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Sociology Study Groups

The BSA currently operates a network of more than 40 varied study groups, each focusing on a specific area of interest within sociology.

 

Click on any of the study groups listed below for more information. Any BSA member who would like to initiate or start a new study group should first consider the areas of interest already covered by existing study groups, as many topics could be incorporated by these groups.


Study GroupConvenor(s)
Ageing, Body & SocietyWendy Martin
Julia Twigg
AlcoholKarl Spracklen
Thomas Thurnell-Read
Animal/HumanRhoda Wilkie
Auto/BiographyGill Clarke
Jenny Byrne
Michael Erben (T)
BourdieuJessie Abrahams
Ciaran Burke
Nicola Ingram
Jenny Thatcher
ChildhoodDavid Oswell
Climate ChangeElizabeth Shove
Tom Hargreaves (T)
Digital SociologyMark Carrigan
Emma Head
DisabilitySara Ryan
Alison Wilde
EducationNicola Ingram
Carol Taylor
Mike Ward
Families & RelationshipsVal Gillies
Yvette Taylor
Food/SCOFF (Scottish Colloquium on Food and Feeding)Hannah Lambie-Mumford
Rebecca O'Connell
Andrea Tonner
GenderSally Hines
Zowie Davy
HappinessMark Cieslik
Laura Hyman
Alexandra Jugureanu
Historical & Comparative SociologyMartin Booker
Kathy Kendall
Lucy Mayblin
History of SociologyJohn Gardner
Steven Wainwright
Human ReproductionLaura Machin
Samantha Murphy
Leisure & RecreationEmma Casey
Alan Tomlinson
MediaJulian Matthews
Medical SociologyHelen Eborall
Kate Weiner
Museums & SocietyGaynor Bagnall (T)
Race & EthnicityKehinde Andrews
Nirmal Puwar
Aaron Winter
RealismTom Brock
Mark Carrigan
Michelle Farr
ReligionRebecca Catto
Abby Day
Risk & SocietyJacqueline Davies
Christine McCourt
Jo Warner
Science & Technology StudiesAnne Kerr
Paul Martin
ScottishTeresa Piacentini
Sexual DivisionsMehreen Mirza
Social and Public PolicyAngharad Beckett
Social Aspects of Death, Dying and BereavementErica Borgstrom
Kate Woodthorpe
Social Network Analysis Group (SNAG)David Miller
Paola Tubaro
Sociologists Outside Academia (SOA)Annika Coughlin
Phil Jones
Stuart Winchester
Sociology of RightsMichele Lamb
Patricia Hynes
Matthew Waites
Damien Short
Hannah Miller
Sociology, Psychoanalysis and the PsychosocialPeter Redman
Sasha Roseneil
SportJohn Horne
Teaching GroupAnne Hall
Pam Law
Dave Morton
Patrick Robinson
TheoryGurminder K Bhambra
Steve Kemp (T)
Urban Theory and ResearchRobin Smith
Violence Against WomenNatalie Hammond
Carol Rivas
Visual SociologyPaul Sweetman
WeberIsabelle Darmon
Carlos Frade
Work, Employment & Economic LifeBen Fincham
Maria Karepova
Lynne Pettinger
YouthMark McCormack
Steve Roberts
Helene Snee

 

Medical, Regional & Sub-groups

Study GroupConvenor(s)
East MidlandsPaula Saukko
LondonRichard Compton
Jacqueline Davies
North EastSally Brown
Janet Shucksmith
North WestDonna Bramwell
Victoria Foster
Sociology of Mental HealthLydia Lewis
Angela Cotton
South WestAnthony Gilbert
Gayle Letherby
WalesRebecca Dimond
Sara MacBride-Stewart
West MidlandsGeraldine Brady
Pamela Lowe

 

(T) denotes group Treasurer.

 

Want to set-up and run a new Study Group?  Then read Study Group Terms of Reference.

 

Questions can be directed to the BSA.

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