Howard Ramos
Political sociologist
- New paper examines commission vs. direct access human rights systems in British Columbia and finds that the commission system was more efficient and provided a greater chance to have complaints adjudicated in formal hearings. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Looking for a distraction? Here are the Atlantic's 55 facts of 2025 www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
- So much for the potential of vibe coding... futurism.com/artificial-i...
- Reposted by Howard RamosSome great job postings at Dalhousie University -Tier 2 CRC in Indigenous Prosperity -Program Specialist - Francophone, The Black Health Education Collaborative -Postdoc: Black [Queer] Health Studies -Canada Impact+ Research Chair // Emerging Leader -CRC, VPRI Office csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
- Good op-ed on the turning point Canadian universities are navigating. The rub: will government, the private sector, and broader public put their money where their mouths are and fund an innovation economy or continue to pursue outdated austerity? vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
- Who produces news and what sources people turn to differs dramatically by age. We are living in generational solitudes. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
- Reposted by Howard RamosVisit HistoryOfRights.ca and StateFunding.ca to learn more #cdhnhist #publichistory #canadianhistory #historian #humanrights
- Now here is the real word of the year: affordability Year in a word: Affordability - www.ft.com/content/d5f0... via @FT
- Reposted by Howard RamosYou can be an active part of Trump-induced US brain drain: come work with me at @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social ! The priority area in Democratic and Community Resilience is especially worth checking out: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
- Just what the world needs, stoned AI...? www.wired.com/story/people...
- Reposted by Howard Ramos🧵 Postdoc opportunity at McGill I am recruiting a top postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at McGill through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards Initiative. This is a rare, well-funded opportunity to build an ambitious, multimodal EdTech research program in Canada.
- Is sociology ready to understand sociability and social relationships with bots and AI? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...
- JOB/ EMPLOI -Sociologie - Professeure ou professeur (sociologie économique) Université du Québec à Montréal universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
- Reposted by Howard RamosI am co-chairing the Sociology of Development Research Cluster sessions at the 2026 CSA Conference: - DEV1 Development & its Discontents; - DEV2 Conflict/Development; - DEV3 SocDev Omnibus. Read the CFP and submit your abstract here: event.fourwaves.com/2026-csa-scs... @csa-scs.bsky.social
- Non-permanent residents are not directly driving up home prices in Canada. They are almost all renters and not home owners. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/46-28...
- Reposted by Howard Ramosjob Communications Officer, Ocean Frontier Institute Dalhousie University Close Date 12/15/2025 csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
- New @csa-scs.bsky.social shows that Canadian undergraduate enrollment has declined over the last decade but has stabilized. This was especially notable in Ontario. MA and PhD are enrollments are stable. csa-scs.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...
- New Sage White Paper shows that social science researchers claim that career advancement doesn't matter to them as much to them as research impact but don't feel their peers feel the same and feel there is a lack of reward for applied research outside of academia. www.sagepub.com/docs/default...
- Reposted by Howard RamosAre young adults experiencing a religious revival? Our data says no. 🧵👇 Full analysis here:
- Those who perceive climate change for the worse may be more sceptical of symbolic flagship behaviours than those who are less aware of environmental changes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- In a context where the credibility and authority are already being questioned, this can't be good. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Not sure how many academics are paying attention to Ontario’s Bill 33, but it could reshape PSE. universityaffairs.ca/news/critics...
- JOB: Branson University -Sociology - Tenure-Track Position (Crime and Community) universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
- JOB: Université de Montréal - Department of Sociology -Assistant Professor in Feminisms, Genders, and Sexualities in Black, African, and Caribbean Worlds (Description and details in French) ciqss.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?...
- EMPLOI: Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) -Villes et immigration - Professeure ou professeur universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
- Oh boy -a dangerous mix: poetry and AI. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
- JOB: Sociology - Assistant Professor, St. Francis Xavier University universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
- Lorsqu'on parle de souveraineté des données, il est important de se rappeler qu'elle ne se limite pas à l'infrastructure. Elle concerne également la juridiction et les cadres juridiques. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
- On the success of the Trump regime's diplomacy in Canada. narrativeresearch.ca/a-strong-maj...
- Is there really a battle for the soul of universities? Or, is this a generational shift in "normal" science? macleans.ca/longforms/th...
- Is it time for universities to focus on the Humboldt principles of “free people,” “free research,” “free education,” and “free knowledge”? Will Heterodox be the vehicle to do that? universityaffairs.ca/features/tim...
- Reposted by Howard RamosEn ces temps incertains qui affligent le Québec, le Canada et la planète, une enquête de Léger montre que les Québécois semblent personnellement confiants dans la tempête. Mais collectivement, ils s’inquiètent pour le Québec et le monde. lactualite.com/societe/le-q...
