The Death of David Bowie
January 11, 2016
Dr Nick Stevenson, Reader in Cultural Sociology – talks about the pop icon following his sad passing I woke up on Monday morning to the shocking news about the death of David Bowie. The previous Friday his new album ‘Black Star’ had been released and over the weekend I had been listening to the music. …
The Health & Social Care bill: The battle for implementation has begun
April 5, 2012
Professor Ian Shaw, from Nottingham’s School of Sociology and Social Policy, gives his professional view regarding the implementation of the Health & Social Care bill – and the resistance it is already facing. On 20 March, the day the Health and Social Care Bill was passed, I wrote a blog around the impact of the …
Monday 12 March: Integrated Global Society Annual Lecture
March 6, 2012
Location Room A39, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Date Monday 12 March 2012, 5-6.30pm IGS Annual Lecture – Beyond Inequality: Systemic Expulsions The guest speaker for the Integrating Global Society Annual Lecture 2012 will be eminent academic and Sociologist from Columbia University, Professor Saskia Sassen. Professor Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of …