Social Research: An International Quarterly

Social Research: An International Quarterly Founded in 1934 by immigrant refugees in New York City. Read Alvin Johnson’s introduction to our first issue:http://www.socres.org/vol01/issue0101.htm

Carrying the torch of academic freedom and mapping the landscape of intellectual thought at the New School for Social Research In 1933, the New School’s first president, Alvin Johnson, with support from philanthropist Hiram Halle and the Rockefeller Foundation, initiated an historic effort to rescue endangered scholars from the shadow of Na**sm in Europe at the brink of WWII. These refugees became

the founding scholars of “The University in Exile,” and constituted what became known as the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, now known as The New School for Social Research. Social Research: An International Quarterly of the Political and Social Sciences was launched in 1934 by these scholars, who held the deep conviction that every true university must have its own distinct public voice.

Here's what was popular with our readers in November:📍 Nick Haslam and Melanie J. McGrath, “The Creeping Concept of Trau...
05/12/2025

Here's what was popular with our readers in November:

📍 Nick Haslam and Melanie J. McGrath, “The Creeping Concept of Trauma” (Fall 2020, reprinted Spring 2024)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/923123

📍 Albena Azmanova, “Free Speech or Safe Speech: The Neoliberal University's False Dilemma” (Summer 2025)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961484

📍 Lawrence D. Bobo and Victor Thompson, “Unfair by Design: The War on Drugs, Race, and the Legitimacy of the Criminal Justice System” (Summer 2006, reprinted Spring 2024)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/923110

📍 Michael Walzer, “The Triumph of Just War Theory (and the Dangers of Success)” (Winter 2002, reprinted Spring 2024)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/923109

📍 Fabio Parasecoli, “Food, Identity, and Cultural Reproduction in Immigrant Communities” (Summer 2014)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/549124

Is “imperialism” too vague for scholars? Why does linguistics need sociologists?This we go back to our Winter 1967 iss...
04/12/2025

Is “imperialism” too vague for scholars? Why does linguistics need sociologists?

This we go back to our Winter 1967 issue, which, in addition to exploring the questions above, tackled semantic chaos, one-party regimes, and G. H. Mead.

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/i40043664

(Yes, there was a time when SR's issues were not thematic 🫣)

US professional soccer has long prioritized profit over global norms.Chris Bolsmann’s “Men’s Professional Soccer in the ...
03/12/2025

US professional soccer has long prioritized profit over global norms.

Chris Bolsmann’s “Men’s Professional Soccer in the United States” traces how investor interests, rule changes for American tastes, and immigration have shaped the proverbial sport of tomorrow.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/974415

Why do we give? This explore the roots of altruism, the balance of private & public aid, and global giving traditions....
02/12/2025

Why do we give? This explore the roots of altruism, the balance of private & public aid, and global giving traditions.

Read “Giving: Caring for the Needs of Strangers” for a deep dive into the philosophy, psychology, and politics of generosity.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/28897

This , dive deep into the world shaping your future with our two-part issue: “Algorithms” and “Persons Without Qualitie...
01/12/2025

This , dive deep into the world shaping your future with our two-part issue: “Algorithms” and “Persons Without Qualities: Algorithms, AI, and the Reshaping of Ourselves” from 2019.

From the ethics of AI and its societal impact to how algorithms correct biases or erode human judgment in medicine, these issues shift the algorithm discussion from tech talk to critical social inquiry.

Understand the displacement of human processing and the algorithms of violence and gain essential insights into dataism, the data-based self, and why machines can't replace our moral judgment.

Don't just use algorithms—understand them.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/40839

🔗https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/41864

Can hospitality truly mediate the tension between our commitment to personal identity and our obligation to universal hu...
30/11/2025

Can hospitality truly mediate the tension between our commitment to personal identity and our obligation to universal humanity?

This week’s essential , Alan Montefiore’s “Hospitality: Its Functions and Limitations” from our 2022 issue “Hospitality,” questions how we navigate our obligations to ourselves and to all humanity.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/854433

Happy Thanksgiving from the team at Social Research! 🦃 We're thankful for all the scholars advancing knowledge and foste...
27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from the team at Social Research! 🦃 We're thankful for all the scholars advancing knowledge and fostering understanding, and wishing everyone a day of reflection and gratitude.

Sociologist Alberto Melucci was in 1943 in Rimini, Italy. His work focused on contemporary social movements, exploring...
27/11/2025

Sociologist Alberto Melucci was in 1943 in Rimini, Italy. His work focused on contemporary social movements, exploring their symbolic and cultural dimensions and role in postindustrial society.

Contributing to the debate in Winter 1985 with “The Symbolic Challenge of Contemporary Movements,” Melucci stressed that movements must keep a distance from institutions. This space makes power visible and negotiable, crucial for a real “postindustrial“ democracy.

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40970398?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

Sociologist Lewis A. Coser was in 1913 in Berlin, Germany. His dissertation, “The Functions of Social Conflict,” becam...
27/11/2025

Sociologist Lewis A. Coser was in 1913 in Berlin, Germany. His dissertation, “The Functions of Social Conflict,” became a classic in social theory and was one of the bestselling sociology books of the 20th century.

For “Social Research” Coser wrote the article “The Militant Collective: Jesuits and Leninists” in 1973 and guest-edited the 1978 issue “The Production of Culture.”

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40970128?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/i40043627?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

American historian Charles A. Beard was in 1874 in Knightstown, Indiana. His work explored economic determinism in the...
27/11/2025

American historian Charles A. Beard was in 1874 in Knightstown, Indiana. His work explored economic determinism in the founding of the United States and challenged traditional views of the Constitution.

In 1917 Beard resigned his position at Columbia University in reaction to the firing of fellow professors who protested US involvement in WWI. He was a founding member of the New School for Social Research, established in 1919.

In the article "Democracy and Education in the United States," published in 1937, Beard stressed that democracy's education must instruct youth in "humane ideals," provide "realistic knowledge" of political institutions, and teach the "realities of economic processes."

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40981572?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

marks the disappearance of the infamous unidentified man who in 1971 hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight under...
24/11/2025

marks the disappearance of the infamous unidentified man who in 1971 hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight under the alias D. B. Cooper. His unknown fate and the unsolved crime have led to decades of mystery and conspiracy theories.

This enduring fascination echoes themes in our Fall 2022 issue, “Conspiracy Thinking,” which explores the appeal and functions of conspiracist phenomena—whether they are seen as a reflection of individual mentality, cultural environment, or political position.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/48924?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

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