Celebrating our Faculty’s Recent Publications
Last month, UBC Sociology held a Book Launch Party to celebrate some of our faculty who published new books during the pandemic. After a long time of doing research and writing remotely, it was wonderful to come together to share what we had learned.
Study abroad with a Global Seminar in Guatemala
Study Power and Oppression and Theories of Civil Society on location in rural Guatemala! UBC Professors Sylvia Berryman (Philosophy) and Thomas Kemple (Sociology) are teaming up once again with Go Global to offer a unique encounter with global systems, oppression, poverty, and civil society activism.
Prof. Aryan Karimi to deliver talk “Reconsidering the Origins of Assimilation Theories” as part of the Center for Migration Studies New Voices Speaker Series
In his lecture, Prof. Karimi aims to address the theoretical impasse faced by migration studies by examining existing assimilation theories against the Popperian scientific criteria.
UBC Sociology PhD student Mark Shakespear among co-authors awarded Canadian Sociological Association 2022 Best Article Award
Shakespear was awarded the award for the paper “Mapping the environmental field: Networks of foundations, ENGOs and think tanks.” written alongside William Carol and Nicolas Graham of the University of Victoria.
Prof. Wilkes co-authors paper on cultural and institutional theories of trust for Socius Journal
The paper “Can Bureaucrats Break Trust? Testing Cultural and Institutional Theories of Trust with Chinese Panel Data” aims to test cultural and institutional theories using data from three waves of the China Family Panel Studies, assessing how political and social trust respond to treatment by public officials that respondents consider unfair.
UBC Health offers up to 25,000$ in research funding to faculty members collaborating to develop new teams, ideas and translate findings from innovative health-related research
The funding, granted through the Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Awards is additionally directed to projects focusing on promoting diversity and inclusion, and having the potential to impact health equity.
Everyone cares about the environment: Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy’s new book demonstrates five eco-social relationships
About why acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our ability to protect the environment.
Q&A with Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani for their new roles as Editors of Contexts
A Q&A session with Prof. Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani where they talk about their new roles, expectations, and what they hope to contribute to the Contexts for readers and scholars.
UBC Sociology graduate students presenting at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
UBC Sociology PhD students Tom Einhorn, Allison Laing, Parker Muzzerall, and Rose Xueqing Zhang are traveling to Los Angeles this week to present their research at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. We are excited to share some of what they will be presenting.
Sociology Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani Appointed Editors of Contexts
Congratulations to Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani who are the new editors of Contexts, which brings the best sociological research to the general public and scholars outside the discipline.