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Daniel Grey @djrgrey.bsky.social Sociology & History at University of Hertfordshire | FRHistS | SFHEA | Works on gender & crime in Britain & India. He/Him.
𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚐 𝚅𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚕𝚝 @drcraigvanpelt.bsky.social Political Economy of AI | Dead Cognitive Labor | Critical AI Studies | Data Temporalities | #Cyberzombies | Sociologist | No DM | Follow does not = endorsement | Views are mine, not my employer |
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Matthew Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social Sociologist, social work faculty
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk All kinds of spaces. All sorts of feelings. All at the National Trust.
Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com Historian | Author of ‘Utopia for Realists’ (2014), ‘Humankind’ (2020) and ‘Moral Ambition’ (2025) | Co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition | moralambition.org | rutgerbregman.com
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social 100% pure nuance.
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BSA Families & Relationships Study Group @bsa-families.bsky.social A space for sharing resources and updates on our upcoming online reading groups and events exploring the experiences of contemporary families and how all families and relationships are impacted by patriarchal, colonial and cis-heteronormative ideals.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
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Centre for Research on Families and Relationships @crfr.bsky.social Connecting policy makers, practitioners and academics
Jane Franklin @isobel24.bsky.social feminist, trans ally, political sociology, public health, walking, politics, dogs 🏳️⚧️🌱🐝 ☕️💚
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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social Burkey with the good hair. My woke take brings all the c*n*s to the yard. Profile pic by Nancy fancy pants contact@themasonsisters.com
Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster, Mum of 2 boys, owner of 2 cocker spaniels
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Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social ▪︎ Reading, writing & thinking about the moral foundation of scholarship
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Prof Sophie Woodward @sophierwoodward.bsky.social Sociologist University of Manchester, co-Director Morgan Centre, Vice Director NCRM; co-editor Journal of Creative Research Methods, researches material culture, dormant things, fashion, wardrobes, gender and feminism.
Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social UK & EU refugees & migration. LGBTI+, feminism & generalised incoherent ranting to boot. She/Her. I do policy, research & campaigns.
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JaxRaffles @jaxr.bsky.social Politically, environmentally, technologically and socially up the creek. Hoping for a change but not for the worse.. Getting older looking for new ways of aging in place. Masking in crowded public places.
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social 🇪🇺🦔🦡🌹🕊Emeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Relationship between research & policy. Sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea
Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social Based in @ihr.bsky.social, @sasnews.bsky.social. Engaged, outward-facing and co-produced research into place and history: rural to urban & parish to metropolis. Home to Victoria County History & Layers of London. Posts by team.
Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social Older artiste.
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Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social Researcher, phenomenologist, parent to various creatures, some sort of musician, baker, reader, breaker of stuff, liker of seas and hills, sufferer of Boro.
https://collaborativeresearch.co.uk/
Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social Prof. of Colonialism & Heritage @ University of Leicester UK.
Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency.
@OnlyinBirmingham podcast
On Substack
Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social - Research Culture Lead (EDI) at the University of Southampton
- Co-Chair of a Research England and Office for Students Steering Group
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What The F*** Is Going On? @wtfisgoingonpod.bsky.social The official Bluesky account for Mark Steel's podcast.
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Critical Social Policy @csp-journal.bsky.social CSP is an academic journal published quarterly by Sage. We champion social justice through critical thought and grassroots action to advocate for a fairer society.
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Paul Ryan @drpaulryan.bsky.social Sociologist at Maynooth University | Researching family & personal life, LGBTQ+ histories, sex work, sexuality and the law & minority health | HIV & Aids Archives | personal account.
Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) @sociologyireland.bsky.social The SAI, as the professional association of sociology in Ireland, is committed to supporting the discipline through fora for them to share ideas, collaborate and disseminate their research.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social I'm going on tour in 2026.
Listen to my show 'No Room' on BBC Radio 4 if you like.
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Secret Drug Addict @scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social Drugs, music and dumb shit
Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy
Academic Lead (Interim) Social Innovation Institute
University of Salford, UK
FAcSS
Rabbi Lev @rabbilev.bsky.social Socialist Jew. Notorious homosexual.
David Rosenberg @davidjrosenberg.bsky.social Rebel thinker, activist, educator, tour guide. Fan of The Selecter, West Ham, parakeets, beigels
Morgan Centre @morgancentre.bsky.social Researching everyday lives using creative qualitative methods. Based at @UoMSociology.bluesky.social
Howard Winant @hwinant.bsky.social Father, partner of DR, Saba, race/racism scholar, Marx, new left, secular Jew. Parents were refugees.
