Editorial Board
- Gender Studies Section
- Contemporary Politics and Society Section
- Social Economics Section
- Social Policy and Welfare Section
- International Migration Section
- Work, Employment and the Labor Market Section
- Family Studies Section
- Childhood and Youth Studies Section
- Social Stratification and Inequality Section
- International Politics and Relations Section
- Crime and Justice Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
Interests: immigration; immigrants in Canada; housing experiences of immigrants; housing in small and mid-sized cities; suburbanization of immigrants; ethnic entrepreneurship; ethnic neighborhoods
Interests: immigration; immigrants in Canada; housing experiences of immigrants; housing in small and mid-sized cities; suburbanization of immigrants; ethnic entrepreneurship; ethnic neighborhoods
1. Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, 1209 Cambridge, UK
2. Department of Social Science, Linnaeus University, 352 52 Växjö, Sweden
Interests: capitalism; class; climate change; globality; inequality; modernity; power
* Retired
2. Department of Social Science, Linnaeus University, 352 52 Växjö, Sweden
Interests: capitalism; class; climate change; globality; inequality; modernity; power
* Retired
Department of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9430, USA
Interests: gender inequality; interracial family formation; assisted reproductive technologies; technology industry; critical race theory; sociology of work; gendered organization theory
Interests: gender inequality; interracial family formation; assisted reproductive technologies; technology industry; critical race theory; sociology of work; gendered organization theory
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294-4562, USA
Interests: community engagement; affects of the built environment on people's neighborhoods and crime; police law; computer forensics; investigations; community-led public health
Interests: community engagement; affects of the built environment on people's neighborhoods and crime; police law; computer forensics; investigations; community-led public health
Department of Politics and International Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
Interests: democratization; autocratization; crisis of democracy; external democracy promotion; human rights protection; regional organizations; regional security; Latin America
Interests: democratization; autocratization; crisis of democracy; external democracy promotion; human rights protection; regional organizations; regional security; Latin America
School of Social & Political Sciences, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: the use of digital technology and data in social contexts including telehealth, e-policing, e-services, open data, social media data, and big data
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Interests: the use of digital technology and data in social contexts including telehealth, e-policing, e-services, open data, social media data, and big data
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Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TU, UK
Interests: sociological analysis of professional judgement and decision-making with an emphasis on understanding how science, formal knowledge, rhetoric, moral judgement, emotion and subjectivity interact in professional practice, particularly in child health and welfare
Interests: sociological analysis of professional judgement and decision-making with an emphasis on understanding how science, formal knowledge, rhetoric, moral judgement, emotion and subjectivity interact in professional practice, particularly in child health and welfare
Centre of Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE), Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
Interests: sexual crime; online sexual offending, including sextortion; sexual preoccupation and addiction; antilibidinal medication/medication to manage problematic sexual arousal; circles of support and accountability; young people demonstrating sexually harmful behaviour; prevention of sexual offending; non-offending partners and impact on families of people committing a sexual offence; desistance, reintegration and resettlement; mandatory life sentences (release, reintegration and support for individuals) religion and spirituality
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Interests: sexual crime; online sexual offending, including sextortion; sexual preoccupation and addiction; antilibidinal medication/medication to manage problematic sexual arousal; circles of support and accountability; young people demonstrating sexually harmful behaviour; prevention of sexual offending; non-offending partners and impact on families of people committing a sexual offence; desistance, reintegration and resettlement; mandatory life sentences (release, reintegration and support for individuals) religion and spirituality
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Social and Economic Geography Research Group, Department of Geography, Ghent University, S8 9000 Gent, Belgium
Interests: travel behavior analysis and modeling; travel and land use; sustainable mobility issues; business travel; cross-border mobility
Interests: travel behavior analysis and modeling; travel and land use; sustainable mobility issues; business travel; cross-border mobility
Department of Sociology & Criminology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Interests: sociology of health and medicine; race and ethnicity; global/transnational sociology; inequality; decolonial feminist methodologies; Black feminist thought; gender equity and development effectiveness; maternal and child health; sociology of religion
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Interests: sociology of health and medicine; race and ethnicity; global/transnational sociology; inequality; decolonial feminist methodologies; Black feminist thought; gender equity and development effectiveness; maternal and child health; sociology of religion
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School of Political Science and Public Administration, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China
Interests: international relations; European Union
Interests: international relations; European Union
Department of Sociology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Interests: organizational sociology; economic sociology; social stratification; comparative and historical studies; work and technology; globalization and development
Interests: organizational sociology; economic sociology; social stratification; comparative and historical studies; work and technology; globalization and development
Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: crime and deviance; sociology of law; gender issues; development and society
Interests: crime and deviance; sociology of law; gender issues; development and society
Department of Political Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0044, USA
Interests: law; public policy; injury compensation policy; disability rights; mixed-methods
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Interests: law; public policy; injury compensation policy; disability rights; mixed-methods
