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View article: An interview with Fran Collyer
An interview with Fran Collyer Open
Professor Fran Collyer is a revered sociologist currently leading an epic Australian Research Council-funded project about the history of sociology in Australia. The project includes interviews with almost 200 Australian sociologists. For …
View article: Promising the earth: Forms of capital promised and pursued in Australian-Chinese research collaborations
Promising the earth: Forms of capital promised and pursued in Australian-Chinese research collaborations Open
Science is a space of both collaboration and competition, illustrated by international research collaboration (IRC) and its advantages for individual countries, institutions and scientists. IRC also brings together countries positioned une…
View article: Sociologies of New Zealand
Sociologies of New Zealand Open
Book review of:
Crothers, Charles. 2018. Sociologies of New Zealand. Sociology Transformed Series. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 151 pp.ISBN 978-3-319-73866-6. Price: €53,49
View article: Sociologies of New Zealand
Sociologies of New Zealand Open
Book review of: Crothers, Charles. 2018. Sociologies of New Zealand. Sociology Transformed Series. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 151 pp. ISBN 978-3-319-73866-6. Price: €53,49
View article: Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from COVID‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice
Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from COVID‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice Open
Background Comparative optimism, the belief that negative events are more likely to happen to others rather than to oneself, is well established in health risk research. It is unknown, however, whether comparative optimism also permeates p…
View article: Healthcare in the news media: The privileging of private over public
Healthcare in the news media: The privileging of private over public Open
This article reports on a discourse analysis of the representation of healthcare in the print news media, and the way this representation shapes perspectives of healthcare. We analysed news items from six major Australian newspapers over a…
View article: Negotiating with the North: How Southern-tier intellectual workers deal with the global economy of knowledge
Negotiating with the North: How Southern-tier intellectual workers deal with the global economy of knowledge Open
This article examines a group of intellectual workers who occupy a peripheral but not powerless position in the global economy of knowledge. How do they handle relations with the global metropole, especially in new fields of research where…