Liam Shields @liamshields.bsky.social Political philosopher, thinking about childrearing, education equality, & distributive justice
Senior Lecturer in Political Theory @UoMPolitics
Former post-doc @stanfordethics
www.liamshields.com
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-just-enough.html
@lornafielker.bsky.social @lornafielker.bsky.social
Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social Inequality Economist, former trader and author of The Trading Game. Other Economists make predictions, but my ones are actually right.
https://linktr.ee/garysecon
Sharon Wright @profsharonwright.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy, University of Glasgow
Welfare conditionality, gender, women, Universal Credit, social security, disability benefits, devolution, migrant essential workers, labour migration
She/her
Sociology @sociologyjnl.bsky.social An official journal of the BSA | Publishing outstanding and original research across all areas of sociology
Daniel Trilling @trillingual.bsky.social Journalist and author in London. LRB, Guardian Long Read and others. Books about refugees in Europe and Britain's far right. danieltrilling.co.uk for contact details etc
Erato Basea @thisiserato.bsky.social Publisher - of Sociology, Race, Ethnicity and Demography Journals at Routledge, Taylor & Francis. DPhil in Film & Cultural Studies from Oxford.
Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social Tea, scones, independent institutions and why they need looking after. Director of Communications @NationalTrust.bsky.social Trustee, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The posts are just mine.
Parkes Institute @parkesinstitute.bsky.social We research, teach and raise awareness of relations between Jews and non-Jews, from antiquity to the present day. Based at @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social Writer, feminist.
Out now: Feminism for a World on Fire (Virago)
Previous books: Living Dolls, Before the Light Fades, A Quiet Life
Hon Professor Centre for Climate Justice, QMUL
Founder Women for Refugee Women
natashawalter.co.uk
Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu @sholamos.bsky.social Author of This Is Why I Resist http://amzn.to/3uDDYbU Advocate, Political & Women's Rights Activist, Founder of Women in Leadership Publication, Wife & Mum to 3 girls. @sholamos1 on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook & Tiktok.
Rachel Shabi @rachelshabi.bsky.social Journalist, author, broadcaster. Politics, Middle East
Mikkel Flohr @mflohr.bsky.social I work on social and political theory, history of ideas, & historical sociology. Postdoc and ext. lecturer at RUC/incoming assistant professor at CBS. He/him. Skeets=personal opinion/objective truth≠employer. Danish Marxism. 🇵🇸 Homepage: mikkelflohr.com
Carol Ballantine @cballantine.bsky.social Slow. Learner.
Amanda Bittner @bittner.bsky.social I like data, dogs, and my dog named Data. Have I mentioned I like data? I study & teach political science. I live to traipse around the wilds of Newfoundland. www.amandabittner.com
Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social Professor and Head of Department at LSE Sociology, Co-Editor British Journal of Sociology. Research: class, culture, elites, social mobility. Books: Born to Rule, The Class Ceiling, Comedy and Distinction
Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social Your go-to place for women’s history!
The Women’s History Network is an inclusive UK association for those passionate about women’s & gender history. Also on LinkedIn.
Learn more about our values: https://womenshistorynetwork.org/about-page/
British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social The British Association for Local History is the national charity which promotes local history and serving local historians throughout the UK #WeAreLocalHistory
Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social The Past and Present Society: making cutting edge social history accessible since 1952. Our journal Past & Present is published by Oxford University Press.
https://academic.oup.com/past
History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social We publish high-quality historical research freely accessible online and create opportunities for historians, policy makers and journalists to connect and learn from each other.
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
Dr. Lucy Neville @drbluestocking.bsky.social Criminologist at The University of Southampton. Amateur academic, occasional poet, aspiring activist, interdisciplinary magpie #sexwork #porn #feminism #fandom #VAWG
UCL Thomas Coram Research Unit @tcru-ucl.bsky.social TCRU researches children, families and social change. Our work focuses on inequality, migration, gender, parenting and diverse families, and on connecting research to policy, practice and public understanding.
Geth Rees @gethrees.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University. Interested in understanding the intersection of medicine and criminal justice, but also likely to be talking about Japanese Roleplaying Games (JRPGs), running and Star Wars.
