Category: Calls for Proposals

Call for Book Proposals: ASA Rose Series in Sociology

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The ASA Rose Series in Sociology, a joint publication of the Russell Sage Foundation and the American Sociological Association, invites seasoned scholars to submit proposals for books that offer fresh perspectives on enduring controversies, challenge prevailing paradigms, and provide synthetic analyses of contemporary public issues. The series focuses on critical areas of research, including the Future of Work, Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration, and Social, Political, and Economic Inequality. We also welcome interdisciplinary work that intersects with these themes. Rose Series books are designed to be accessible to both academic and general audiences, ensuring broad impact and relevance across multiple fields.

Benefits of Publishing with the Rose Series:

  • Quick and Professional Review Process: Russell Sage compensates expert reviewers to ensure timely and high-quality evaluations of proposals.
  • Seminar with Established Scholars: Authors are invited to present drafts of their manuscripts to leading experts, strengthening the final product and generating excitement for the forthcoming book.
  • Extensive Marketing Support: The Rose Editors, Russell Sage Foundation, and ASA collaborate on a comprehensive marketing effort to maximize the visibility and impact of Rose Series books.
  • Author Meets Critic Session at ASA Annual Meeting: Each year, one new Rose Series book is selected for a special Author Meets Critic panel discussion at the ASA Annual Meeting.
  • Rose Book Speaker Series: Hosted by the University at Albany Rose Editors, this lecture series offers authors a platform to present their work to diverse audiences and emphasize the policy relevance of their research.

Interested authors are encouraged to submit their proposals. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis. For more information, please contact us at roseseries@albany.edu or reach out to a member of our editorial team: Joanna Dreby (jdreby@albany.edu), Aaron Major (amajor@albany.edu), Katherine Trent (ktrent@albany.edu), and  Steve Messner (smessner@albany.edu).

CfA: “Housing, Illegality and Criminal Actors” Workshop

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Dear colleagues,

In the context of the ongoing global housing crisis, we (Elena Butti and I) organise a Paper Development Workshop titled “Housing, Illegality and Criminal Actors” on September 9 and 10, 2025, which will take place at the Geneva Graduate Institute, in collaboration with the ethnographic institute, emlyon business school.

Our ambition is to discuss and provide developmental feedback on ethnographic and qualitative papers exploring the entanglement of housing, illegal practices, and criminality through an interdisciplinary perspective (e.g., Anthropology, Sociology, Organization Studies, Urban studies).


The full CFP is available here: https://oce.em-lyon.com/housing-illegality/ . Deadline for abstracts is March 31st!

Best wishes 

Guillaume Dumont

Associate Professor of Anthropology. 

Director, Ethnography Institute

emlyon Business School & OCE Research Center

https://www.guillaumedumont.eu

CfP “Technology and the Organization of Fields” – Journal of Organizational Sociology Special Issue

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We invite paper proposals for this upcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Organizational Sociology. The special issue brings together theoretical and empirical contributions that advance our understanding of the link between technology and the organization of social fields. Papers will address the role of technology in field constitution and change and/or the role of fields in the design, production, and use of technology. Interested authors are asked to submit a 500-word abstract to the editors (dzifa.ametowobla@b-tu.de, david.seibt@jku.at) by December 15, 2024. The special issue will be published in fall 2026.

Please find more information on the topic and submission details in the full call: https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/JOSO/downloadAsset/JOSO_JOSO_CFP_Technology%20and%20the%20Organization%20of%20Fields.pdf

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Dr. Dzifa Ametowobla (dzifa.ametowobla@b-tu.de)

Call For Proposals: SASE 2025 Mini-Conferences

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SASE: 2025 Mini-Conferences

Call for Proposals

Inclusive Solidarities: Reimagining Boundaries in Divided Times

37th Annual SASE Conference Palais des Congrès, Montréal, Québec

9-12 July 2025

The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) will hold its 37th annual meeting July 9-12, 2025 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal. SASE is currently accepting proposals for Mini-Conference themes. Mini-conferences operate as separate theme tracks in the program, and are typically composed of 4-8 panels. They are included in the general call for submissions which will open in the fall of 2024. More information on this call can be found here. The mini-conferences from the 2024 conference are listed here, by way of example. 

