Sociology Consulting – Sociology at Work

How to Set Up an Applied Sociology Consultancy

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This resource provides some broad tips on how to set up a sociology consultancy business. Includes planning, services, clients, rates, and marketing.

Sociology in Hollywood: Q&A with Parker Lemal-Brown

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Parker Lemal-Brown is a sociology graduate who has worked in marketing and communications, as well as creative development and production for television. He now runs a consulting company.

Using Sociology in Policy Implementation: Q&A with Dr Samantha Crompvoets

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Dr Samantha Crompvoets is an applied sociologist with an impactful career in health, defence, and security. She tells us about how she uses sociology to implement policy change and deliver consultancy projects.

Applied Sociology and Economic Consulting

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A new article argues economics is best position to influence social policy because they out-earn other disciplines.

Career Advice for Sociology Graduates

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Our latest video discusses a recent careers panel about how to translate theory into practice when you’re working outside academia. I cover workplace ethics, as well issues about managing professional identity and the importance of networking

Sociology for Clients

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This post provides an overview of the client work that applied sociologists carry out, as well as examples of applied sociological work in the public service, the private sector, and consultancy.

Exploring the Entrepreneurial Option for Sociologists

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Karina Butera covers her PhD journey and how she built a business. She provides advice for other postgraduate students considering entrepreneurship. By Karina Butera Throughout my postgraduate experience I have operated within both the worlds of academia and commercial enterprise. I am perhaps a strange hybrid because I have entwined my ‘sociological imagination’ with my interest ContinueContinue reading “Exploring the Entrepreneurial Option for Sociologists”

Do It Yourself Social Research and Everyday Evaluation: Lessons From a 40-year Career as an Applied Sociologist. Melbourne, Australia

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Yoland Wadsworth has been working as an applied sociologist for almost four decades in Melbourne, Australia. She specialises in action research techniques, having worked with various research centres within universities as well as with state government research centres, and she also takes on other consultancy work. She writes about her new book which brings togetherContinueContinue reading “Do It Yourself Social Research and Everyday Evaluation: Lessons From a 40-year Career as an Applied Sociologist. Melbourne, Australia”