(POL2) Five years of Legal Cannabis in Canada: What a long, strange trip it’s been

Conference Highlights, In-person, Panels and Plenary

This panel session invites sociologists researching all aspects of cannabis legalization in Canada, asking them to assess the social and legal challenges, problems, and successes five years after the passage … Read more

(PSM-RC) Political Sociology and Social Movements Research Cluster Meeting

Bilingual, Conference Highlights, Meeting, Socialize and Network, Virtual

The Political Sociology and Social Movements Research Cluster meeting is open to current members and those interested in learning more about our cluster activities.   Attendees will have an opportunity to … Read more

(PSM4) Citations & Theory: Knowledge production and intellectual traditions in social movement studies

Conference Highlights, In-person, Panels and Plenary

Citations form disciplines. They are, as Sara Ahmed (2017) puts it, “academic bricks through which we create houses” (p.148).  Citations then not only guide us to the “must-read” authors or … Read more

(PSM5) Author meets Critics: Hurl, C. and Werner, L.B. (Forthcoming). The Consulting Trap: How Professional Service Firms Hook Governments and Undermine Democracy

Conference Highlights, In-person, Panels and Plenary

The session will discuss Hurl and Werner’s forthcoming book, The Consulting Trap: How Professional Service Firms Hook Governments and Undermine Democracy. The book explores how governments have come to depend … Read more