Sociology responds
This section includes links to a choice of reference material documenting responses to the Cuts which relate to Sociology, including the Academy of the Social Science (AcSS) Campaign for Social Science 2011, the AcSS Making the Case for the Social Sciences campaign and publications, BSA contributions for Making the Case for the Social Sciences campaign, letters and articles published in UK broadsheets, and documentation about action taken by individual members and groups of members in response to the cuts.
- Judicial Gang Attack on Failed Rioters, David Rowe (Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, 23 August 2011)
- They Arranged a Riot on Facebook, But Nobody Turned Up, David Rowe (Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, 15 August 2011)
- Interview – Zygmunt Bauman on the UK Riots (Fernando Duarte for O Globo – english version printed on Social Europe, 15 August 2011)
- The London Riots – On Consumerism coming Home to Roost – Zygmunt Bauman (Social Europe, 9 August 2011)
- On the Unclass of Precarians – Zygmunt Bauman (Social Europe, 14 June 2011)
- Intersections, Divisions, and Distinctions – Exploring widening participation and international students’ experiences of Higher Education in the UK, European Societies 13, 4, 2011 Yvette Taylor & Tracy Scurry
- ESRC Learned Societies Webinar (31.03.2011) - Notes and Presentation
- Impact of Social Sciences blog – a joint project between the LSE, Imperial College, and the University of Leeds.
- In Defence of Welfare: The Impacts of the Spending Review – a report by the Social Policy Association
- A letter of ESA to the European Commission’s DG Research concerning the downsizing of social sciences.
- BSA/HaPS response to ESRC consultation paper on Demand Management
- The British Academy Statement – The continuing challenges facing higher education funding 9 December 2010
- Campaign for the Public University
- AcSS announce Campaign for Social Science
- Postgraduates and the Privatization of English Higher Education – Inside Higher Ed Blog 16 November 2010
- HAPS letter in The Guardian in response to Toynbee No Monopoly on Pain 6 November 2010
- AcSS Report – Making the Case for the Social Sciences 3: Sustainability, the Environment and Climate Change
- John Brewer THE letter 25 October 2010
- British Academy letter to Fellows 22 October 2010
- Statement from the Academy of Social Sciences in respect of the Browne Review proposals and the CSR announcement on 20th October 2010
- AcSS Report – Making the Case for the Social Sciences: 2 Ageing
- AcSS Report – Making the Case for the Social Sciences 1: Wellbeing
- BSA President discusses ‘IMPACT’
- British Academy Past, Present and Future 2010
- British Academy Press release on Past Present and Future 2010
- Large audience for presidential event on climate change (Network Spring 2010)
- Report recommends keeping 6 sociology posts at Birmingham (Network Spring 2010)
- BSA consultation makes an impact (Network Autumn/Winter 2009)
- BSA President discusses ‘impact’ (Network Summer 2009)
- BSA helps lobby government (Network Summer 2009)
