About Ashgate's Sociology List

At Ashgate we are committed to publishing the highest quality academic research and this means willingness to consider proposals in a variety of areas, ensuring that innovative work and cutting edge methodologies appear alongside outstanding work based upon more well-established ethnographic methods.

Alongside classical sociological thought, as published in our series Rethinking Classical Sociology, modern social and feminist theory are important parts of our list, with series devoted to contemporary feminist thought (The Feminist Imagination – Europe and Beyond) and reflection upon the social, political and moral questions surrounding the emergence of new technology (Theory, Technology and Society). We also publish in the field of media and our collection of titles devoted to cultural studies continues to grow. The Sociology list remains strong in its publication of titles connected with migration and ethnic relations, with three series devoted to these areas: Studies in Migration and Disapora, Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations and Interdisciplinary Research Series in Ethnic, Gender and Class Relations.

Naturally, we wish to continue building upon our strengths in sociology and to maintain the growth of our publications in these disciplines. We welcome proposals in all of these areas and more, but we also seek to continue broadening the range of fields in which we publish so as to ensure that our list reflects current, cutting edge scholarship and developments in sociological and anthropological research. As such, we are very pleased to see the growth of our publishing in the fields of globalisation and contemporary social movements within our series Global Connections and The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture, as well as in the area of urban sociology in our series Cities and Society. In addition, we are delighted to have launched a number of new series, which examine the place and role of public intellectuals (Public Intellectuals and the Sociology of Knowledge), explore questions surrounding the philosophy and methodology of the social sciences (Philosophy and Method in the Social Sciences), engage with interactionist approaches in sociology (Interactionist Currents) and consider practical approaches to social problems (Solving Social Problems). 2013 sees the launch of a new series Interdisciplinary Disability Studies, which explores the relationship between power and the body as well as extending the interdisciplinary dialogue between disability studies and other fields.

Perhaps the best way to gain an understanding of the areas in which we currently publish and the directions of our list, is to simply browse the Sociology and Series pages.

Should you have a project that you wish to discuss, please contact Neil Jordan or Claire Jarvis.