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Critical Mass, Vol 46 (1)
The Spring 2021 edition of the Critical Mass Bulletin is out, and features a report from CBSM Chair Rachel Einwohner, a list of recent publications by section members, a call for "on-the-market" notices from junior social movement scholars, and a directory of CBSM sessions at the upcoming meeting of ASA. Get your PDF copy here:
Read moreCritical Mass, Vol 45 (1)
The Spring 2020 edition of the Critical Mass Bulletin is out, and features rich original analyses, reports, and more. Get your PDF copy here: http://cbsm-asa.org/wp-admin/upload.php?item=1089
You can also find content from the 45-1 issue of Critical Mass Bulletin in the posted articles immediately following this one.
Read moreJobs, talks, PhD, and other opportunities
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Highlight your accomplishments for the job market!
Are you going on the sociology job market this year? Do you have students who are going on the market? The CBSM Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) is publishing a special issue of Critical Mass to highlight the accomplishments of junior social movements scholars. The issue will be published in early August.
Read moreRecent Publications
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New Books
Dromi, Shai M. 2020. Above the Fray: The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press (https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo46479924.html)
Read moreChair's Message
Tina Fetner, CBSM Section Chair, Professor of Sociology, McMaster University
- from CriticalMass Bulletin, Volume 45(1) Spring 2020: The newsletter of the Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements, American Sociological Association
In the face of an ongoing global pandemic, the ASA 2020 annual meeting has been cancelled. What to do in its wake is an open question. The ASA has been contacting presenters with options to participate in an online meeting; I’m sure you have received their email. They encourage each of us to make our own choices about whether they have the capacity to develop and deliver a presentation.
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