6 DAYS UNTIL THE EARLY BIRD CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE! | Dear ~~first_name~~,
FINAL CALL: As we hurdle towards TASA2024, if you plan on presenting/attending, either in-person or online, please keep in mind two very important matters! First, presenters need to be registered by Tuesday October 1st to stay in the program. Second, the early bird registration rates also end in just 6 days, on October 1st. For full TASA2024 details, including to register, please visit TASAweb.
The October 1st conference deadlines are important. We encourage you to reach out to Sally in TASA Admin (admin@tasa.org.au) or Penny, our Events Manager (events@tasa.org.au), today with any questions you have.
In other event related news, if you missed last week's TASA Thursdays with fellow member Sarah Maslen, speaking on "Turning to the sensed unconscious", you can catch up with the recording here.
| 5 DAYS UNTIL THE DEADLINE! | This is the final call for expressions of interest to guest edit 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...
| Dr Alan Scott was a noted research sociologist for over six decades, yet his name may be unfamiliar to many. This is because he worked exclusively outside of universities as an applied researcher, using sociology in the service of the community. His work was acknowledged by TASA in 2015 when he received the inaugural Sociology In Action Award (top right image).
Alan studied sociology at Boston University and University of New England. He was appointed Research Director of ITIM Research in Melbourne and later established his own company, Integrated Research Solutions. He undertook commissioned research for government and non-government bodies and published over 50 reports, studies and submissions.
The work of a consultant sociologist has to cover many different topics, and Alan’s work was no exception. One significant study was an investigation into the social effects of major industrial accidents on victims and their families, and the community support they received. This work was funded by the Australian Research Grants Committee in 1976, who acknowledged it would be the first such study in the world. He was awarded the highest non-university grant in that year. This study became the catalyst for States to examine how people were treated after industrial accidents and many of Alan’s recommendations were later included in WorkCover legislation.
Other areas that Alan investigated included community development and technological change. He generally used qualitative methods in his work and was also keenly interested in ethical aspects of research.
Alan was active in TASA, convening the Applied Sociology Thematic Group and then becoming the Group’s Continuing Education Officer, distributing monthly emails to inform and provoke discussion. He championed the cause of applied sociologists and argued for TASA to develop an accreditation system to help them gain recognition for their work.
Alan himself summed up the challenges faced by applied sociologists:
‘For those who work outside academia, what you do will mostly be judged by someone who usually has no idea what sociology is or does, who has no interest in what theory you have used or how many citations you have squeezed in. Their judgement is made on whether you have solved their problem and whether it was worth the money they paid you.’
After a lifetime meeting those challenges, Alan died peacefully in Coffs Harbour, where he had lived for a number of years. We extend our sympathy to his wife, Carole, his family, friends and colleagues.
Dr Eileen Clark.
| Ridgway, A. (2024). Living In-Between Inclusion and Exclusion: The Emotions of Dependent Visa Holders in Late Modernity Hong Kong. In S. Cancian, P. Leese, & S. Mikulova, Migrant Emotions: Inclusion and Exclusion in Transnational Space, Liverpool University Press. DOI: 10.2307/jj.13083373.9
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Staines Z, Marston G, Peterie M, Bielefeld S, Mendes P, Roche S. An intersectional feminist analysis of compulsory income management in Australia. Journal of Social Policy. Published online 2024:1-19. doi:10.1017/S0047279424000205. (Open Access)
Rodaughan, J., Murrup-Stewart, C., & Berger, E. (2024). Aboriginal Practitioners’ Perspectives on Culturally Informed Practice for Trauma Healing in Australia. The Counseling Psychologist, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000241268798. (Open Access)
Wills, M. N., Rodaughan, J., Jobson, L., Adams, K., & Murrup-Stewart, C. (2024). Yarning about e-mental health tools: First Nations Australian youth perspectives of well-being and e-health. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 20(1), 225-233. https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801241235370. (Open Access)
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Jennifer Cheng & Jessica Faecks (2024) From Thesis to Book: The Ins and Outs of Converting a PhD into a Monograph. A session hosted by the Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (MEM) Thematic Group, online, on September 19: https://youtu.be/0yWsvvwOgLc. Note, this recording will be available for a short time only (month).
| 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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Research Officer
Monash Rural Health - Mildura
Part-time, fraction (0.4), 3-year fixed-term appointment, Pro-rata of $78,255 - $89,888 pa HEW Level 05 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
Working on studies of people who use illicit drugs (see https://www.monash.edu/medicine/rural-health/research/projects/mixmax). This is a great opportunity to be involved in a large-scale research project with an internationally renowned team. The Research Officer will be engaged in diverse tasks including scheduling bookings, conducting interviews using computerized data collection forms and performing clinical testing such as venous blood samples and spirometry tests. Training for all study tasks (including collecting blood and doing spirometry), will be provided.
Enquiries to Associate Professor Bernadette Ward, +61 3 5440 9064 / 0427059205. Bernadette.ward@monash.edu
Lecturer, Science and Society
James Cook University, Townsville
JCU are particularly seeking applicants with the ability to teach sociology subjects!
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: On Paul Ricoeur’s Lectures on Imagination: Jean-Luc Amalric, Saulius Geniusas, and George H. Taylor in Discussion
23rd Oct: New York 7pm | Chicago 6pm
24th Oct: Hong Kong 7am | Melbourne 10am | Paris 1am.
You can access the event here. | | | New: Calling all teachers! 👨🏫
Do you use the National Museum’s Digital Classroom website? If so, the National Museum of Australia would love your thoughts!
They want to learn how you use digital resources in your teaching, what types of resources you prefer, and what you want to see from a resource like theirs, in the future.
You can take their 10 minute survey here.
| | | 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
| 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.
| 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 Submissions
| Aging Out of Out-of-Home Care: New services, sustaining support and tackling system failures
Call for Papers in Child and Family Social Work
Guest Editors: fellow members Joel McGregor, Ben Lohmeyer, and colleague Alhassan Abdullah
The age at which young people age out of care, and the support offered to them post-care, varies significantly across state, national and international boundaries. Yet, there is an international momentum for extending the age of young people exiting care including in multiple states of Australia, the USA and the UK. In response to the global movements to extend care for young people in out-of-home care into their early 20s, this special issue aims to instigate an international foundation for a new research and practice agenda for improving young people’s transition out of out-of-home care and their journey towards independent living.
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2025. Read on...
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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The November 2024 - November 2026 Executive Team can be viewed on TASAweb here.
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