An illustration of people in society with images of a clock, money, people, buildings, the earth, and all facets of society.

About the Journal

Social Thought and Research (STAR) is an annual peer-reviewed publication edited by graduate students of the sociology department at The University of Kansas and is one of the few student-run sociological journals in the United States. Since 1997, STAR has published papers in a variety of sociological areas, including critical theory, authoritarianism, social movements, culture, sexuality, gender, globalization, and feminist cross-cultural research.

Issues 1-36 (1997-2021) are available in KU ScholarWorks, the institutional repository of the University of Kansas. We are currently in the process of adding past issues to this site.

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