Benjamin Abrams

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UCL Political Sociologist, working on Revolutions, Resistance, Social Movements, Democracy and Mobilization.

Tweets and Toots crossposted during these uncertain times.

Website:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/people/dr-benjamin-abrams
Book:http://www.TheRiseofTheMasses.com
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Benjamin AbramsDec 7, 2022
Benjamin AbramsDec 7, 2022
I am delighted to announce that I'll be joining the Editorial Board of Sociology, the British Sociological Association's flagship journal, in January 2023!
Benjamin AbramsNov 21, 2022
Graham ScamblerNov 21, 2022
As the days go by the future of Twitter seems more and more uncertain. It seems sensible therefore to build a strong global network of sociologists via Mastodon. I think we’ve made a good start! #sociology #socialtheory #politicalsociology #medicalsociology #sportsociology
Benjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022
Show threadDavid AdlerNov 19, 2022

Ve Mastodon üzerine biraz daha sosyolog …
And some #NewSociologists on Mastodon …

@jdierkes (Julian Dierkes)
@[email protected] (Ruth Manstetten)
@jonathancoley (Jonathan Coley)
@bekado (Benjamin Doubali)
@bdmabrams (Benjamin Abrams)
@UCLSociology (UCL Sociology Network)
@jlkucinskas (Jaime Kucinskas)

For the complete list: https://trutzig89182.github.io/Mastodon-Sociologists/

If you want to be on the list or be removed from it, just let me know.

@sociology #sociodon #sociology

Sociologists on Mastodon

A list of sociologists in the Fediverse

Benjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022
I've been trying that elephant website everyone is talking about and it's really good. 🐘
Show threadBenjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022
Feature request for @debirdify and @moaparty - would youguys be able to collab on cross-tagging? I.e. bring debirdify's tech to Moa's bridging function?
Benjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022
Eugen RochkoMar 10, 2018
I've made a deliberate choice against a quoting feature because it inevitably adds toxicity to people's behaviours. You are tempted to quote when you should be replying, and so you speak at your audience instead of with the person you are talking to. It becomes performative. Even when doing it for "good" like ridiculing awful comments, you are giving awful comments more eyeballs that way. No quote toots. Thank's
Benjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022

Just completed a full contact-port and crosspost arrangement for my Twitter and Mastodon accounts!

Whichever platform you're reading this on, it's also on the other one. I was surprised how easy it was, using two tools: @moaparty and @debirdify. Highly recommended.

Benjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022
RT @HongPong #twittermigration
Mastodon hits big user inflection point - crosses 7 million users - right as Twitter staff forced to swear vague loyalties or resign. steady 10K users / hour into network
source: https://mastodon.social/@mastodonuserc[email protected]/109367308659652638 #mastodon #riptwitter #Twittershutdown
Benjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022
RT @BBCWorld
Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini's house https://bbc.in/3OkRCsK
Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini's house

Social media images show crowds cheering as fire engulfs the Islamic Republic founder's ancestral home.

BBC News
Benjamin AbramsNov 19, 2022
Jeff ShengNov 18, 2022

One of the absolute *best* things that the #sociology section Collective Behavior & Social Movements #CBSM has been doing are these Zoom happy hour AMA's with senior scholars to help create more informal networking ops for junior scholars and advanced PhDs.

Just attended one with Rachel Einwohner and so much great advice from her, Jo Reger, Deana Rohlinger, and others.

Rory McVeigh started these Zoom happy hours in the pandemic and they are fantastic. Other sections should do them too.