- New polling by @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social shows that Canadians has widespread anxiety over AI. There is a true role for public policy to slow this down and help people transition to this game changing technology. angusreid.org/artificial-i...
- Great piece on the intersection of environmental and AI polycrises at COP by @dbtindall.bsky.social theconversation.com/artificial-i...
- Big tech hyperbole, or the future?
- Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying. www.wired.com/story/all-my...
- Reposted by Howard RamosFrom the very first census in 1790, the U.S. has measured race – but never in the same way and rarely without controversy. In this new data essay, we look at how the census has approached racial and ethnic measurement over time.
- Reposted by Howard RamosStatCan - Emplois Recensement, Commis au recrutement Date limite : le 7 mars 2026 Census Employment, Recruitment Clerk - StatsCan Closing date: 2026-03-07 csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
- JOB: Sociology - Professor (Quantitative Data Analysis Methods and Social Statistics) -Université Lavalhttps://universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?job_id=69813
- The most pressing problems of the current historical moment are being framed as existential threats. The question is whether sociology, and more broadly social science, is up for the task of tackling them. This paper is a provocative thought experiment on all this. rdcu.be/eNKnL
- Reposted by Howard Ramosjob TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY Department of Sociology, Western University Review of applications will commence on November 6th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
- Turns out social media even give AI brain rot. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- As the world wrestles with "existential threat" it is an opportunity for sociology to reflexively re-imagine itself. The most pressing problems the world faces are all social problems. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Reposted by Howard Ramosjob TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY Department of Sociology, Western University Review of applications will commence on November 6th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
- Not sure this is much of a surprise, but a reminder that AI hallucinates and it isn't ready to replace journalists. The world doesn't need AI generated misinformation! www.reuters.com/business/med...
- Might be time for Canadians to plug into the world a bit more. There is more to it than our southern neighbour. angusreid.org/carney-asia-...
- Reposted by Howard Ramos2 job postings, Concordia University *Assistant Professor, Migration and Politics *Assistant Professor in Human Geography and Migration Application deadline: December 1, 2025 csn-rec.ca/job-postings... @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social @csa-scs.bsky.social
- Reposted by Howard Ramos@rsmargo.bsky.social, @somardrawoh.bsky.social, and Yue Teng explain how declining Indigenous fertility rates will reshape the futures of Indigenous communities and Canada, and the broader implications for the country as a whole. An important analysis: policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/indi...
- Indigenous fertility rates in Canada have begun to decline over the past decade. Only the Inuit have replacement level fertility among Indigenous peoples in the country. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/indi...
- Reposted by Howard RamosOh wow
- Reposted by Howard RamosAlong with several other sociologists, I have contributed a short essay to a special section of ASA's Contexts about the Canada-US relationship. These essays are open access until Nov 17th, 2025 at : journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
- Yes, Canadians are on a Blue Jays bandwagon! angusreid.org/blue-jays-ba...
- People do not see the world a environment or economy, they see it as AND. abacusdata.ca/canadas-natu...
- New Statistics Canada report on the economic outcomes of non-binary and transgender Canadians shows distinct demographic and employment characteristics that are generally associated with poorer economic outcomes. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91f00...
- Reposted by Howard RamosTeaching Professor (Assistant, Associate or Full Lecturer) in Sociology iaejup.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
- Sadly, a likely thing to happen this Halloween.
- EDI being questioned in the adjudication of Canadian grants. Often missing in such discussions is Employment Equity law and the court settlement over the CRC program. universityaffairs.ca/news/parliam...
- To all the nativists: xenophobia is bad for science. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Howard RamosWe did the #HigherEd math: 35 hr/w x 40% = 168 teaching hrs/semester - 36 hrs in class - 24 hrs prep - 12 hrs student hrs - 15 hrs TA meetings -------------------------- = 81 hrs for individual student support /400 students per semester = 12 min/student/semester Last year: 280 students = 17 min
- Reposted by Howard Ramosjob TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY Department of Sociology, Western University csn-rec.ca/job-postings... #cdnsoci
- Young people seem to be more likely to come across AI summaries in the searches. This is changing the "truth" across generations. pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?...
- We are on the verge of seeing another generational rift in communication that will likely be as disruptive as social media. A lot of young people are getting their news from AI chatbots. pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?...
- JOB @westernu.ca -Sociology - Assistant Professor (Health and the Life Course or Work and the Economy). Please send widely to anyone that might be interested. Happy to answer any Qs about it if you DM or email. csn-rec.ca/job-postings...
- Reposted by Howard RamosWhile demand for timely data on migrants & refugees grows, recruiting them for surveys can be challenging. Could ads on #Facebook and #Instagram be part of the answer? In this piece, @somardrawoh.bsky.social & I unpack promises and the pitfalls. [2/4]