Proposals for mini-conference themes are due by the 16th of September. General submissions will open shortly thereafter, with a deadline of December 16th. Should you have questions about mini-conferences or the application procedure, please reach out to SASE Executive Director Annelies Fryberger, saseexecutive@sase.org.

CFP: ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

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Selection Criteria and Eligibility

The ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award is presented annually to an ASA member for the best single book published in the two calendar years preceding the year the book is nominated (books with copyright years of 2022 and 2023 are eligible for the 2024 award).

Nomination Procedures

Nominations must include a cover letter with the name of the author, title of book, date of publication, publisher, and a brief statement of no more than 300 words as to why the book should be considered, along with a PDF copy or 10 physical copies of the book.

Nominations can be considered for two award cycles however, nominations are not carried over from one award cycle to the next. Nominations need to be submitted each year for consideration.

In addition to the nomination materials described above, complete and submit the required nomination form.

Self-nominations are encouraged. All awardees must be current ASA members at the time of the award ceremony at the Annual Meeting.  One need not be a member to be nominated for an award. All nominators must be current members.  Nominations sent from publishers will not be accepted. Please also be aware of ASA’s ethics disclosure and award revocation policies.

Submit the cover letter and nomination form to nominations@asanet.org. Please also send a copy of the nominated book either as a PDF to nominations@asanet.org or ship 10 physical copies of the publication to American Sociological Association, c/o Mark Fernando and Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, 1430 K ST, NW, Ste 600, Washington, DC 20005 (Please ship books as early as possible because of holiday-related shipping delays).

2024 Selection Committee

The selection committee is composed of nine members, each serving a staggered three-year term. Members are appointed from among the Association membership by the Council based on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees.

Richard E. Ocejo, Chair
Rick A. Baldoz
Kristen Barber
Caitlyn Collins
Emmanuel David
Yến Lê Espiritu
Jeff Hass
Two additional members TBD

CFP: Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

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Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Deadline for entries is Nov 15, 2023

Editors:

Mary Godwyn, Professor of Sociology, Babson College, MA, USA, and Editor-in-Chief: Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Ethné Swartz, Professor of Management, Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University, NJ, USA

Michael Grothe-Hammer, Associate Professor of Sociology (Organization & Technology)

Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Samuel O. Idowu, London Guildhall School of Business & Law, London Metropolitan University

Project Description:

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology is a single-volume Encyclopedia in a new and exciting series of Encyclopedias in Sociology offered by Edward Elgar Publishing.

This volume offers relatively concise encyclopedic coverage of the discreet subfield of organizational sociology. We aim to capture a comprehensive set of diverse perspectives on organizational sociology, with easy-access entries and references to assist scholars and researchers as they search for seminal content in this important field.

The Editors wish to create a volume that provides readers with key foundational concepts in the field of sociology and organization studies, while also being inclusive of a range of theoretical perspectives that include but is not limited to liberal, postmodernist, historical materialist, or post-colonialist feminist accounts. We are also open to discussion that focusses on topics that meld transdisciplinary perspectives (e.g., inertia when implementing change), or social implications of technological change (e.g., deskilling, upskilling, digital skills and agile organizations). We are particularly interested in contributions that reflect the Global South and move us beyond purely Western perspectives, authors, and topics. Additionally, we encourage entries that update the major debates about the evolution of the discipline.

Entries:

The single-volume Encyclopedia will consist of around 200,000 words that reflect selected entries from authors who respond to this call, or specially commissioned entries. Authors may choose to contribute one or more entries. The editors seek entries that provide a concise summary of the most relevant accumulated knowledge on a subject or concept. We expect that the length of entries will vary but, as a guide, more complex entries should be 2,000-3,000 words, while less complex entries (e.g., the definition of a key concept) as little as 1,000 words.

