Silke Roth
@silkeroth.bsky.social
sociologist, interested in organizing for change, solidarity, intersectionality, inequality, she/her, editor at @sociologicalreview.bsky.social
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Silke Roth
@silkeroth.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Publication day of Organising for Change co-authored with Clare Saunders bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/organizing-f... and checking final proof of Handbook co-edited with Bandana Purkayastha and @aidnography.de
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📣 TOMORROW in Glasgow: Tickets are still available for The Sociological Review Annual Lecture 2025, an in-person event at the University of Glasgow.
It's your chance to hear from acclaimed scholar Shahram Khosravi on how to do migration studies in dark times.
🎟️ Book your place: buff.ly/4LDmx13
It's your chance to hear from acclaimed scholar Shahram Khosravi on how to do migration studies in dark times.
🎟️ Book your place: buff.ly/4LDmx13
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📣 TOMORROW in Glasgow: Tickets are still available for The Sociological Review Annual Lecture 2025, an in-person event at the University of Glasgow.
It's your chance to hear from acclaimed scholar Shahram Khosravi on how to do migration studies in dark times.
🎟️ Book your place: buff.ly/4LDmx13
It's your chance to hear from acclaimed scholar Shahram Khosravi on how to do migration studies in dark times.
🎟️ Book your place: buff.ly/4LDmx13
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#CallForPapers
Alternative Futures and Popular Protest 2026
The 2026 conference will be held in Manchester on June 15-17, 2026.
More details: www.movements.manchester.ac.uk/afpp/
Alternative Futures and Popular Protest 2026
The 2026 conference will be held in Manchester on June 15-17, 2026.
More details: www.movements.manchester.ac.uk/afpp/
AFPP 2026 Call for Papers
www.movements.manchester.ac.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#CallForPapers
Alternative Futures and Popular Protest 2026
The 2026 conference will be held in Manchester on June 15-17, 2026.
More details: www.movements.manchester.ac.uk/afpp/
Alternative Futures and Popular Protest 2026
The 2026 conference will be held in Manchester on June 15-17, 2026.
More details: www.movements.manchester.ac.uk/afpp/
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“Quite often, big social theorists actually formed their ideas in social movements, or in radical or activist spaces – what sociologists call counter-public spheres.”
@alimeghji.bsky.social talks to Iris Pissaride about W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy in the Magazine’s most recent issue.
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@alimeghji.bsky.social talks to Iris Pissaride about W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy in the Magazine’s most recent issue.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Quite often, big social theorists actually formed their ideas in social movements, or in radical or activist spaces – what sociologists call counter-public spheres.”
@alimeghji.bsky.social talks to Iris Pissaride about W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy in the Magazine’s most recent issue.
buff.ly/BWdBY33
@alimeghji.bsky.social talks to Iris Pissaride about W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy in the Magazine’s most recent issue.
buff.ly/BWdBY33
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Can anyone point me to any public health campaigns (ideally video) from during Covid19 which in some way say "stay apart to stay safe" or similar messaging? I know the UK ones, but I want an example from further afield (reposts appreciated)
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Can anyone point me to any public health campaigns (ideally video) from during Covid19 which in some way say "stay apart to stay safe" or similar messaging? I know the UK ones, but I want an example from further afield (reposts appreciated)
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Food for thought: explore our Virtual Issue of The Sociological Review journal, a companion to our Annual Lecture 2025 with Shahram Khosravi.
📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees and borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees and borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Food for thought: explore our Virtual Issue of The Sociological Review journal, a companion to our Annual Lecture 2025 with Shahram Khosravi.
📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees and borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
📑 12 #openaccess #freetoview papers exploring migration, refugees and borders, introduced by Editor-in-Chief @carinrunciman.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/7KaED6U
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A new collective volume (in open access) that could be of interest to people working on #tenant activism and #housing struggles: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
#RentStrike
#RentStrike
Rent Strikes
Since the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...
uclpress.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A new collective volume (in open access) that could be of interest to people working on #tenant activism and #housing struggles: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
#RentStrike
#RentStrike
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Social protection. It’s isn’t just for protecting the poor. It’s for maintaining the social fabric.
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Social protection. It’s isn’t just for protecting the poor. It’s for maintaining the social fabric.
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1 Assistant Professor in Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG506/a...
Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics at Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Politics on jobs.ac.uk!
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October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1 Assistant Professor in Politics, Maynooth University, Ireland: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG506/a...
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Calling all Women in STEM!
November's Southampton Science Comedy features women in STEM who rap, control AIs and electrocute men - because science! Come along and bring your friends!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...
November's Southampton Science Comedy features women in STEM who rap, control AIs and electrocute men - because science! Come along and bring your friends!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...
Southampton Science Comedy!
