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Knowledge and the question of objectivity: On Karl Mannheim

by Mark Murphy | Nov 19, 2019 | Knowledge, Latest Posts | 0

Karl Mannheim, often considered the founder of the sub-field of the sociology of knowledge, wished...

Why we need social theory in teacher education research

by Mark Murphy | Oct 25, 2019 | Critical pedagogy, Latest Posts, Method, Pedagogy & Curriculum | 0

The recently published book, Social Theory for Teacher Education Research: Beyond the...

Estranged students in higher education: Policy thoughts in context

by Cristina Costa | Sep 30, 2019 | Editor's Choice, Inequalities, Latest Posts, Policy | 0

On 18th Sept. 2019 we were invited to introduce our research as part of an event organised by UK...

In Memory of Marta Harnecker

by John Holst and Maria Alicia Vetter | Jun 21, 2019 | Critical pedagogy, Latest Posts | 1

The Chilean sociologist and popular educator, Marta Harnecker, died on June 15, 2019, at the age...

New event: Hybrid social theory and education research: working with conceptual interdisciplinarity

by Mark Murphy | Mar 21, 2019 | Latest Posts, Theory | 0

This all-day event, taking place in the University of Glasgow on Tuesday July 9th, 2019, is geared...

Call for Papers: Character Assassination, Reputation, and Social Judgement

by Sergei Samoilenko | Mar 4, 2019 | Latest Posts | 0

Special Issue of the Journal of Applied Social Thery: Character Assassination, Reputation, and...

How does critical realism relate to critical theory?

by Joe Whelan | Feb 26, 2019 | Latest Posts, Theory | 1

Critical realism: What is it and does it relate to the broader discipline of critical theory?...

Call for Chapters: Social theory, digital education and the Global South: Critical perspectives

by Cristina Costa | Jan 24, 2019 | Bourdieu, Civil Society, Critical pedagogy, Culture, Latest Posts, Theory | 0

Call for chapter submissions for a new edited collection, entitled: Social theory, digital...

Whose involvement has capital? The application of Bourdieu’s thinking tools for the study of parental involvement.

by Max Antony-Newman | Dec 17, 2018 | Bourdieu, Inequalities, Latest Posts | 2

All parents want the best education for their children (Vincent 2017), but not all parental...

Foucault and the dyslexic subject

by Caroline Simblett | Dec 17, 2018 | Foucault, Language, Latest Posts, Media, Research Students | 0

Dyslexia is a learning difficulty which affects reading, writing, spelling and memory skills and...

Ever greater scrutiny: Researching the bureaucracy of educational accountability

by Mark Murphy | Oct 23, 2018 | Governance, Habermas/Parsons, Latest Posts, Method, Theory | 0

This is the title of a book chapter in the following book: Education Governance and Social Theory:...

Why we need social theory …now!

by Cristina Costa | Oct 10, 2018 | Editor's Choice, Latest Posts, Social Justice, Theory | 2

2018 has been a strange year. Actually, the world has become a particular strange place to me...

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Estranged students in higher education: Policy thoughts in context

In Memory of Marta Harnecker

Call for Papers: Character Assassination, Reputation, and Social Judgement

How does critical realism relate to critical theory?

Foucault and the dyslexic subject

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