To ensure editorial integrity and foster diverse perspectives, the Editors request that authors peer-review two entries from other contributors for every entry they submit. Authors will be entitled to post the pre-print version of their entry on their own website and institutional repository after a six-month embargo period. For those interested, there will also be an option to publish a limited number of entries Open Access for a fee.

Organization of entries will be alphabetical and may include a very limited number of entries on founding authors in the field and their contributions, theories, and concepts upon which organizational sociology is defined. The Encyclopedia will be organized as follows: Biographies and contributions of approximately 10 founders of the field; Main Conceptual entries, and Organization entries. We expect Main entries to be between 2,000 – 3,000 words, Biographical and Organization entries to between 1,000 and 1,500 words. We append an initial list that interested contributors can consult. We also encourage contributors to propose their own entries not on our list for consideration. Interested contributors can send an initial 250-word outline that contains a precis of the content they wish to submit, and why it is important to include in the Encyclopedia. Please send these initial entries and further enquiries to:

Mary Godwyn, EiC Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Email: ed.encyclopedia.soc.org@gmail.com

Deadlines

2023

January – July: Solicitation of authors to write and peer-review entries for the Encyclopedia.

Commitment from authors – The EiC will distribute Contributors Agreements to each author.

August 30: Deadline for submission of Contributors Agreements

November 15: Deadline for submission of written entries from authors.

December 15: Distribution of entries to peer-reviewers.

2024

February 15:  Deadline for peer- reviews of entries to be submitted to Co-editors.

April 15: Deadline for Co-editors to complete their review of peer-reviewed submissions.

June 15: Deadline for Co-editors to provide feedback on entries.

July 15: Deadline for rewrites and resubmissions

September 15: Deadline for Co-editors to complete final revisions and submit manuscript to publisher.

Final Entries and Due Date:

All final entries are due on November 15, 2023, but can be sent at any time before that. Please follow the structure below:

  • Title
  • Introduction and brief overview of the topic, figure/author/researcher, or concept.
  • Discussion and application
  • Critical summary and conclusion
  • Name of Author (right indent)
  • References and selected further readings.

The referencing system for in-text citations is (Author, Year). To refer to a specific page it is (Author, Year: p. 166). The following format is to be used for the list of references at the end of the entry:

  • Boltanski, L. and E. Chiapello (2005), The New Spirit of Capitalism. London: Verso.
  • Hyman, R. (2006), Marxist thought and the analysis of work, in M. Korczynski, R. Hodson and P. Edwards (eds), Social Theory at Work, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Pettinger, L. (2004), Brand culture and branded workers: service work and aesthetic labor in fashion retail, Consumption, Markets & Culture, 7(2), pp.165-184.
  • Authors can also suggest other types of media such as websites, podcasts or films under references and selected further readings. 

 List of Entries for Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Business organizations
Formal organization
Organization studies
Organizational change
Organizational ecology
Practice theory
Prison
Reforms
Religious organizations
Social stratification
Sociology of Sport
Schools

Contingency theory
Groups
Informality (of structures and processes)
Resistance (collective and individual)
Resource dependency theory
Translation

Call for Chapters: Colleges and Their Communities

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Chapter Proposals Due April 10, 2023

Chapter Drafts Due October 15, 2023

Anticipated Publication Date:  2025-2026

This edited volume will explore myriad ways in which colleges/universities have worked with and against their communities, covering such issues as neighborhood gentrification, town-gown conflicts, innovation alliances, local food programs, and the existence (or lack of) access pipelines for local students. Contributions are not restricted to the US and we encourage chapters that explore international contexts.  See the attached call for more information. 

Chapter proposal/abstract submission:

Please submit an abstract no longer than 500 words with a potential title and topic area to Allison Hurst, hursta@oregonstate.edu, by April 10, 2023.  Notification of accepted chapter proposals will be made by April 15, 2023, with completed chapter draft to be submitted no later than October 15, 2023.  Final contributions will be limited to 6000 words maximum (or roughly twenty double-spaced manuscript pages).

