The British Sociological Association (BSA) is a scholarly and professional society for sociologists in the

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, and was founded in 1951. It publishes the academic journals ''

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'', '' Work, Employment and Society, Sociological Research Online'' and '' Cultural Sociology'' (with SAGE Publications) as well as its membership newsletter ''Network'' and a monthly eNewsletter. Formerly, the ''

British Journal of Sociology ''The British Journal of Sociology'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1950 at the London School of Economics. It represents the mainstream of sociological thinking and research and publishes high quality papers on all asp ...

'' was the BSA's official journal, but it was replaced by ''Sociology'' some years after the latter had been established. It is a registered charitable company (charity no: 1080235) which states its mission is to "represent the intellectual and sociological interests of our members."

Organisation

The activities of the BSA are co-ordinated by an Advisory Forum charged with overseeing governance, membership services and publications. Decisions are monitored and ratified by the Board of Trustees, which includes the BSA president. An office of 12 staff members takes care of the day-to-day running of the Association.

Presidents

* Gurminder K. Bhambra 2022- * Susan Halford, 2018–2021 *

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, 2014–2018 *

John Holmwood John Holmwood is a British sociologist. His work has focused on social stratification and the relationship between social science and explanation. His later work has concentrated on issues of pragmatism in public sociology. Holmwood is particularly ...

, 2012–2014 * John Brewer, 2009–2012 * Sue Scott, 2007–2009 * Geoff Payne, 2005–2007 * Joan Busfield, 2003–2005 * John Scott, 2001–2003 * Sara Arber, 1999–2001 * David Morgan, 1997–1999 * Stuart Hall, 1995–1997 * Michèle Barrett, 1993–1995 * John Westergaard, 1991–1993 * Sir Robert Burgess, 1989–1991 * Jennifer Platt, 1987–1989 * Martin Albrow, 1985–1987 * Richard Brown, 1983–1985 * Margaret Stacey, 1981–1983 * John Eldridge, 1979–1981 * Keith Kelsall, 1977–1979 * Sheila Allen, 1975–1977 * Peter Worsley, 1971–1975 *

Tom Bottomore Thomas Burton Bottomore (8 April 1929, England – 9 December 1992, Sussex, England) was a British Marxist sociologist. Bottomore was Secretary of the International Sociological Association from 1953 to 1959. He was the eighth president ...

, 1969–1971 * T. H. Marshall, 1964–1969 * Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger, 1959–1964 * Morris Ginsberg, 1955–1957

Publications

Academic journals

The BSA publishes ''

'', '' Work, Employment and Society'','' Cultural Sociology'', and '' Sociological Research Online''.

''Network'' newsletter

The association publishes a newsletter, ''Network'', for its members three times a year, Spring, Summer and Autumn.

Awards

Philip Abrams Memorial Prize

The Philip Abrams Memorial Prize has been awarded almost every year since 1989 for "the best first and sole-authored book within the discipline of Sociology". Past winners include Barbara Adam (1991, for ''Time and Social Theory''), Graeme Kirkpatrick (2005 for ''Critical Technology: A Social Theory of Personal Computing'') and Maddie Breeze (2016, for ''Seriousness and Women's Roller Derby: Gender, Organization and Ambivalence''). The prize is named for professor Philip Abrams (1933–1981).

References

External links

British Sociological Association web site Catalogue of the papers of the British Sociological Association
at the Archives Division of the London School of Economics
Catalogue of the BSA Medical Sociology Group archives
held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick 1951 establishments in the United Kingdom Academic organisations based in the United Kingdom Learned societies of the United Kingdom Organisations based in County Durham Organizations established in 1951 Sociological organizations {{socio-stub