We intend to devote an upcoming issue of Practical Sense to the theme of reflexivity. Aside from a paper about how Bourdieu and others have conceived of the idea of a reflexive social science, we are specifically interested in notes and reports about experiences with developing reflexive practices. These include specific research operations – interviewing, observing, gathering and analyzing quantitative data, combining methods, and the like – as well as, more generally, the question of how to construct the object. Included also are questions about teaching, pertaining to the issues Bourdieu discussed, among others, in “The Practice of Reflexive Sociology” (Part III of An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology, 1992, pp. 218-260). In addition to research and teaching, contributions can also bear on practices of publishing and, more broadly, to matters that concern the functioning of the social sciences in the media and the public sphere.
What are worthwhile experiences in this regard? Which devices and designs have proven fruitful? How can these experiences be described, understood and transmitted to others? Which have been particularly helpful, perhaps exemplary?
We welcome short articles, interviews, notes, and reading suggestions related to these themes. Please send your proposals and suggestions to newsletter@fondationbourdieu.net before March 1, 2026.
The editorial team