This week I’m in Lisboa. Sounds idyllic? Wish you were here?

I’m here for a summer school. This is an annual event, tied to my field of work. Doctoral, post doc and more experienced academic researchers come together to share their research and discuss sociology and education in Europe. Our summer school has been in Strasbourg, Naples, Brussels and now Lisboa. It didn’t happen at all during the pandemic. But we’re here now. Yippee.

Of course, it’s tricky to keep the funding for such a summer school going at any time. My colleagues do great work locating the euros. They believe it’s an event worth holding as it provides a unique opportunity for people to come together to learn. And to write together.

Everyone at summer school is doing sociological research, but using different theories and methods and focused on a different topic…