ABSTRACT
The international body of work reveals commonalities and contrasting approaches to problems amid the impact of various global contexts. Public sociologists wear many hats, collaborating with various publics, partners and stakeholders. Many public sociology projects engage ‘research teams that involve both academic researchers from multiple disciplines and community leaders with long-term knowledge of how the issue affects their community’. Public sociology requires the development of a myriad of skills and experience. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated poverty and food insecurity, hitting many of those with the fewest resources the hardest. The insights gained from the international body of work on public sociology is a call to step back and come together, to broaden our scope and engage in collective work that transcends disciplinary and other boundaries.