R Luff @drbluffley.bsky.social
Pam Ugwudike @pamsoton.bsky.social Professor of Criminology | Researching AI & implications for justice
Co-Editor-in-Chief Criminology & Criminal Justice Journal: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/crj
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Promoting the research, teaching and sharing of social and cultural history since 1976.
Rosalind Willis @roswillis.bsky.social Associate Professor in Gerontology at the University of Southampton, UK. Research into ageing, ethnicity, mental health, social care, informal care. Health of Irish migrants. Teaching gerontology, dementia, crime and older people, qualitative methods.
Gina Vale @ginavale.bsky.social Lecturer of Criminology @University of Southampton
📘 Author: "The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State" OxUniPress 2024
Associate/Fellow @ICCT_TheHague & @Vox_Pol
Study #terrorism, #extremism, #gender, #youth
✉️ gina.vale@soton.ac.uk
Usual caveats
Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' (RIBA Books) and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (Verso). I blog at https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/.- S Andrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social Automatically tweets new posts from http://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social
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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social Prof of Sociology
@UCL
Chair
@UCLSociology
Areas of expertise: Love, intimacy, gender, families, parental leave
Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social Social & Cultural Psychologist at UCL. I study families & young people in relation to migration, citizenship & statelessness, climate change, mental health & arts.
Website: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=HIQBA39
Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social Author & photographer Luke Agbaimoni's project capturing stations & stops on the London Underground tube map.
2027 CALENDAR OUT NOW
Tubemapper.com
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Lydia Martens 🐠🐟🦀 @lydiamartens.bsky.social Sociologist. Thinker & interpreter. Shifting values to enable just and flourishing worlds. Marine worlds: fish-seabirds-people. Can storytelling help?
Hal Cruttenden @halcruttenden.bsky.social Comedian and actor on tour in 2025!!!! I don’t have much time for work as my whole day is spent on social media, laughing and crying.
Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social Professor at a University in the Fens.
Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social A magazine covering the politics, ideas, and culture of the Jewish left and the left at large. Based in London. | Subscribe to our newsletters, The Pickle and New, From Vashti: https://vashtimedia.com/#/portal/signup
Michael Sheen @mchshe.bsky.social Serious Actor.
Neil Ballantyne @neilballantyne.bsky.social Social work academic at the Open Polytechnic of Aotearoa. Preoccupied with data justice, the social impacts of AI and anticapitalism.
Dr Helen Glew @helenglew.bsky.social Gender historian, book lover, runner, gymnerd.
Current projects: history of the marriage bar; women's work in Mass Observation archives
She/her
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781784996208/
Research/writing services:
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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk www.sussexbylines.co.uk Powerful citizen journalism: contributing to a connected society, combatting political polarisation editor@sussexbylines.co.uk
Robbie Gilligan @robbiegilligan.bsky.social Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin. Active in research relating to children in care, care leavers and care experienced adults.
Paul Hodkinson @paulhodkinson.bsky.social Prof of Sociology at University of Surrey - fathers, masculinities, youth, digital media...
Pilar Gonalons-Pons @pgonalon.bsky.social Sociology Prof @ Upenn. Feminist studying gender, families, inequality, and social policy. She/her. The nuclear family is radioactive ⚠️⚠️
ASA Family Section @asa-family.bsky.social Fostering sociological thinking about families. Bringing together those who want to learn & teach about families. www.asafamilysection.com
Southampton UCU @southamptonucu.bsky.social The University of Southampton UCU Branch.
✉️ ucu@soton.ac.uk
🕸️ https://southampton.web.ucu.org.uk/
Supporting and protecting UCU members at the University of Southampton!
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book available now.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/naomiklein
Susan Halford @susanjhalford.bsky.social Interdisciplinary sociologist. Co-Director ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures https://www.bristol.ac.uk/research/centres/sociodigital-futures/
National Centre for Research Methods @ncrm.ac.uk The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) delivers training in #ResearchMethods. Visit: www.ncrm.ac.uk
NCRM is a partnership between the University of Southampton and The University of Manchester.
Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social A grassroots organization in Canada grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism & advocates for justice and peace for all in Palestine-Israel.
Debbie Watson @profdebw.bsky.social Interdisciplinary Professor and Director of Brigstow Institute, Bristol: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/ championing co-produced, arts-based research. Sociodigital futures of care: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/research/centres/sociodigital-futures/