Sociology and Social Theory Research Group
Exploring questions of theory and methodology in the study of contemporary society
The Sociology and Social Theory Research Group brings together researchers from the fields of sociology, social psychology, politics, history, linguistics, and cultural studies. It serves as a hub for interdisciplinary exchange on questions of theory and methodology in the study of contemporary society.
The specialist research interests of group members include:
- Classical and contemporary social and cultural theory
- Climate change: social, economic, and political issues
- Consumption and the environment
- Culture, class, taste and aesthetics
- Eating, food, and drink
- Economic life, work, and employment
- Education, knowledge, and social reproduction
- Emotions, happiness and wellbeing
- Gender, sexuality, and identity
- Globalization, inequality and protest movements
- Homelessness and migrant homelessness
- Race, ethnicity, citizenship, and nationalism
- Religion and secularisation
- Sport, culture and economy
Recent projects
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Homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Homeless migrants in a global crisis
We’re collaborating with the University of Sussex and St Mungo’s to record the biographical narratives of homeless migrants in London, Portsmouth and Brighton; their stories are framed and shaped by the national and global context of COVID-19.
Research group leads
