Contexts is a quarterly magazine that makes cutting-edge social research accessible to general readers. We’re the public face of sociology.

Contact Information

For information about Contexts, contact Managing Editor Carly Chillmon at carly@contexts.org.

Submission guidelines can be found here.

Information for advertisers is available here.

The magazine includes feature articles, culture and book reviews, and photography, as well as analysis of the latest social science research.

Who Should Read Contexts?

  • Anyone interested in sociological trends, social change, and the implications of sociological knowledge for policy and public debate
  • Teachers, students, journalists, civil servants and policymakers seeking out important developments in social research
  • Social and behavioral scientists interested in the cross-fertilization of ideas and creative new thinking
  • All sociologists who wish to remain current and engaged with findings across the field

In each issue of Contexts you’ll find:

  • The best sociological ideas and research
  • Fresh perspectives, clear, concise thinking, and jargon-free reporting
  • A thought-provoking look at modern life

Editors

Editors

Jodi O’Brien (Seattle University) and Arlene Stein (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)magstack2

Founding Editor

Claude S. Fischer

Managing Editor

Carly Chillmon

Associate Managing Editor

Jennifer Hemler

Viewpoints Editor

Syed Ali

Photo Essay Editor

Katie Hyde

Trends Editor

Thomas J. Linneman

Mediations Editor

Karen Sternheimer

Pedagogies Editor

Gary Perry

Books Editor

Matt Wray

Design

Print: ThinkDesign Group
Web: Jon Smajda

Contexts Editorial Board

  • Karl Bakeman, W. W. Norton
  • Ronald J. Berger, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Ellen C. Berrey, University at Buffalo, SUNY
  • William T. Bielby, University of Illinois, Chicago
  • Hector Carrillo, Northwestern University
  • Wendy Chapkis, University of Southern Maine
  • Patricia T. Clough, The Graduate Center, CUNY
  • Ted Conover, New York University
  • Gil Eyal, Columbia University
  • Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University
  • Mako Fitts, Coe College
  • Ilene Kalish, New York University Press

  • Joanna Kempner, Rutgers University
  • Minjeong Kim, Virginia Tech
  • Kari Lerum, University of Washington, Bothell
  • Meika E. Loe, Colgate University
  • Karen Lutfey, New England Research Institutes

  • Taj Mahon-Haft, Radford University
  • David M. Newman, DePauw University
  • Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, University of Southern California
  • Allison Pugh, University of Virginia
  • Arvind Rajagopal, New York University
  • Adam Dalton Reich, Columbia University
  • Victor M. Rios, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Michelle Robertson, St. Edward’s University
  • Sharmila Rudrappa, University of Texas, Austin
  • Zakia Salime, Rutgers Univeristy
  • Rita Stephan, U.S. Department of State

  • John C. Torpey, Graduate Center, City University of New York
  • Sudhir A. Venkatesh, Columbia University
  • Enyu Zhang, Seattle University