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The Everyday Misinformation Project team will be presenting its latest findings at the American Sociological Association (ASA) Media Sociology Symposium on August 4.Our talk is entitled '"I Would Always be Careful About What I Receive": Online Misinformation, Epistemic Norms, and Social Distinction,' and is by Natalie-Anne Hall, Andrew Chadwick and Cristian Vaccari. In this latest study from the project, based on a thematic analysis of longitudinal, in-depth interview data (N=182) we reveal some key epistemic norms governing the everyday consumption and sharing of information and the social distinctions these norms establish. In the qualitative phase of our fieldwork, many participants who said they did not frequently encounter misinformation through personal messaging were well aware of its existence, and willingly expressed views about those they believed were taken in by it. Deception was presented as a problem experienced by others who are more "naïve," "biased," or less "media literate" than themselves. These narratives reflect a keen awareness of the normative epistemic value placed on objectivity and media literacy in today's societies. However, they simultaneously reveal that those making such social distinctions are less likely to value anti-misinformation interventions because they are deemed irrelevant to their individual everyday practices. This conflicts with the reality that addressing misinformation must inevitably be a collective and inclusive social endeavour.The symposium will be held virtually, and our session will be at 10am PDT, which is 6pm BST. Registration details and the programme can be found here.

Terence C. Halliday (American Bar Foundation) has posted Judges Under Stress: Legal Complexes and a Sociology of Hope on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Interdisciplinary sociolegal scholarship over the past thirty years has demonstrated that the epochal struggle for political...

|Peter Boettke| As we get ready for the fall 2022 semester I am preparing to teach PhD courses in the Austrian Theory of the Market Process I and Economic Sociology and Political Economy I. A common link between these courses...

Terence C. Halliday (American Bar Foundation) has posted Judges Under Stress: Legal Complexes and a Sociology of Hope on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Interdisciplinary sociolegal scholarship over the past thirty years has demonstrated that the epochal struggle for political...

There is a growing interest in the growth and impact of digital repression on protest and civic engagement globally. Yet this interest has been diffused across Communication, Political Science, Media Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Sociology creating challenges for … Continue reading →

Prof. Tamara Kay, a sociology professor at Notre Dame, sued a student newspaper (The Irish Rover) for libel. Prof. Kay's position was apparently that these statements—in an October article, a March article, and a Tweet regarding the October article—"were not made in good faith and with a reasonable basis in law and fact" (see also…

This episode of Climate Change: America and the World gives an overview of how climate change intersects with class in the United States and the rest of the world. Professor Rebecca Elliot (LSE Sociology) and Professor in Practice Swenja Surminski (LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change) discuss how climate change and climate related hazards disproportionately … Continued

It is with great sadness that ROAPE marks the passing of Eddie Webster last week. Eddie was a giant of both South African labour sociology and global labour studies. Alex Beresford and Mattia Dessi offer some brief reflections on his influence on them as international researchers of labour politics.
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Science and religion have often been seen as conflicting. What about the social sciences? Is there space for social scientists to be religious? Monika reflects on discussions in Sociology at Boston University. We often encounter the heated realm of science and religion, in our day-to-day life usually called physical science. Elders often say that science … Continued

In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University about her new book, with Lainey Newman, Rust Belt Union Blues Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. Using Western Pennsylvania as a case study, their book examines the decline of … Continued

In this episode of our interview series, our host Luis Aue talks to Prof. Nitsan Chorev, Harmon Family Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Listen …
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The last but not least in our commentaries on Katharine Millar's Support the Troops: Military Obligation, Gender, and the Making of Political Community (with a reply by Katharine to follow tomorrow). Ellen Martin is a PhD candidate in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) at the University of Bristol. Her research is critiquing … Continue reading Refusing to Support the Troops

Post #5 in our symposium on Joanne Yao's The Ideal River, from Dr Giulia Carabelli. Giulia is a lecturer in Sociology and Social Theory in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London. She is interested in affect theory, nonhuman agencies, and social justice. Her current research project, Care for Plants, … Continue reading What Difference Does a River Make?

In this episode of our interview series, our host Lynda Iroulo talks to John Boli, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Listen in, as Boli gives insight …
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The first commentary in our symposium on Katharine Millar’s Support the Troops: Military Obligation, Gender, and the Making of Political Community (Oxford, 2022). After the author’s introduction yesterday, we turn to Dr Mirko Palestrino. Mirko is Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London. He researches the … Continue reading Yellow Ribbons, Stickers, and Poppies. Is It Time To Support the Troops?