An November evening of science-themed stand-up comedy, stories, and silliness from some of Southampton’s funniest and nerdiest people!
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October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Calling all Women in STEM!
November's Southampton Science Comedy features women in STEM who rap, control AIs and electrocute men - because science! Come along and bring your friends!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...
November's Southampton Science Comedy features women in STEM who rap, control AIs and electrocute men - because science! Come along and bring your friends!!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...
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🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky
Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg
Infosystem der ZUV
adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky
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The Sociological Review Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance the education of the public on the subject of sociology and related disciplines.
➡️ Read our recent Annual Reports to learn more about the work we do:
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➡️ Support our work: buff.ly/QLL2sQs
➡️ Read our recent Annual Reports to learn more about the work we do:
buff.ly/za7JJDZ
➡️ Support our work: buff.ly/QLL2sQs
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Sociological Review Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance the education of the public on the subject of sociology and related disciplines.
➡️ Read our recent Annual Reports to learn more about the work we do:
buff.ly/za7JJDZ
➡️ Support our work: buff.ly/QLL2sQs
➡️ Read our recent Annual Reports to learn more about the work we do:
buff.ly/za7JJDZ
➡️ Support our work: buff.ly/QLL2sQs
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If you’re around Cambridge this Friday, join @manuelaboatca.bsky.social and I on our panel on „Rethinking Europe”: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/48642/
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you’re around Cambridge this Friday, join @manuelaboatca.bsky.social and I on our panel on „Rethinking Europe”: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/48642/
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Join us for a virtual conversation with ASA Human Rights Section Book Award winners, Chana Teeger and Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, on race, memory, and injustice. I’ll be moderating this discussion.
📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Join us for a virtual conversation with ASA Human Rights Section Book Award winners, Chana Teeger and Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, on race, memory, and injustice. I’ll be moderating this discussion.
📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Failure hurts. How can the concept of bipolar time help us understand it?
@lizziereed.bsky.social @robinskyer.bsky.social reflect on an unsuccessful research project, relentless demands for productivity, and the importance of radical acceptance.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/zb4uVL6
@lizziereed.bsky.social @robinskyer.bsky.social reflect on an unsuccessful research project, relentless demands for productivity, and the importance of radical acceptance.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/zb4uVL6
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Failure hurts. How can the concept of bipolar time help us understand it?
@lizziereed.bsky.social @robinskyer.bsky.social reflect on an unsuccessful research project, relentless demands for productivity, and the importance of radical acceptance.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/zb4uVL6
@lizziereed.bsky.social @robinskyer.bsky.social reflect on an unsuccessful research project, relentless demands for productivity, and the importance of radical acceptance.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/zb4uVL6
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What a beautifully written and breathtakingly honest paper. It's rare to see this level of honesty, reflexivity, and creativity in academia.
Failure hurts. How can the concept of bipolar time help us understand it?
@lizziereed.bsky.social @robinskyer.bsky.social reflect on an unsuccessful research project, relentless demands for productivity, and the importance of radical acceptance.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/zb4uVL6
@lizziereed.bsky.social @robinskyer.bsky.social reflect on an unsuccessful research project, relentless demands for productivity, and the importance of radical acceptance.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/zb4uVL6
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
What a beautifully written and breathtakingly honest paper. It's rare to see this level of honesty, reflexivity, and creativity in academia.
It’s a terrific article and will hopefully be widely read!
Published yesterday with The Sociological Review: 'Research failure, crip temporalities and bipolar time in UK higher education'
I'm honoured to be co-author of this article with wonderful first author @lizziereed.bsky.social ☺️
Available to read here, open access: doi.org/10.1177/0038...
I'm honoured to be co-author of this article with wonderful first author @lizziereed.bsky.social ☺️
Available to read here, open access: doi.org/10.1177/0038...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s a terrific article and will hopefully be widely read!
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”Former taxi driver & accidental professor of anthropology”: meet Shahram Khosravi, who will give this year’s Sociological Review Annual Lecture on 27 November in Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social
How to do Migration Studies in Dark Times will be his theme.
➡️ More on his work: buff.ly/FGxRPeo
How to do Migration Studies in Dark Times will be his theme.
➡️ More on his work: buff.ly/FGxRPeo
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
”Former taxi driver & accidental professor of anthropology”: meet Shahram Khosravi, who will give this year’s Sociological Review Annual Lecture on 27 November in Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social
How to do Migration Studies in Dark Times will be his theme.
➡️ More on his work: buff.ly/FGxRPeo
How to do Migration Studies in Dark Times will be his theme.
➡️ More on his work: buff.ly/FGxRPeo
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Two of the three most recently published articles on @thesociologicalreview.org are by academics from our department! Congratulations all.
