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Innovations in Sociological Practice and Public Sociology: Open Call Paper Session
Sat, August 8, 10:00 to 11:30am, TBASession Submission Type: Paper Session (90 minute)
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This session seeks to highlight innovative approaches in sociological practice and public sociology – broadly defined. We invite papers considering new approaches to advancing sociological practice and public sociology. In addition to scholarship and research, we seek to also highlight advancements in sociological practice and public sociology in teaching, institutional service, policy development, local and community engagement, and social activism. How can we practice sociology in the various realms of an academic/professional career and life? What strategies work well, and what are the benefits and challenges of sociological practice and public sociology?
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Individual Presentations
Institutionalizing Public Sociology: Structural Conditions, Career Incentives, and Models of Sustainable Engagement - Jennifer Therrien, Western Michigan University
Institutional Public Sociology: Theory, Practice, and the Organizational Mediation of Public Knowledge - Harry Barbee, Johns Hopkins University
Participatory Research as Solidarity Infrastructure: Reimagining Public Sociology in Fragmented Labor Markets - Shelly Steward, The Workers Lab
Preparing Systems, Supporting Peers: Advancing Public Sociology through a Scalable Peer Workforce Model - Laura Curran, University of South Florida; Dane Minnick, University of South Florida; Sandra S. Stone, University of South Florida; Nathan Scott, University of South Florida
Sociologists, Students, and Communities Working for a More Equitable Society: A Community Court Monitoring Project - Melissa Marini Švigelj, James Madison University; Jennifer Holsinger, Eastern Mennonite University; Lisa Necole Landram, Mary Baldwin University