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School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Interests: state and local government and politics; state-local and interlocal relations; county government; city-county consolidation; urban government and politics; local government finances; federal aid and intergovernmental fiscal behavior, education, welfare, and housing policy, and policy analysis and program evaluation
Interests: state and local government and politics; state-local and interlocal relations; county government; city-county consolidation; urban government and politics; local government finances; federal aid and intergovernmental fiscal behavior, education, welfare, and housing policy, and policy analysis and program evaluation
Department of War Studies, King's College London, London, UK
Interests: strategy; insurgency and counterinsurgency; information warfare and cyberwar; propaganda; civil-military relations; Russia; hybrid warfare; historic and contemporary theory and practice of fortification
Interests: strategy; insurgency and counterinsurgency; information warfare and cyberwar; propaganda; civil-military relations; Russia; hybrid warfare; historic and contemporary theory and practice of fortification
Department of Sociology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5503, USA
Interests: racial/ethnic groups; urbanization; population distribution; social stratification
Interests: racial/ethnic groups; urbanization; population distribution; social stratification
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Vienna A-1010, Austria
Interests: comparative political science; quality of democracy; knowledge; knowledge democracy and knowledge economy; higher education systems; innovation; art and arts (artistic research)
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Interests: comparative political science; quality of democracy; knowledge; knowledge democracy and knowledge economy; higher education systems; innovation; art and arts (artistic research)
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IODE, CNRS, University of Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
Interests: European human rights justice; litigation; NGOs; private foundations; criminology; criminal policies; human rights
* Research Professor
Interests: European human rights justice; litigation; NGOs; private foundations; criminology; criminal policies; human rights
* Research Professor
Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, 341 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Interests: economic mobility; job displacement; minimum wages; inequality; employment training; program evaluation; life course events; social security
Interests: economic mobility; job displacement; minimum wages; inequality; employment training; program evaluation; life course events; social security
York Law School, University of York, York YO10 4DJ, UK
Interests: criminology; policing; urban safety; public space; restorative justice & socio-legal studies
Interests: criminology; policing; urban safety; public space; restorative justice & socio-legal studies
School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: homelessness; affordable housing; social welfare policy; policy analysis research methods; linkage of administrative data for population research
Interests: homelessness; affordable housing; social welfare policy; policy analysis research methods; linkage of administrative data for population research
Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca’ Foscari University, Malcanton Marcorà, Dorsoduro 3484/D, 30123 Venice, Italy
Interests: transformations of European welfare systems; comparative analysis; care; ageing; intergenerational relations; qualitative and quantitative methods
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Interests: transformations of European welfare systems; comparative analysis; care; ageing; intergenerational relations; qualitative and quantitative methods
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School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Interests: family policy; comparative welfare state; child welfare; program evaluation and policy metrics
Interests: family policy; comparative welfare state; child welfare; program evaluation and policy metrics
Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Interests: children and young people in state care; adult care leavers from child welfare systems; youth transitions in challenging circumstances; social work with children, young people and families; social support for children and young people
Interests: children and young people in state care; adult care leavers from child welfare systems; youth transitions in challenging circumstances; social work with children, young people and families; social support for children and young people
Institute for Work Science, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Interests: sociology of work and organizations; digital transformation of work and employment; sharing economy; labor relations; (European ans German) industrial relations; company networks; precarious employment
Interests: sociology of work and organizations; digital transformation of work and employment; sharing economy; labor relations; (European ans German) industrial relations; company networks; precarious employment
Department of Business Administration and Economics, University of Virginia-Wise, Wise, VA, USA
Interests: consumer behavior; marketing; advertising; motion pictures; communications; DNA genealogy; colonial North America; American Jewish history; semiotics; social psychology
Interests: consumer behavior; marketing; advertising; motion pictures; communications; DNA genealogy; colonial North America; American Jewish history; semiotics; social psychology
La Follette School of Public Affairs, Department of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Interests: effects of social security and pension on economic status after retirement and widowhood; adequacy of retirement saving; happiness and financial well-being; evaluation of financial literacy programs
Interests: effects of social security and pension on economic status after retirement and widowhood; adequacy of retirement saving; happiness and financial well-being; evaluation of financial literacy programs
Department of History & Politics, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB E2L 4L5, Canada
Interests: sex-work policy; trafficking policy
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Interests: sex-work policy; trafficking policy
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1. Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
2. Sejong Institute, Seongnam 06579, Republic of Korea
Interests: conflicts; conflict resolution; conflict escalation; war; peace research; military interventions; state fragility and its effect on conflict, organised violence
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2. Sejong Institute, Seongnam 06579, Republic of Korea
Interests: conflicts; conflict resolution; conflict escalation; war; peace research; military interventions; state fragility and its effect on conflict, organised violence
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