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Dr Isabella Kasselstrand to hold research symposium at Aberdeen
Dr Isabella Kasselstrand will convene a research symposium, entitled A Symposium on Secularization: New Reflections on Classical Theory, to mark the launch of her latest collaborative book, Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society (NYU Press, 2023). In their book, Dr Kasselstrand, Professor Phil Zuckerman (Pitzer College) and Professor Ryan Cragun (University of Tampa) explore the evidence...
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Professor Gearoid Millar to deliver invited talk at the Austrian Forum for Peace
Professor Gearoid Millar will give an invited talk at the First Austrian Forum for Peace at Schlaining Castle between July 3-6. In his talk, entitled 'A Trans-Scalar Approach to Peace', Millar will consider how peace research has, to date, failed to respond to the evolving character of conflict, including technological, legal, and...
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Professor Gearoid Millar to deliver talk at The National Robotarium
Professor Gearoid Millar will give a talk at The National Robotarium in Edinburgh as part of a Collider Event organised by the rECOver group. During his talk, entitled 'Avoiding Pitfalls: Understanding the Social, Economic, and Political Implications of Green Tech Expansion', Millar will consider the ways in which green tech solutions...
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Dr Viktoria Eriksson speaks at Women in Data Science Conference
Dr Viktoria Eriksson, recent University of Aberdeen PhD graduate in Sociology, has been invited to speak at the Women in Data Science Conference (One TechHub, Aberdeen) on her work with the Scottish Household Survey. Dr Eriksson has successfully developed a dashboard for the data allowing user-friendly analysis of the Scottish Household Survey....
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Professor Gearoid Millar to co-present at ISA
Professor Gearoid Millar will present two co-authored papers at the International Studies Association Annual Convention in Montreal this week, with Dr Manu Lekunze (Politics and International Relations, Aberdeen) and Dr Sukanya Podder (King's College London). The first panel will take place on March 15, during which Dr Lekunze and Prof. Millar...
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MSc Criminology and Sociology - New Masters Programme announced for 2023
The Department of Sociology has announced a new programme commencing in September 2023 that will examine criminal justice and punishment, but also how individuals and communities perceive and respond to adverse conditions and deviant behaviour.
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PhD Student Awarded Joint Traditional Dance Residency
Shailini Vinod, a PhD student in Creative Writing and Sociology has been awarded the competitive Traditional Dance Forum Scotland (TDFS) Join Traditional Dance Residency. After responding to an open call for submissions, Shailini partnered with her daughter, Shashwati Pattwakar Vinod, to submit an entry that draws on their expertise in professional Indian...
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Shailini Vinod Delivers Talk at the University of Duisburg Essen
Shailini Vinod, a SGSAH-AHRC funded PhD student in Creative Writing and Sociology, has participated in the Spring School at the University of Duisburg Essen, and delivered a paper drawn from her thesis. Part of the Mercator Research Training Group, the school, Openness, Tolerance and Sense of Community: Narratives and Realities of Contemporary...
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Just Transitions Lab Meets MSP Richard Lochhead
Dr John Bone and fellow researchers from the Just Transitions Lab at the University of Aberdeen have met with MSP Richard Lochhead to discuss the current energy crisis and the impact of energy transitions on communities in North-East Scotland. The Scottish Government Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work visited the Old...
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Dr John Bone Discusses Neoliberal Precarity and Primalization
Dr John Bone participated in an interview with the research platform, Faculti, discussing his 2021 paper, 'Neoliberal precarity and primalization: A biosocial perspective on the age of insecurity, injustice, and unreason'. In the article, published in The British Journal of Sociology, Bone draws a connecting line between the growing sense of...