Prof Lori G BeamanYouTube video by Social Repair Research Group 013
Reposted by Social RepairNonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 12/11/2025We're excited to announce the publication of Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (co-edited by Lori Beaman, Ryan Cragun, and Douglas Ezzy), the first in our open-access book series with De Gruyter. Read here for free: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... 0127
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Event Announcement! We are hosting an online seminar with Dr Bonny Ibhawoh (@giazilo.bsky.social) on Democracy and the Tyranny of Possessive Individualism: Reclaiming the Collective in Human Rights Thurs 27 Nov 10:00 ET / 17:00 BRT / 17:00 SAST / 15:00 GMT Zoom ID: 990 4982 8324 Passcode: 929359 021
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Dr Guilherme Borges and Dr Morgane Reina presented yesterday on deep equality and religious diversity to a well-attended in-person seminar that was co-hosted by the Social Repair project and the Sociology department at UWC. The event was attended by students and professors alike. 010
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 22/10/2025The team met at Walter Sisulu University, Zamokulungisa Campus in Mthatha last week. We had three excellent days of rigorous discussion on the case studies that are underway and the concepts that underpin our work. Stay tuned for our blogs exploring our progress!🎉 020
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Masterclass announcement! Lori Beaman of @nonreligioncf.bsky.social will be talking to us on "Exploring Deep Equality" next week on Thursday 16th October. 3pm South Africa / 9am Canada / 10am Brazil / 2pm UK Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8160513998... Access code: 108926 023
Reposted by Social RepairNonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Read the latest article from NCF team members Ryan Cragun, Hugo Rabbia, Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, and Peter Beyer. In this article, the authors draw on research from the NCF's Social and Cultural Values Survey to re-think how to best measure nonreligion. secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.... 1106
Reposted by Social RepairNonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Our most recent webinar is now available on YouTube! In this webinar, Sarah Kathleen Johnson presented her new book, Occasional Religious Practice: Valuing a Very Ordinary Religious Experience (Oxford University Press, 2025). Watch here: youtu.be/9bB7vl135Dc?...youtu.beMeet the Author: Sarah Kathleen JohnsonYouTube video by Nonreligion in a Complex Future 142
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Just under a week to go til our next seminar! We're really excited to be hosting @tariqmodood.bsky.social to be talking to us about global racisms. 2pm BST Wednesday 1st October (next Wednesday!) You can join us here: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023... with the access code 546157 022
Reposted by Social RepairNonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Happening next week: A webinar from the @socialrepair.bsky.social project, co-led by Lori Beaman. "Understanding Global Racisms: Beyond Euro-American Centricity," Tariq Modood October 1, 2025 9am ET Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023... Access code: 546157 052
Reposted by Social RepairTariq Modood @tariqmodood.bsky.social · 18/09/2025politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/whose-f...politicalquarterly.org.ukWhose Flag? Belonging and Disinformation in Britain’s Immigration DebateSam Taylor Hill discusses anti-migrant sentiment and the social dislocation recent flag-raising represents 011
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 19/09/2025We are pleased to share our new website where we will be keeping a repository of our research, as well as providing updates about upcoming events related to our project, is now live. Check it out! www.social-repair.orgsocial-repair.orgSocial RepairREPAIRING SOCIALITY, SAFEGUARDING DEMOCRACY: Transatlantic North-South Narratives and Practices of Deep Equality. 000
Reposted by Social RepairTariq Modood @tariqmodood.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Am delighted to be doing this 042
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 18/09/2025We are delighted to announce our upcoming seminar with @tariqmodood.bsky.social on global racisms and euro-americentricity. You can join the seminar with this link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023... , passcode: 546157. 012
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 12/09/2025One of our team members, @ninianjames.bsky.social has recently had a blog published on the @vox-pol.bsky.social blog! In it, he discusses the pros and cons of different approaches to studying social media in 2025 voxpol.eu/accessing-so...voxpol.euAccessing Social Media Data in 2025 - VOX - PolBy Ninian Frenguelli It is increasingly difficult to access data from social media platforms. Researcher access to Meta platforms was removed in 2024 when CrowdTangle was shut down, but it was already... 064
Reposted by Social RepairIdentities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Still time to register for our next #IdentitiesEvent! 'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers' 23 Sep, 1-2.30pm (Online) @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk... 065
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 11/08/2025How latest seminar "To the Right, the Feminine: Religious Women and the Struggles Over the Public Policy Repertoire in Health in Brazil" is now available to watch online from our YouTube! @lellanouri.bsky.social @cmillerphd.bsky.social @ninianjames.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5R8...youtube.comReligious Women and the Struggles Over the Public Policy Repertoire in Health in BrazilYouTube video by Social Repair Research Group 001
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 22/07/2025This is in just an hour! @ninianjames.bsky.social @cmillerphd.bsky.social @nathgalexander.bsky.social @nonreligioncf.bsky.social 033
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 14/07/2025📣Event Announcement!📣 Upcoming online seminar: To the right, the feminine: Religious women and the struggles over the public policy repertoire in health in Brazil Tuesday, 22 July 2025 16:00 – 17:00 / South Africa; 10:00 – 11:00 / Ottawa; 11:00 – 12:00 / São Paulo; 15:00 – 16:00 / United Kingdom 052
Social Repair @socialrepair.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Our most recent seminar is now online via our YouTube channel! You can watch Undisciplinarity: Towards Decolonial Critical Dialogue Between the North and the South in the University in Africa with Dr William Jethro Mpofu here. Our July seminar will be live streamed www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LvC...youtube.comTowards Decolonial Critical Dialogue Between the North and the South in the University in AfricaYouTube video by Social Repair Research Group 011