
This chapter explores ways of practising sociology online in ways that benefit rather than alienate the discipline from itself, its practitioners, and its audiences. It discusses multiple challenges that sneak up slyly, including the ability to translate sociological research into social media content and the allure of narcissistic self-promotion or institutional pressure to ply scholarly wares online as enterprising brand ambassadors. It also sketches out a plan for engaging with social media in ways that do not compromise sociological rigour or academic solidarity. The chapter explains how existing categories obscure a diffuse publicness that characterizes the use of social media by sociologists, even when no explicit attempt is being made to pursue this. It refers to the decentring of outputs, expertise, and knowledge that requires a firmer grounding in the institutional conditions in which sociologists work.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
