The Government of Japan's “Society 5.0” initiative aims to create a cyber-physical society in
which (among other things) citizens' daily lives will be enhanced through increasingly close …

Not so long ago, I ran a postgraduate workshop on Actor-Network Theory (henceforth ANT).
An introductory overview had been specifically requested by students, many of whom did not …

This opinion piece highlights a lethal connection between novel coronavirus pneumonia
(NCP) and wildlife consumption in tourism. While NCP continues to make headlines in the …

Traditionally, philosophers have had most to say about the ethics of our treatment of non‐
human animals (hereafter animals); it is only in recent years that social scientists have …

There is a long history of the involvement of animals for tourism purposes in circuses, zoos,
fairs, ecotourism and wildlife tourism, using animals as the prime focus of their experience …

While sociologists of medicine have focused their efforts on understanding human health,
illness, and medicine, veterinary medical practice has not yet caught their attention in any …

The city includes opportunities as well as constraints for humans and other animals alike.
Urban animals are often subjected to complaints; they transgress geographical, legal as and …

In this article, we ask why is it that sociology has been slow to take up the animal challenge,
and ask what would happen if it did. We argue that sociology's fraught relationship with …

Applying critical sociological theory, this book explores the shortcomings of popular tactics in
animal liberation efforts. Building a case for a scientifically-grounded grassroots approach, it …

This book explores the implications of knowing our place in the universe and recognising
our hybridity. It is a series of self-reflections and essays drawing on many diverse ways of …