Introducing Human Figurations: the Journal of Social Processes

Jason Hughes; Robert van Krieken

doi:10.29311/hf.v10i1.5605

Introducing Human Figurations

the Journal of Social Processes

Authors

Jason Hughes University of Leicester https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-440X
Robert van Krieken University of Sydney https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-6913

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https://doi.org/10.29311/hf.v10i1.5605

Abstract

This introductory article marks the relaunch of Human Figurations: the Journal of Social Processes, outlining its renewed aims, scope and commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship. Drawing inspiration from Norbert Elias’s relational and processual sociology, it emphasises the importance of long-term perspectives for understanding the human condition and contemporary social developments. The article also introduces the contributions to the relaunch issue, highlighting their theoretical, methodological and empirical diversity.

Author Biographies

Jason Hughes, University of Leicester

Professor of Sociology, School of Criminology, Sociology & Social Policy, University of Leicester, UK.

Robert van Krieken, University of Sydney

Professor Emeritus, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia.

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2026-10-30

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Hughes, J., & van Krieken, R. (2026). Introducing Human Figurations: the Journal of Social Processes. Human Figurations, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.29311/hf.v10i1.5605

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Human Figurations: The Journal of Social Processes

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