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Wiley Social Sciences and Humanities @wileysocsci.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Congratulations to @sociologylens.bsky.social (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology), now ranked Q1 in History in both Web of Science and Scopus. Founded in 1988, the journal continues to bridge historical sociology with contemporary sociological debate. ➡️ bit.ly/4fv5U9n

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Wiley Social Sciences and Humanities @wileysocsci.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Meet the Editor for @sociologylens.bsky.social Dr. Bekir Duzcan is Editor-in-Chief. His research spans historical sociology, the sociology of art, media history, and the social history of cinema. Have a special issue proposal? Get in touch with Dr. Duzcan directly. bit.ly/45wR2S0

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

To mark #ESA2026, Sociology Lens has launched a new Virtual Issue: Strengthening Democracies in Historical Perspective: Social Action, Solidarity, and Sustainable Futures, curated by our Editorial Board member Prof. Murat Arpacı.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We are delighted and proud to celebrate Sociology Lens Editorial Board member Professor R. Danielle Egan on her appointment as the 12th President of Bennington College. www.bennington.edu/about/colleg... We warmly congratulate her and wish her every success in this exciting new role.

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Bennington College Names Dr. Danielle Egan as Its 12th President

Bennington College has launched the search for its 12th President, a leader who will guide the College into its next century of progressive liberal arts education.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Please check our special issue calls.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

📢📢📢 We are proud to share that Sociology Lens has been ranked as a Q1 journal in History in both Scopus and Web of Science (June 2026 results). 🥳🥳🥳 A big thank you to our authors, reviewers, Editorial Board members, and the dedicated Wiley team for making this possible.

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Wiley Social Sciences and Humanities @wileysocsci.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📢 @sociologylens.bsky.social has multiple special issue call for papers open right now — and they're tackling some of the most urgent questions in contemporary sociology: Browse the call for papers and submit your research today ➡️ bit.ly/4ea8M9F

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🚨 New Issue Alert — Sociology Lens (June 2026) From populism and fascism, colonialism and decolonization, to public health, labour struggles, migration, religion, cinema, and political theory, our latest issue brings together a remarkable range of sociological perspectives.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED — Sociology Lens Special Issue 🚨 📢 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to 15 June 2026!

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED — Sociology Lens Special Issue 🚨 📢 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to 15 June 2026!

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🚨 NEW CALL FOR PAPERS — Sociology Lens Special Issue “Revisiting Masculinities: Digital Cultures and Historical Transformation” We invite contributions that rethink masculinities beyond fixed categories and explore how they are historically constructed, transformed, and circulated across media.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🚨 NEW CALL FOR PAPERS — Sociology Lens Special Issue “Protest Across Time: Temporalities of Social Movements” We are excited to invite contributions that rethink protest beyond the event and place time, duration, memory, and cycles of contention at the centre of analysis.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

New CFP Sociology Lens Copyright Harmonisation İn Europe: Re-configuring Knowledge, Labor, and Technological Production After 1989 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Sociology Lens is looking for Special Issue ideas. Good timing, fresh angles, and diversity of perspectives matter. If you’ve been thinking “this topic deserves a collective conversation,” this might be the moment. Please share your ideas 👇 #SociologyLens #SpecialIssue #BlueskyAcademia

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📢 The Editorial leadership of Sociology Lens will be at Ibn Haldun University on 4–5 May 2026! 🎓 Seminar: Submission Strategies for SSCI-Indexed Journals: An Editorial Perspective (4 May 2026) See more: sgs.ihu.edu.tr/en/submissio...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

What is the relationship between cancer and capitalism? Through a critique of the turn toward "survivorship” narratives, our article of the week examines the subsumption of cancer into global circuits of capital accumulation. By Faisal Al-Asaad in @sociologylens.bsky.social buff.ly/ckYH81d

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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Submission Strategies for SSCI-Indexed Journals: An Editorial Perspective - IHU

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📢 NEW CFP | Sociology Lens Copyright Harmonization in Europe This special issue examines copyright harmonization as a key mechanism in the formation of digital capitalism and as a historically situated reconfiguration of ownership, labor, and technological production in Europe.

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Huw C. Davies @huwcdavies.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Ideologies of power elites.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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Wiley Online Library @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Attention, published authors 🎉 Certificates for Top Cited Articles are starting to land in inboxes today. Huge congratulations to everyone recognized! If you receive one, we’d love to see you share your #TopCitedArticle with us on social.

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Sociological Forum @soc-forum.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We are excited to announce that our March issue is now available!! #sociology #ud #ESS @wileysocsci.bsky.social Link Below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15737861...

