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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate

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International journal for sociological debate. Publishing #OA peer-reviewed articles since 2007. Co-edited by Elena Esposito, Ivana Pais and David Stark. sociologica.unibo.it

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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1/3 What does it mean to study élites? Why Élites Matter? A Sociological Assessment is our new curated issue, bringing together different perspectives on a question that has regained attention in contemporary sociology. 📖 Read the curated issue: sociologica.unibo.it/pages/curated
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
In Memory of Carlo Ginzburg We are deeply saddened by the passing of Carlo Ginzburg on 17th June. We lost one of the most influential historians and social thinkers of our time. His pioneering work in microhistory and his research method have left an indelible mark on the social sciences. (1/3)
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Happy New Year from Sociologica! Why not start your 2026 with this compelling conversation between Philippe Van Parijs and Riccardo Emilio Chesta on how academics can contribute to public debate without retreating into the ivory tower? 🧪🔗https://sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1417
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CESSP @cessp.ehess.fr · 05/01/2026
#PARUTION 📰 "Academic Freedom Under Attack" Découvrez le nouveau numéro de la revue Sociologica Journal paru le 22 décembre 2025, coordonné par @giselesapiro.bsky.social et Thibaud Boncourt @ehess.fr @cnrsshs.bsky.social @sorbonneparis1.bsky.social
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Are you enjoying your holidays? Make it even better with our new issue. Today we suggest Gil Eyal's paper "The Tensions of Academic Freedom as a Practice in the 21st Century". 🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1... #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #ScienceAndSociety #Expertise #Universities
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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend. Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it. sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics | Sociologica
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Our new issue opens with a Symposium on Academic Freedom Under Attack, edited and introduced by Gisèle Sapiro and Thibaud Boncourt, which gathers a set of contributions examining academic freedom as a contested social practice across different contexts. 🧪https://sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1417
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
! NEW ISSUE OUT ! Our latest issue (and the last issue of this 2025) is OUT and ready for you to enjoy here: lnkd.in/euHFDNvZ Inside you will find a conversation between Edwin Amenta and Theda Skocpol on U.S. politics, higher education, and the relationship between sociology and political science.
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
What if disasters weren’t exceptions, but windows into how our societies actually work? Our curated issue, Rethinking Disaster and Preparedness, brings together leading sociologists to reconsider the meanings of disaster and preparedness in the wake of COVID-19 🧪 sociologica.unibo.it/pages/curated
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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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Education Manager (Programme Delivery and Student Experience)
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David Stark @davidcstark.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Together with his family, his cherished colleagues, many friends, admiring readers, and grateful students, we mourn the loss of Michel Callon, who passed away on July 28th. He was one of the intellectual giants of our era. See this insightful interview sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Directly from our Special Feature on Harrison White, this paper on agency in managerial networks is freely available on our website: 🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1... #sociology #socialtheory #HarrysonWhite
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Giovanni Zampieri @giozzam.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Happy to share that my paper has received the BJS early career prize!
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Another day, another reading recommendation from our new issue (Vol. 19 No. 2). In this piece, Emily Erikson (@emilyerikson.bsky.social) reflects on some core concepts of Harrison’s theoretical work. 🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1... #socialtheory #sociology #HarrisonWhite
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Check out our latest issue (Vol. 19 No. 2) and the included Special Feature on Harrison White. Here's one of the insightful pieces you will find, by John Levi Martin. 🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1... #sociology #socialtheory #HarrisonWhite
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Inside our latest issue, you will find a terrific Special Feature on Harrison White. Here is a snippet of the introduction by Peter Bearman (@incitecolumbia.bsky.social) and Ronald L. Breiger. Enjoy! Read the whole issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Brandon Vaidyanathan @brvnathan.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
In our latest article in @sociologica.bsky.social: We asked scientists how they imagine the public—and found 3 views: Indifferent, Dogmatic, Pragmatic. This matters for why science communication succeeds or fails. sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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View of Indifferent, Dogmatic or Pragmatic: A Multi-Country Analysis of How Scientists View the Public and Public Engagement | Sociologica
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📢New issue out!🧪 The latest Sociologica Issue (Vol. 19 No. 2), including an interesting Special Feature, a Symposium, essays, inteviews and much more. Read it now! sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Find this interesting piece by Prof. Grabher on the platformization of industrial production in our latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Such an interesting piece by Vertesi and Enriquez from our latest issue. Don't forget to check out the other fascinating contributions: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Revisit @ginasue.bsky.social's 'Can Democracy Survive AI?' in @sociologica.bsky.social. She argues that AI’s tendencies toward centralization and control pose significant challenges to democracy, but there is hope in how people adopt, resist, and modify AI tools. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
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Can Democracy Survive AI? – Sociologica
A new article in Sociologica from our Executive Director Professor Gina Neff examines the fundamental tension between AI and democratic governance.
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The last 'bit' from our focus 'Problems of Democracy' is a reflection on poverty and its representation in public discourse, by Pablo J. Boczkowski's. You can find this and the other pieces in Sociologica's latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Read @ginasue.bsky.social's related @sociologica.bsky.social paper: Can Democracy Survive AI❓ She examines the tension between AI and democratic governance, arguing that AI’s tendencies toward centralisation and control pose urgent challenges to our democracies. www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Have you already read the special focus on the problems of democracy in Sociologica's latest issue? Here is a 'bit' of the insightful essay by László Bruszt. Do not forget to check the entire issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Pierre Bataille @pierrebat.cpesr.fr · 11/02/2025
Superbe dossier sur l'encadrement et le "mentoring" en sociologie 👀
Sommaire du n3 de 2024 de la revue Sociologica

Continuing Our Reflections on the Sociological Craft
David Stark
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Finding a Mentor and Being a Mentor
László Bruszt
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Keep Your Mentee Disappointed
Gil Eyal
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Mentoring as a Distributed Practice of Care: A Conversation
Silvia Gherardi, Michela Cozza, Laura Lucia Parolin
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What Is This Thing Called Mentoring?
Darío Rodríguez
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Some Personal Reflections on the “Mentorship Paradox”
Mike Savage
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Passing It On
Walter W. Powell
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Mentoring While Black: A Testimony
Alford A. Young, Jr.
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Sociologica's latest issues also features a focus section titled 'Problems of Democracy', in which an ensemble of brilliant international scholars critically reflect on democracy and its challenges in contemporary society. Dont't miss it! Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
📡New Issue Out!📡 Among other things, the issue proposes an amazing Special Feature titled “On Mentoring”, edited and introduced by David Stark, with seven contributions. Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE AI❓ New @sociologica.bsky.social: @ginasue.bsky.social examines AI and democratic governance. She argues AI’s tendencies toward centralisation, unchecked economic growth, and pursuit of efficiency pose significant challenges to democracy. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Welcome to Sociologica's Bluesky account! sociologica.unibo.it Sociologica do not aim to be a major journal of sociology, but we do aspire to be a leading journal. Here we briefly gesture to four areas in which we aspire to leadership. [1/3]
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Sociologica
Sociologica is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year. The journal publishes theoretical, methodological and empirical articles providing original and rigorous contributions to the socio...
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