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2010 Impact Factor: 0.682
Ranking: 73/129 (Sociology)
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Developed by the European Sociological Association as an international platform for the sociological discourse on European developments, ES publishes research on Europe rather than research by Europeans. The journal covers social theory and analysis on three levels: the European level itself, comparative research on Europe, and Europe in international perspective. Concentrating on the present, ES articles examine themes reflecting recent and significant changes in Europe from a cross-disciplinary view point. The journal is essential reading for all sociologists, economists, political scientists and social policy analysts wishing to keep abreast of the very latest debates.

Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone peer review based upon editorial screening and anonymized refereeing.

Recent Special Issues

Career Mobility
Guest editors: Carlo Barone and Antonio Schizzerotto
Volume 13, Issue 3, 2011

At a Crossroads: Contemporary Lives between Fate and Choice
Guest editors: Anna Bagnoli and Kaisa Ketokivi
Volume 11, Issue 3, 2009

ESA Book Series

Book of the Month – June 2013

The European Sociological Association and Routledge are delighted to announce the book of the month for June 2013. Below you will find more information on the Book of the Month with direct links through to more information.

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Feminist Criminology

Edited By Claire Renzetti

Description

Feminist criminology grew out of the Women’s Movement of the 1970s, in response to the male dominance of mainstream criminology – which meant that not only were women largely excluded from carrying out criminological research, they were also barely considered as subjects of that research.

In this volume, Claire Renzetti traces the development of feminist criminology from the 1970s to the present, examining the diversity of feminisms which have developed:

liberal feminist criminology
Marxist, radical and socialist feminist criminologies
structured action theory
left realism
postmodern feminism
black/multiracial feminist criminology.

She shows how these perspectives have made a great impact on the discipline, the academy, and the criminal justice system, but also highlights the limitations of this influence. How far has feminist criminology transformed research and knowledge production, education, and practice? And how can feminist criminologists continue to shape the future of the discipline?

Published 21st May 2013 by Routledge – 146 pages

Paperback: 978-0-415-38142-0: £20.99

Hardback: 978-0-415-38143-7: £80.00

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ESA BOOK SERIES "STUDIES IN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES"

Books published/to be published in the Routledge/ESA Studies in European Societies

Forthcoming books

Religion, Identity and Politics: Germany and Turkey in Interaction
Edited by Haldun Gülalp, Günter Seufert
To Be Published 17th June 2013 / Hardback: 978-0-415-52138-3

Post-identity?: Culture and European Integration
Edited by Richard McMahon
To Be Published 18th June 2013 / Hardback: 978-0-415-64376-4

Artistic Practices: Social Interactions and Cultural Dynamics
Edited by Tasos Zembylas
To Be Published 30th March 2014 / Hardback: 978-0-415-72147-9

Published Titles

The Social Meaning of Children and Fertility Change in Europe
Edited by Anne Lise Ellingsaeter, An-Magritt Jensen, Merete Lie
Published 24th February 2013 by Routledge / Hardback: 978-0-415-81091-3 (Routledge)

The Road to Social Europe: A Contemporary Approach to Political Cultures and Diversity in Europe
By Jean-Claude Barbier
Published 4th July 2012 by Routledge / Hardback: 978-0-415-68888-8 (Routledge)

Mobilizing Regions, Mobilizing Europe
Expert Knowledge and Scientific Planning in European Regional Development
By Sebastian M. Buettner
Published 8th February 2012 by Routledge / Hardback: 978-0-415-67875-9 (Routledge)

Baltic Biographies at Historical Crossroads
Edited by Aili Aarelaid-Tart, Li Bennich-Björkman
Published 12th December 2011 by Routledge / Hardback: 978-0-415-68110-0

Internationalisation of Social Sciences in Central and Eastern Europe: The ‘catching up’ - a myth or a strategy?
lona Pálné Kovács, Dagmar Kutsar (eds)
Published April 14th 2010 / Hardback: 978-0-415-54823-6 (Routledge)

Muslims in 21st Century Europe: Structural and Cultural Perspectives
Anna Triandafyllidou (ed)
Published March 12th 2010 / Hardback: 978-0-415-49709-1 (Routledge) / Paperback: 978-0-415-53422-2 (Routledge)

Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society
Patric Baert, Koniordos Sokratis, Giovanna Procacci, Carlo Ruzza (eds)
Published December 2009 / Hardback: 978-0-415-55873-0 (Routledge) / Paperback: 978-0-415-53413-0 (Routledge)

Social Class in Europe: An Introduction to the European Socio-Economic Classification
David Rose, Eric Harrison (eds)
Published October 22, 2009 / Hardback: 978-0415458016 (Routledge) / Paperback: 978-0-415-53423-9 (Routledge)

The End of the Welfare State? Responses to State Retrenchment
Stefan Svallfors, Peter Taylor-Gooby (eds)
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46326-3 (Routledge)

The Myth of Generational Conflict: The Family and State in Ageing Societies
Sara Arber, Claudine Attias-Donfut (eds)
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46327-0 (Routledge)

Inclusions and Exclusions in European Societies
Martin Kohli, Alison Woodward (eds)
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46329-4 (Routledge) / Paperback: 978-0-415-46329-4 (Routledge)

Cultural Overstretch? Differences Between Old and New Member States of the EU and Turkey
Jurgen Gerhards
2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43549-9 (Routledge)

Europe and Asia beyond East and West
Gerard Delanty (ed)
2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37947-2 (Routledge) / Paperback: 978-0-415-51165-0 (Routledge)

Autobiographies of Transformation: Lives in Central and Eastern Europe
Mike Keen, Janusz Mucha (eds)
2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37651-8 (Routledge)

Young Europeans, Work and Family
Julia Brannen, Susan Lewis, Anne Nilsen (eds)
2001 | Hardback: 978-0-415-24846-4 (Routledge)

Will Europe Work? Integration, Employment and the Social Order
Edited by Martin Kohli, Mojca Novak
2001 | Hardback: 978-0-415-26022-0 (Routledge)

European Societies: Fusion or Fission?
Thomas Boje, Bart Van Steenbergen, Sylvia Walby (eds)
1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46328-7 (Routledge)

PROPOSAL FOR THE ESA BOOK PROJECT

Proposals for book projects should be submitted as an attached file by email to the Convenor of the Book Series Editor:

Pertti Alasuutari
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Proposals should include the following:

A short introduction to the major features of the book. This introduction should summarize the contents as well as explaining how the book makes a contribution to the study of European society. In what ways does the proposed book make a contribution not covered by other scholarship? Who would be most interested in the approach and findings of the work and why should the book be published?
The structure of the book. In the case of a monograph, a short outline of the chapters with a brief summary of each chapter should be provided. A sample chapter would be very useful in the evaluation. Proposals for edited volumes should include the title and an abstract of each contribution and if possible a sample contribution and draft of the introduction to the work.
Who are the intended audience of the book in detail? To what extent could the book be considered for educational purposes? This description of potential readers should be as detailed as possible, with mention of specific courses of study for which the book could serve as a major or supplementary text. Please make reference to the needs of specific local markets. For example: 'empirical research on European Union labour market policies and their consequences form an important element in German and Spanish courses in the Sociology of Labour'. Any information which can aid in evaluating the proposal in terms of audience is useful.
Biographical data on the authors, contributors and/or editors. This should include previous publication experience as well as present position. It is extremely helpful (although not essential) if one of the editors or authors can demonstrate an extensive English-language publication record.
Rough estimate of length in words. For most publications an acceptable length will be 100,000 words (600,000 characters) or less.
Although all books in the series are published in English, the Editorial Board has decided that proposals can be submitted also in a limited number of other European languages, in order to make it possible for non English speaking Authors to engage in translation process only once their proposal would have been accepted. Please note that if your proposal is supported, you will have to submit a formal proposal in English.
All proposals receive an initial response in a short period of time, after circulation of the proposal among the Editors. Supported proposals are then sent to two external anonymous reviewers, chosen among colleagues from different European countries on the basis of their scholarship in the specific field; their recommendations are sent to the Authors for a reaction. The turn-around time for this step is approximately 2-3 months.
Should the Editorial Board confirm interest in the project, the whole file (proposal, reviews and Authors’ response) will be sent out to the Publisher together with Editors’ recommendation for publication. Routledge will take a final decision about publishing the book according to their procedures; Authors will be notified of the decision by the Editors.