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

Contact Information

For information about Contexts, contact Elena van Stee at elena@contexts.org.

Author guidelines can be found here.

Information for advertisers is available here.

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

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Who Should Read Contexts?

  • Anyone interested in sociological trends, social change, and the implications of sociological knowledge for policy and public debate
  • Journalists, teachers, students, 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

At Contexts you’ll find:

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

Editor
David Grazian, University of Pennsylvania

Managing Editor
Elena van Stee, University of Pennsylvania

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Art Director
Emily B. Campbell, Rhode Island College

Books Editor
Jonathan Wynn, University of Massachussetts-Amherst

Policy Editor
Chad Broughton, University of Chicago

Trends Editor
Cristobal Young, Cornell University

Culture Editor
Ashley Mears, University of Amsterdam

In Pictures Editor
Terry McDonnell, University of Notre Dame

Design
Print: ThinkDesign Group
Web: Jon Smajda

Website Host
The Society Pages

Editorial Board

Syed Ali, Long Island University–Brooklyn Campus

Orit Avishai, Fordham University

Regina S. Baker, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Bertha Alicia Bermudez Tapia, New Mexico State University

Freeden Blume Oeur, Tufts University

Wayne H. Brekhus, University of Missouri

Stephanie L. Canizales, University of California–Berkeley

Amanda Rachel Cheong, University of British Columbia

Christopher T. Conner, University of Missouri–Columbia

Randol Contreras, University of California–Riverside

Michaela DeSoucey, North Carolina State University

Francesco Duina, Bates College

Linsey Nicole Edwards, New York University

Jacob William Faber, New York University

Neil Gong, University of California–San Diego

Kyle Green, SUNY–Brockport

Kenneth Hanson, University of Wyoming

Kimberly Kay Hoang, University of Chicago

Jerome Hodos, Franklin and Marshall College

Andrew Jolivette, University of California–Santa Barbara

James R. Jones, Rutgers University–Newark

Joseph T. Lariscy, Texas A&M University

Caroline W. Lee, Lafayette College

Tey Meadow, Columbia University

Ashley Mears, University of Amsterdam

Dawne Moon, Marquette University

C.J. Pascoe, University of Oregon

Raúl Pérez, University of La Verne

David Nicholas Pettinicchio, University of Toronto

Lindsey Richardson, University of British Columbia

Ashley C. Rondini, Franklin and Marshall College

Alicia Smith-Tran, Oberlin College & Conservatory

Casey Stockstill, Dartmouth College

Forrest Stuart, Stanford University

David Kyle Sutherland, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

Craig Upright, Winona State University

Elizabeth Vaquera, George Washington University

Matt Wray, Temple University

Jonathan R. Wynn, University of Massachusetts–Amherst