Discourses and practices of the ‘New Normal’ (2023)
Journal Article
Krzyżanowski, M., Wodak, R., Bradby, H., Gardell, M., Kallis, A., Krzyżanowska, N., …Rydgren, J. (2023). Discourses and practices of the ‘New Normal’. Journal of Language and Politics, 22(4), 415-437. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.23024.krz

This position paper argues for an interdisciplinary agenda relating crises to on-going processes of normalization of anti- and post-democratic action. We call for exploring theoretically and empirically the ‘new normal’ logic introduced into public i... Read More about Discourses and practices of the ‘New Normal’.

The Chicago School goes east: Edward Shils and the dilemma of the Indian intellectuals, c.1956-67 (2020)
Journal Article
Sharma, S. (2020). The Chicago School goes east: Edward Shils and the dilemma of the Indian intellectuals, c.1956-67. Modern Asian Studies, 2087-2111. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X19000465

The sociologist Edward Shils (1910-95) is a neglected commentator on modern India. Best known in a South Asian context for his involvement in the Congress for Cultural Freedom, Shils also produced an influential study of Indian intellectuals, publish... Read More about The Chicago School goes east: Edward Shils and the dilemma of the Indian intellectuals, c.1956-67.

Leaving Home: Europe and Utopia (2019)
Journal Article
Bruce. (2019). Leaving Home: Europe and Utopia. Studies in Arts and Humanities, 5(1), 129 - 144. https://doi.org/10.18193/sah.v5i1.156

In the lead-up to the Brexit referendum politicians and journalists invoked the concept of utopia to disparage positions diametrically opposed. On the one hand, the adjective ‘utopian’ was deployed to describe appeals to the possibility of a rediscov... Read More about Leaving Home: Europe and Utopia.

Regaining Honour and Regaining Legitimacy: Shame, Obedience and Risk Practices Amongst Chinese Communist Officials (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Regaining Honour and Regaining Legitimacy: Shame, Obedience and Risk Practices Amongst Chinese Communist Officials. Economy and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2018.1528103

As part of its anti-corruption campaigns in China, the Communist Party of China (CCP) provides officials opportunities to redeem themselves and renew their vows of loyalty to the Party and the people they serve. Officials must regain honour through a... Read More about Regaining Honour and Regaining Legitimacy: Shame, Obedience and Risk Practices Amongst Chinese Communist Officials.

The sociology of leisure in a new community: a systematic analysis of concepts and an empirical examination of life-styles in Corby, Northamptonshire
Thesis
Bacon, A. W. (1971). The sociology of leisure in a new community: a systematic analysis of concepts and an empirical examination of life-styles in Corby, Northamptonshire

In this work some of the major reasons for the growth of interest in the sociology of leisure in modern industrial society are reviewed. It is suggested that a study of leisure in a newly planned, prosperous and cosmopolitan town such as Corby, might... Read More about The sociology of leisure in a new community: a systematic analysis of concepts and an empirical examination of life-styles in Corby, Northamptonshire.

The cultural contradictions of anti-capitalism: Globalisation, resistance and the limits of liberalism.
Thesis
Fletcher, D. K. (2015). The cultural contradictions of anti-capitalism: Globalisation, resistance and the limits of liberalism

This thesis seeks to explore the cultural tendencies of contemporary anti-capitalism by relating such tendencies to the wider cultural context. It is argued that contemporary anti-capitalist movements such as the Occupy movement are marked by a self-... Read More about The cultural contradictions of anti-capitalism: Globalisation, resistance and the limits of liberalism..

Reading the repatriation events at Wootton Bassett: national identity, ideology, absence and the uncanny / Manchester
Thesis
Clarkson, A. (2016). Reading the repatriation events at Wootton Bassett: national identity, ideology, absence and the uncanny / Manchester

This thesis presents a 'reading' of the Wootton Bassett phenomenon: public mourning accompanying the repatriations of the bodies of members of the British armed forces between 2007–2011. Wootton Bassett, much discussed in the local and national press... Read More about Reading the repatriation events at Wootton Bassett: national identity, ideology, absence and the uncanny / Manchester.

Making sense of sunbed tanning: A social representations approach
Thesis
Taylor, J. (2016). Making sense of sunbed tanning: A social representations approach

A substantial body of research has addressed the continuing popularity of sunbed tanning despite increasing evidence of the associated risks. Much of this research has tended to be atheoretical or underpinned by theoretical assumptions which neglect... Read More about Making sense of sunbed tanning: A social representations approach.