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Originally posted on This Sociological Life:
The third revised edition of my book Risk, first published in 1999, and second edition published in 2013, is now out. The book has been extensively revised and expanded to take account of the risks that have emerged over the past decade. A link to the book on Routledge’s…

Originally posted on This Sociological Life:
This book has now been published. It is available from the Polity website here. A video of me giving a talk about the book is here. Here is the list of contents: Introduction 1 Conceptualizing Humans, Animals and Human–Animal Relations 2 Animal Enthusiasts, Activism and Politics in Digital Media…

Originally posted on This Sociological Life:
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, social media platforms have become well-known for both disseminating misinformation and conspiracy theories as well as acting as valuable information sources concerning the novel coronavirus and governments’ efforts to manage and contain COVID. Facebook in particular – the world’s most popular social media site –…

Originally posted on This Sociological Life:
Last April, my co-authored book The Face Mask in COVID Times: A Sociomaterial Analysis was published (written with Clare Southerton, Marianne Clark and Ash Watson when we were all part of the Vitalities Lab that I lead at UNSW Sydney). We feature several images of face masks in the…