Please see attached link for more details.

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Call for Applications: CASBS Summer Institute on Organizations and their Effectiveness

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Since 2016, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford has run a two-week summer “boot camp” for young faculty in sociology, economics, law, management, and political science with the aim of getting organizations researchers out of their disciplinary and methodological silos. During the pandemic, we have met online, but we are now preparing for an in-person workshop for July 2023. The institute brings together young faculty and postdoctoral fellows from across the world to learn from notable faculty and each other, through lectures, hacks, discussion, and walks. Led by Bob Gibbons (MIT Sloan and Economics) and Woody Powell (Stanford Education and Sociology, currently director of CASBS), they are joined by “guest chefs” from many disciplines. Recent visitors to the workshop have included Kate Kellogg, Dan Carpenter, Hahrie Han, Jenna Bednar, Scott Page, Adam Reich, Marianne Bertrand, Rebecca Henderson, and Jerry Davis. Participants describe the experience as transformational, and an exceptional way to build an inter-disciplinary organizations committee.

We are now taking applications for Summer 2023. For more information about applying, please go to:
Call for Applications 2023

Call for Applications 2023Fellowship Opportunity Applications due December 12, 2022 Application portal can be accessed at https://applycasbs.stanford.edu/summerapplication/ Summer Institute for Behavioral and Social Scientists Organizations and Their Effectiveness July 16 through July 29, 2023 Directors Robert Gibbons (rgibbons@mit.edu), economics and management, MIT Woody Powell (woodyp@stanford.edu),View this on Stanford >

Call for Submissions: The 2023 Annual Junior Theorists Symposium! 

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​SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1st, 11:59pm Eastern Time

The 17th Junior Theorists Symposium (JTS) is now open to new submissions. The JTS is a conference featuring the work of emerging sociologists engaged in theoretical work, broadly defined. Sponsored in part by the Theory Section of the ASA, the conference has provided a platform for the work of early-career sociologists since 2005. We especially welcome submissions that broaden the practice of theory beyond its traditional themes, topics, and disciplinary function.

The symposium will be held as an in-person event on Thursday, August 17 prior to the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.  

SUBMIT YOUR PRÉCIS HERE
 
It is our honor to announce that Claire Decoteau (University of Illinois-Chicago), Greta Krippner (University of Michigan), and Victor Ray (University of Iowa) will serve as discussants for this year’s symposium. Daniel Hirschman (Cornell University), winner of the 2022 Junior Theorist Award, will deliver a keynote address. Finally, the symposium will include an after-panel titled “Why Theorize?” This panel will seek to bring scholars, thinkers, and doers into conversation to explore convergences, tensions, and a range of possible responses to the question: why theorize?

We invite all ABD graduate students, recent PhDs, postdocs, and assistant professors who received their PhDs from 2019 onwards to submit up to a three-page précis (800-1000 words). The précis should include the key theoretical contribution of the paper and a general outline of the argument.

Successful précis from last year’s symposium can be viewed here.

Please note that the précis must be for a paper that is not under review or forthcoming at a journal.

As in previous years, there is no pre-specified theme for the conference. Papers will be grouped into sessions based on emergent themes and discussants’ areas of interest and expertise. We invite submissions from all substantive areas of sociology, we especially encourage papers that are works-in-progress and would benefit from the discussions at JTS.

Please remove all identifying information from your précis and submit it via the Google form below. Wendy Li (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jon Shaffer (Johns Hopkins University) will review the anonymized submissions. You can also contact them at juniortheorists@gmail.com with any questions. By early April, we will extend 9 invitations to present at JTS 2023. Please plan to share a full paper by July 7, 2023. 

*Presenters should plan to attend in-person, though this may change based on the Covid-19 pandemic.

If you have any issues uploading your document, please send a copy of your précis with all identifying information removed to juniortheorists@gmail.com. Please include your name and affiliation (University and Department) in the body of the email.