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

🆕 Early View article (Open Access) in Sociology Lens. What if motherhood doesn’t begin with birth but with risk? In this new article, Sezen Demirhan & İlknur Gürses Köse rethink living organ donation beyond “altruism.” #EarlyView#OpenAccess #SociologyLens #LivingOrganDonation #MotherhoodStudies

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Sercan Hamza Bağlama to the Editorial Board of Sociology Lens! 🎉 He received his PhD from Durham University (UK) and is currently based at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (TR) Department of English Language and Literature.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Our March issue of Sociology Lens is out! 🎉 New articles bridging historical sociology and urgent contemporary debates. Huge thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editorial board. Take a look 👇 #Sociology #HistoricalSociology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/2832580x...

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We are delighted to welcome Professor Karen Wells to the Sociology Lens Editorial Board. A leading scholar in childhood studies and global development, her work bridges international political economy and socio-cultural approaches to childhood across contexts.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

New Early View article (Open Access) in Sociology Lens. This article asks a difficult but important question: how can the expansion of rights sometimes trigger violent backlash? It develops a theory of political vigilantism through the case of anti-Palestinian vigilantism in Israel. #EarlyView

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

New Early View article (Open Access) in Sociology Lens. How did colonial power actually work on the ground? This article uses field theory to show how British rule in Egypt operated through competing power domains rather than absolute domination. #EarlyView #OpenAccess #HistoricalSociology

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

New Early View article now available in Sociology Lens. This study examines how European Persophilia helped shape Aryanist racial thought and later influenced Iranian nationalism and identity debates. #EarlyView #Sociology #SociologyLens

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Want to stay informed about our latest Early View articles? You can sign up for alerts via the alert section on our website. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Thank you @soc-forum.bsky.social such an inspiring sociology journal. We truly value the dialogue across journals and look forward to future collaborations.

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Sociological Forum @soc-forum.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Check out the Sociological Forum’s December 2025 issue and visit us on Blue Sky, @soc-forum.bsky.social. Let’s get connected to keep our voices heard and our sociological ideas relevant to everyday life.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

From Sociology Lens Archive! Dr. Zetao Chen develops an “integral process” approach to legitimacy, arguing that authorities select policies they expect will be seen as legitimate and then actively work to justify them. A Ming China tax case links legitimacy debates to fiscal state formation.

Dr. Zetao Chen develops an “integral process” approach to legitimacy, arguing that authorities select policies they expect will be seen as legitimate and then actively work to justify them. A Ming China tax case links legitimacy debates to fiscal state formation.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We’re delighted to welcome Yagmur Karakaya (Sociology, Yale University) to the Sociology Lens Editorial Board. Dr. Karakaya works at the intersection of political sociology, cultural sociology, and collective memory, with a focus on nostalgia as a collective social force.

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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

VACANCY (2 of 2...) Lecturer in Sociology @uomsociology.bsky.social with research expertise in the field(s) of racial inequalities, anti-racism and theoretical debates in ‘race’. Please share - thanks! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Lecturer in Sociology:Oxford Road

The Department of Sociology is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Sociology (Teaching & Research) with qualitative or theoretical research expertise in the fields of political sociology of class and economy or cultural interpretations of class.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Call for Papers | Sociology Lens Special Issue: Further Right — Social Performativities, New Modes of Power & Democratic Inversions For details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Call for Papers | Sociology Lens Special Issue: Further Right — Social Performativities, New Modes of Power & Democratic Inversions For details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832...

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

📘 New Special Issue | Sociology Lens Further Right: Social Performativities, New Modes of Power and Democratic Inversions This special issue explores how contemporary far-right politics extends beyond parties and elections, operating through culture, media, affect, and everyday performances.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

📊 Sociology Lens | Top 3 Most-Read Articles of 2025 From cultural production and risk, to gendered images of science, to the long history of elites.. Here are the three most-read Sociology Lens articles of 2025 👇 #SociologyLens #TopReads #Sociology

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Call for Reviewers — Sociology Lens. We’re expanding beyond historical sociology and welcoming new voices to our reviewer community. Peer review is vital to our field. Please RT to help us reach potential reviewers!

Sociology Lens is looking for new reviewers!

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Our December issue is out! 🎉 • Historical sociology debates from the 19th–21st centuries • Sociological analyses of Parasite and Maamannan • A fresh reading of Molière

December issue of Sociology Lens: 13 articles spanning historical sociology, film analysis, cultural theory, and global case studies from the Ottoman Empire to Brazil, Taiwan, and Kyrgyzstan.

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Sociology Lens (formerly Journal of Historical Sociology) @sociologylens.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

New article 📘 “Early Remnants of Global Historical Sociology” by Ali Meghji @alimeghji.bsky.social is now out in Sociology Lens. The paper shows how early Black sociologists—Du Bois, Frazier, Davis, Johnson and Drake—were doing global historical sociology long before it had a name.

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