Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. How do we imagine economic objects, processes, and actions? More importantly, if the future is inherently uncertain what limits the range of possible imaginings such that actors can agree and coordinate? Building on t…
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. Humour has a well-established role in the public life of politics; however, its use within families affected by macro-level political events remains understudied. This article explores how families employed humour to …
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. We introduce and discuss the concept of community objection against the backdrop of the dominant scholarly tendency to attribute a shared viewpoint to residential communities. The notion of community objection arises …
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. State officials in Weber’s rational-bureaucratic ideal type execute the business of the state rationally and dispassionately. Yet, in practice, the professional lives of bureaucrats are often deeply imbued with emotio…
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. This article traces the mainstreaming of the idea that there is a ‘free speech crisis’ in the United Kingdom, from its emergence in the 2010s to the Free Speech Act of 2023. We argue that ‘free speech’ is initially co…
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. This article explores the recent proliferation of intermediary agencies and digital platforms that provide senior home care in Spain. Based on qualitative fieldwork consisting of semi-structured interviews (n = 20) an…
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. The use of geospatial analytical tools has recently advanced risk perception research, with growing interest in spatial dimension. Available reviews of risk perception studies usually focus on specific types of risk o…
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. Some have argued that we are seeing a ‘homosexual turn’ in Southeast Asia. Decriminalization of sodomy, legal recognition of same-sex marriage, and discussions regarding trans rights have all taken place in the last d…
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. With the increasing popularity of the radical right, much research has tried to explain the motives of voters. Less attention has been paid to the motives of people to become radical right activists – specifically you…
Current Sociology, Ahead of Print. Professionalism has long been a term understood to distinguish social strata, commonly highlighting those trusted to employ expert knowledge for the benefit of society. Professionalism however is evolving; this positi…