While not directly affiliated with the International Association of Vegan Sociologists, Emerald Studies in Vegan Sociology corresponds with their guiding principles and it is expected that authors, editors and projects in this series align with these guidelines.
A vegan sociological perspective asserts that nonhuman animals are participants in ‘the social’, but often as deliberately victimised or collaterally harmed by anthropocentric social discourses and practices. Adequately responding to these harms requires using distinctively sociological concepts, theories and approaches; recognising the importance of social structures and institutions in shaping human and nonhuman social lives; and explicitly seeking to challenge the intersecting structural and social harms to Othered nonhuman and human animals by these social processes.
This series aims to introduce readers to the key ideas and contributions of Vegan Sociologists whose work has advanced the field so far, as well as introducing the work of key emerging scholars in the field. We are proactively seeking the inclusion of both established and emerging vegan sociologists who focus on gender, race, sexuality, and other marginalised oppressions as well as ensuring that that all the texts give consideration to multiple and intersecting oppressions.
We expect proposed books would crossover into relevant sub disciplines (not limited, but indicative):
• Ecofeminist studies
• Sociology of Families
• Sociology of Food
• Social Movement Studies
• Green Criminology, zemiology and social harm
• Environmental Sociology
• Research Methodology
The series in currently inviting book proposals aligned to its aims and scope.
See our guidance on how to write a proposal
To submit a proposal or schedule an initial chat, contact one of the editorial team:
Series Editors
Kate Stewart; [email protected]
Matthew Melsa; [email protected]
Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing
Katy Mathers; [email protected]
Calls for submissions
Emerald Studies in Vegan Sociology recognises and advances this growing field. It is a dedicated home for vibrant and emerging sociological scholarship that prioritizes the liberation of nonhuman animals.
Aims and scope
The academic study of Human/Animal relations has expanded into multiple academic disciplines in recent decades with examples including Critical Animal Studies, Vegan Studies, Critical Animal & Media Studies. The 'animal turn' in Sociology has given rise to a distinctive sub disciplinary field of Vegan Sociology in the last decade.
A vegan sociological perspective asserts that nonhuman animals are participants in ‘the social’, but often as deliberately victimised or collaterally harmed by anthropocentric social discourses and practices. Adequately responding to these harms requires using distinctively sociological concepts, theories and approaches; recognising the importance of social structures and institutions in shaping human and nonhuman social lives; and explicitly seeking to challenge the intersecting structural and social harms to Othered nonhuman and human animals by these social processes.
Emerging and critically relevant, the field of vegan sociology is a radical, critical, and intersectional sociology that prioritizes the liberation of nonhuman animals, explores the promise of plant-based food systems, examines the multivariable causes of climate change, and considers the possibilities of a multispecies society. It uses a critical perspective to challenge the anthropocentric and speciesist frameworks embedded in sociology and other social sciences.
Emerging as a subdiscipline in its own right, new vegan sociology research has been accompanied by a corresponding growth in interest and activities at degree level in taught undergraduate sociology modules, dissertation research, and doctoral study, and furthered by the establishment of a network of vegan sociologists and the establishment of the International Association of Vegan Sociologists annual conference.
Marking the next stage of the recognition and evolution of ‘Vegan Sociology’ in creating a dedicated home for this growing scholarship, this timely and important book series both recognises and advances the field. It brings form to a currently quite nebulous field in sociology that has been in practice for many years but currently lacks dedicated publications that outline its parameters.
Addressing this critical gap, the series both introduces readers to the key ideas and contributions of Vegan Sociologists whose work has advanced the field so far, as well as introduces the work of key emerging scholars in the field. It is a home for practical applications of sociological theory and methodology in multispecies inquiry, and sociology that uniquely recognizes nonhuman animals as persons and stakeholders.
This title is aligned with our fairer society goal
We are passionate about working with researchers globally to deliver a fairer, more inclusive society. This perhaps has never been more important than in today’s divided world.
