LSE Sociology is one of the premier sociology departments in the world, with a dynamic research culture, eminent staff and associated researchers, and an international student body. It was also the first sociology department in the United Kingdom, and has played a unique historical role in defining and developing the discipline - nationally and internationally - since 1904.

LSE Sociology has long been noted for its empirical rigour, its involvement in the urgent public and policy issues of the day, and its global perspective.

Both the Complete University Guide and Guardian University Guide 2012 rank LSE Sociology second in the UK and best in London.

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Public lecture by Paul Gilroy
|Sociology Department and Identities Public Lecture, Wednesday 30 May, 6.30-8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB:

'My Britain’s Fuck All': zombie multiculturalism and the race politics of citizenship

In a re-launch for the journal Identities: global studies in culture and power, Professor Paul Gilroy reflects on contemporary issues and challenges around identity, multiculturalism and race in Britain.

For more information on past and forthcoming events see our Events page.

Eviction and the Reproduction of Urban Poverty|
Speaker: Dr Matthew Desmond
Tuesday 29 May 2012, 12.30-2pm, Thai Theatre, LGF, NAB

Matthew Desmond (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harvard) explores the prevalence and ramifications of eviction in the lives of the urban poor in the US.

This lecture is open to LSE faculty, researchers and students

Book launch: City, Street and Citizen|
12 June 2012, 6.30-8pm, Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE

Dr Suzanne Hall discusses her new book City Street and Citizen: The Measure of the Ordinary (Routledge) with Caroline Knowles, Professor of Sociology and Head of the Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths. This event is co-hosted by LSE Cities and the Sociology Forum and chaired by Dr Claire Alexander. It is open to the public, seating allocated on a first come first served basis.

Job hunting?|
Look out for two forthcoming events with the Sociology Department's dedicated careers advisor: one to one sessions for final year undergraduates on 30 May and a workshop for MSc students on 15 June - see our Alumni and careers page for details.

City, Street and Citizen: The Measure of the Ordinary
|Suzanne Hall, Routledge, April 2012

Suzanne Hall is lecturer in the Department of Sociology and teaches in the Cities Programme.

'With the precision of an architect’s eye and the attentiveness of an ethnographer’s ear Suzanne Hall offers us a profound and urgently needed account of the multicultural life in Britain. This
book should be read widely by anyone who has a serious interest in the future of city life.' Les Back, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths

Together: the rituals, pleasures and politics of cooperation|
Richard Sennett, Yale University Press and Allen Lane, 2012

Richard Sennett is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at LSE and University Professor at New York University.

Books by Departmental Staff|
A selection of recent titles by LSE Sociology faculty. For fuller details of publications follow the links from Who's who to academic staff pages.

'The Return of the Subject'
A Sociology Forum and LSE Cities event

Speakers: Ash Amin and Michel Wieviorka with Claire Alexander, Craig Calhoun and Richard Sennett

30 April 2012

Return of the Subject podcast|

'Has the Future a Left?'
Speaker: Zygmunt Bauman
14 March 2012

Zygmunt Bauman is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Leeds.

Has the Future a Left podcast|

'European Community of Democracies - towards a new foundation of Europe'
Speaker: Ulrich Beck
20 February 2012

European Community podcast|

'Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Co-operation'

Speaker: Richard Sennett
6 February 2012

Together video and podcast|

For more events, past and forthcoming, plus podcasts and videos, please see our Events and Past Events pages.