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We have a very important reminder for you! If you plan on attending TASA 2024, either in-person or online, please note that the discounted early bird rates end in 20 days, on October 1st. For full TASA 2024 details, please visit TASAweb.
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| Hopefully you received our dedicated email sent earlier this week regarding the Journal of Sociology 2026 special issue, which will be selected and managed by the incoming Editors in Chief for 2025-2028, fellow members Ashley Barnwell and Signe Ravn.
Expression of interest deadline: September 30th. Read on...
| We invite you to us on Thursday 19th September, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, for our TASA Thursdays event on Turning to the sensed unconscious presented by fellow member Sarah Maslen from the University of Canberra.
For more information or to register Click here | | | Gertz, Janine, Petray, Theresa, Compton, Anthea, Jorgensen, Miriam, and Vivian, Alison (2024) Gugu Badhun Sovereignty Sundays: An adaptable online Indigenous nation-building method. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 27 (1-2). pp. 41-61. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.T2024080800004590612646662
Akram, A. B., Balamurugan, J., Eva, I. J., Suma, S. J., Jyoti, N. A., Tory, N. S., & Jahan, M. I. (2024). Identifying menstrual deficit: A feminist analysis of Bangladesh’s national menstrual hygiene management strategy 2021. Multidisciplinary Reviews, 7(12), 2024296. https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2024296
| From Thesis to Book: The Ins and Outs of Converting a PhD into a Monograph
Online, Thursday September 19, 12-1pm AEST / 11:30am-12:30pm ACST / 10am-11am AWST
Do you want to turn your thesis into a book but don’t know where to start? This online lunchtime workshop, hosted by TASA MEM, will take you through the entire step-by-step process of converting a PhD thesis into a monograph. It will delve into how to prepare a book proposal and re-arrange thesis content as well as how to deal with practical issues such as which software and referencing program to use and finding the right proofreader and indexer. Fellow member Jennifer Cheng will provide tips and advice and explain the pitfalls to avoid based on her own experiences, while Jessica Faecks, from Palgrave Macmillan will provide the publisher’s perspective on how best to approach this process.
Note, a Zoom link will be available closer to the event.
| Global Healthcare Systems and Violence Against Women and Girls
Special Issue
Health Sociology Review, Volume 33, Issue 2 (2024)
To access all articles of the special issue, read on...
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New: Lecturer, Science and Society
James Cook University, Townsville
JCU are particularly seeking applicants with the ability to teach sociology subjects!
New: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics Psychosocial Models of Care)
University of Southern Queensland
Starting ASAP to January 2029
Application deadline: September 22nd. Read on...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/ Research Fellow in Sociology
University of Sydney
Work with fellow member Michelle Peterie and the team at the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies is currently looking for a full-time Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow, who will contribute to various research projects and activities carried out by the Centre, with a specific focus on advancing knowledge and understanding on technology, gender, and youth.
For details, read on...
Assistant Professor in Sociology
Hong Kong Baptist University
Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.
Casual Research Assistant – Indigenising the Curriculum
University of Queensland
This is a casual position (approximately 1 day per week x 14 weeks) commencing in early September to early December, at HEW 6.3. The following flexible employment options may be available for this role: Part time/job share; some working from home; variable start or finish times; compressed hours.
If you would like to discuss this role, you can contact fellow member Rebecca Olson.
| Young People & Disasters
Victoria University's Youth and Community Research Group & Youth Affairs Council Victoria
The PhD research must focus on disasters in Australian context but can target specific aspects of young people's experience.
Work with fellow member Fiona McDonald
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Two scholarships available
University of Melbourne
Language & Cultural Diversity in Automated Decision-Making: Australasia Pacific
Western Sydney University
This PhD opportunity is aligned with the project on Language and Cultural Diversity in Automated Decision-Making (ADM): Australia in the Asia Pacific in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S).
| | Other Events, News & Opportunities | New: The Future of Virtue Ethics: Strengthening Foundations and Exploring Applications
Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame
Call for 2025-26 Fellows
| Planetary Justice – Stories and Studies of Action, Resistance and Solidarity
Book launch & discussion
Hybrid, Thursday September 19th, Naarm CBD, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AEST
The book is Open Access and available here.
Note, for those who attend in person, there will be light snacks at the event, with then the opportunity to go for happy hour drinks after the panel at the Hightail Bar & Grill | Happy Hour, Event Space on Collins Street, Docklands downstairs. The panel will also be livestreamed online, for those who can’t make it in person.
| Civilizational Populism: National and International Challenges
European Centre for Populism Studies
May 21-23, 2025 / Warsaw, Poland
Abstract submission deadline: 15 October .Read on...