You can read fascinating work from @rosedwards.bsky.social and Val Gillies on challenges of researching academic wives at doi.org/10.1177/00380261251375423
You can read fascinating work from @rosedwards.bsky.social and Val Gillies on challenges of researching academic wives at doi.org/10.1177/00380261251375423
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Two of the three most recently published articles on @thesociologicalreview.org are by academics from our department! Congratulations all.
You can read fascinating work from @rosedwards.bsky.social and Val Gillies on challenges of researching academic wives at doi.org/10.1177/00380261251375423
You can read fascinating work from @rosedwards.bsky.social and Val Gillies on challenges of researching academic wives at doi.org/10.1177/00380261251375423
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Here we are then, the article I have been whining about for well over a year. Written with @robinskyer.bsky.social, our article explores failure and crip temporalities in UKHE and is published today with the Sociological Review
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
October 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Here we are then, the article I have been whining about for well over a year. Written with @robinskyer.bsky.social, our article explores failure and crip temporalities in UKHE and is published today with the Sociological Review
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
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Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...
October 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...
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Chapter 16, "Humanitarian organisations as gendered organisations" by Rianka Roy highlights that in their operations, directions, meanings, & identities, humanitarian organisations are gendered, embodying a structural distinction between men & women (16/x)
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/05/hand...
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/05/hand...
Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 16 - Humanitarian organisations as gendered organisations
Tobias Denskus blogs about international development, focusing on media, communication for social change & professionalism in the aid industry
aidnography.blogspot.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Chapter 16, "Humanitarian organisations as gendered organisations" by Rianka Roy highlights that in their operations, directions, meanings, & identities, humanitarian organisations are gendered, embodying a structural distinction between men & women (16/x)
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/05/hand...
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/05/hand...
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Chapter 15, "Race, racialisation & coloniality in the humanitarian aid sector" by Lata Narayanaswamy argues that the Global North has centred & invisibilised (aspirational) whiteness as integral to the racial hierarchies prevalent in humanitarian work (15/x)
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/04/hand...
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/04/hand...
Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 15 - Race, racialisation, and coloniality in the humanitarian aid sector
Tobias Denskus blogs about international development, focusing on media, communication for social change & professionalism in the aid industry
aidnography.blogspot.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Chapter 15, "Race, racialisation & coloniality in the humanitarian aid sector" by Lata Narayanaswamy argues that the Global North has centred & invisibilised (aspirational) whiteness as integral to the racial hierarchies prevalent in humanitarian work (15/x)
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/04/hand...
aidnography.blogspot.com/2025/04/hand...
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Are you interested in researching gender and inequalities? Join us for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collaboration Event next month, 5 Nov 2025. More details in our infographic below. If you're interested in attending, please email us at [email protected] so that we can get an idea of numbers!
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Are you interested in researching gender and inequalities? Join us for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collaboration Event next month, 5 Nov 2025. More details in our infographic below. If you're interested in attending, please email us at [email protected] so that we can get an idea of numbers!
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JOIN US ONLINE on 22 October at 18:30 BST as we look at the shifting politics of #immigration in the UK, how policy is shaped and challenged, and the state of protest and public debate.
With @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Fizza Qureshi @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mayblin.bsky.social
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With @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Fizza Qureshi @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mayblin.bsky.social
🎟️ buff.ly/f5IH9pL
October 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
JOIN US ONLINE on 22 October at 18:30 BST as we look at the shifting politics of #immigration in the UK, how policy is shaped and challenged, and the state of protest and public debate.
With @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Fizza Qureshi @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mayblin.bsky.social
🎟️ buff.ly/f5IH9pL
With @michaelacbenson.bsky.social Fizza Qureshi @aaronwinter.bsky.social @mayblin.bsky.social
🎟️ buff.ly/f5IH9pL
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I’m honoured and excited to be talking about ‘How Wives Helped to Shape the Foundations for Knowledge About Society’ for the Neustadt Lecture on 29 October 2025, 17:00-18:00
If you’re in Leicester, come along in person.
If you’re not, you can attend online.
If you’re in Leicester, come along in person.
If you’re not, you can attend online.
Select tickets – Neustadt Lecture: How wives helped to shape the foundations for knowledge about society – Astley Clarke, Ground Floor, Lecture Theatre One
Neustadt Lecture: How wives helped to shape the foundations for knowledge about society – Astley Clarke, Ground Floor, Lecture Theatre One, Wed 29 Oct 2025 -
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October 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’m honoured and excited to be talking about ‘How Wives Helped to Shape the Foundations for Knowledge About Society’ for the Neustadt Lecture on 29 October 2025, 17:00-18:00
If you’re in Leicester, come along in person.
If you’re not, you can attend online.
If you’re in Leicester, come along in person.
If you’re not, you can attend online.