James Rosenberg was awarded a six month visiting fellowship at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies in Bochum, Germany. He was also awarded a DAAD Research Grant to fund dissertation research in Germany from September …
Month: April 2026
Macro-Economic Conditions and Regional Variation in the Russian Total Fertility Rollercoaster, 1992–2019 by Michael Zaslavsky, Theodore Gerber, and Sunnee Billingsley (2026)
Low Fertilities in the Past and Present: Studies in Compositional Demography
“The Rock is the Community:” Cocreating Social Capital, Nature, and Transcendence in Central Park, NYC by Taimur Ahmad (2026)
Qualitative Sociology Abstract: How do nature and community formation intersect in quintessentially urban New York City? In this ethnographic case study of Central Park, I show that park-based communities act as a rich source of …
Family Work Among the Astors by Shamus Khan, Max Besbris, and Estela Diaz (2026)
The British Journal of Sociology Abstract: Within classical sociological accounts of capitalism, families are curious remnants of the past. Contemporary elite sociology dismisses the family in a different way: by primarily focusing on individual men. …
Land through three approaches by Danielle Schmidt-Larios (2026)
Agriculture and Human Values Abstract: Though profoundly physical, land as a concept is notably abstract. In this commentary, I note how this abstractness comes from varied analytical characterizations. I reflect on three often-used ideal-typical constructions …
Day of the Badger 2026 Results
Thank you for another successful Day of the Badger! With 14 gifts, we’ve raised $2,598 for the Andrea Michelle Sperka Scholarship. This undergraduate scholarship fund was created in memory of dedicated Sociology Student, Andrea Sperka. …
Soc 320 Research Opportunity, Fall 2026 – Spring 2027: Human Rights Data Lab
Term: Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 (Soc 320, Section 039) Status: OPEN Contact: Please contact Skye Xollo at xollo@wisc.edu to apply for this position. See details below. It is available for 1-3 credits. Description: The …
“It Should Have Been My Decision”: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Contraceptive Coercion among U.S. Patients with and without Disabilities by Lindsay Cannon, Tiffany Green, Meaghan Bethea, and Laura Swan (2026)
Social Science & Medicine Abstract: Background People with disabilities have long faced threats to their bodily autonomy and reproductive decision-making. One such threat, provider-based contraceptive coercion, occurs when healthcare providers pressure patients to use (upward …
Research by Martin Eiermann about AI and privacy featured in L&S News
Martin Eiermann studies the politics of personal data and the consequences of becoming visible to—and being managed by—contemporary state institutions of care and social control. Some of his recent work tracking the intersections of AI …
A theorist of American authoritarianism by James Rosenberg (2026)
Eurozine Abstract: Whether an Ivy League academic or a Patriot Front white nationalist, Curtis Yarvin will find your position too democratic. The once obscure blogger’s brand of postliberalism calls for a political system reboot popular …