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ISA Forum of Sociology
The 5th ISA Forum of Sociology will be an on-site event only, and we look forward to welcoming you onsite in Morocco!
Submission deadline: October 15, 2024. Read on...
Organizational Accidents: The Impact of Fragmentation and Uncertainty on Professional Life in High Risk Contexts
ISA Forum of Sociology
Rabat, Morocco, July 6-11, 2025
Submission deadline: October 15, 2024. Read on...
| Sorrento Creative Writing Prize
The Prize celebrates the annual Sorrento Writers Festival and its mission to bring writers and readers together. The winner will receive $5,000 and their writing featured at the 2025 Sorrento Writers Festival and at www.writing.org.au.
| Routledge Studies in Gender and the Criminal Legal System
Edited by fellow member Annette Bromdal et al.
This exciting new book series has been established to create and enable a body of research that will inform debates and policy surrounding gender within and around the criminal legal system.
| New: Australian Population Association Conference 2024
Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 November
Early bird registration closes: September 20. Read on...
XIII Portuguese Congress of Sociology
S. Miguel, Azores, 8 to 11 July 2025.
Abstract submission deadline: 14 October 2024. Read on...
| The Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI) Fellowship Program
ACSPRI's mission is to help foster high-quality teaching and research in the social sciences and to enhance the impact of social science research. To help achieve this mission, ACSPRI is pleased to continue the ACSPRI Fellowship Program supporting the next generation of high-quality researchers in the social sciences. Valued at $25,000, the fellowship will help PhD students to achieve their career goals, by providing direct financial support and professional development opportunities.
Application deadline: September 30th. Read on....
| Special Issues - Call for Abstracts
| Digital governance for a Human-Centred society
Platform: Journal of Media and Communication
The world’s increasing interdependence and reliance on digital platforms, mobile applications, data, algorithms, and automated technologies poses various issues and challenges.
Incarceration and health
Scientific Reports
Original research into incarceration and health, including studies on the health of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals and their families and healthcare within correctional facilities are welcome.
Guest editors include fellow member Annette Bromdal.
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Child protection in the age of AI, sees Prof Michael Salter (SoSS, UNSW) facilitate a conversation with experts Grace Tame (Australian of the Year 2021), Jon Rouse (Queenslander of the Year 2019), and Zoe Lonard about the sinister implications of AI on child protection. AI is lauded as the next big thing in tech, but its release and uniquity has grave implications on children and the production of child sexual assault material. The panel's timely conversation will discuss legal and policy aspects of AI in this context as well as social considerations.
Details: TODAY 12 September, Thursday 4-5.30pm @ Esme Timbery UNSW (no livestream). Read on...
Solidarity and the right to protest, brings together a panel chaired by Prof Ben Golder (Law & Justice, UNSW) to discuss the global phenomenon of the student encampments for Gaza and explore legal questions these encampments raise in relation to the right to protect, freedom of expression, and right of assembly. The panel includes A/Prof Nick Apoifis (SoSS, UNSW), Prof Luke McNamara (Law & Justice, UNSW), Dr Liz Strakosch (University of Melbourne), and Rand Katib (student organiser).
Details: TODAY 12 September, Thursday 6-7.30pm @ Esme Timbery UNSW (no livestream). Read on....
Social Sciences Week 2024
Hosted by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
9-15 September 2024
Social Sciences Week is an annual event that celebrates and promotes the social sciences to a diverse audience of students, researchers, policymakers, and the public. During the week, a wide range of activities take place, including keynote lectures, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, and interactive events. These activities are hosted by leading universities, research institutes, and non-profit organisations across the country.
If you would like to get involved by running your own Social Sciences Week events, you have until the end of July to register them on our website. Once events are registered, we will publish them on the Social Sciences Week events calendar and begin promoting on social media. You can find more information about running your own event here, or email Anna Dennis, at the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, with any questions.
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In 4 easy steps, you can upload job & scholarship opportunities from your member's profile screen. For instructions, visit here.
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 | TASA’s Executive Committee (EC) governs the Association and manages its daily business as outlined in the Constitution and by established policies. A call for nominations for the 2027 – 2028 Executive term will be disseminated on July 1, 2026.
The November 2024 - November 2026 Executive Team can be viewed on TASAweb here.
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For the 50th anniversary celebrations in 2013, pages on TASA's history were added to TASAweb.
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