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The Centre's founding director was Prof. Andrew Prescott, who was working at the centre between 2000-2007. In 2007, Dr Andreas Önnerfors was recruited who took up his position in January 2008.
The Centre's founding director was Prof. Andrew Prescott, who was working at the centre between 2000-2007. In 2007, Dr Andreas Önnerfors was recruited who took up his position in January 2008.


==Activities==
==Publications==
[[Image:Journal-for-research-into-freemasonry -and-fraternalism.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Cover of first issue of ''Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism'']]
*A monthly newsletter informs about the activities of the Centre and its academic partners in Europe and the world.
;''Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism''
*The Centre publishes working papers within its research area on their website.
Together with Equinox Publishers, the centre has launched the first ever academic journal in the area, the ''Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism'', an independent international peer-reviewed academic journal in the area of research into organized sociability in general and [[freemasonry]] in particular and part of Academic Society for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism<ref>http://docs.equinoxpub.com/renewals/JRFFRenewals.pdf Academic Society for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism]</ref>. The journal's editorial offices are in [[University of Sheffield]], UK. The Journal was established in 2009 and is published by Equinox Publishers in the UK and edited by Dr. Andreas Önnerfors ([[Lund University]] and [[Malmö University College]] in Sweden) and Dr. Rob Collis ([[University of Sheffield]], United Kingdom). Dr. Róber Péter ([[University of Szeged]], Hungary) is review editor.<ref>[http://www.equinoxpub.com/JRFF/issue/current Equinox Publications - ''Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism'' page]</ref> Each issue contains academic research articles, reports on studies of feemasonry and book reviews on the subject.<ref>[http://www.freemasoninformation.com/2010/02/the-journal-for-research-into-freemasonry-fraternalism/ Freemason Information: The Journal For Research Into Freemasonry & Fraternalism]</ref><ref>[http://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.ca/2011/06/journal-for-research-into-freemasonry.html Freemason for Dummies: The Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism]</ref> The Journal tackles various aspects of Freemasonry and Fraternalism including politics, society, culture, art, history, music and other disciplines.
*Together with Equinox Publishers, the centre has launched the first ever academic journal in the area, the ''Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism''

;Other publications
The Centre also publishes a monthly newsletter informs about the activities of the Centre and its academic partners in Europe and the world.

The Centre also publishes working papers within its research area on their website.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 02:01, 13 May 2012

The Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism at the University of Sheffield was founded in 2000. Its aim is scholarly research into freemasonry and related fraternal associations.

Directors

The Centre's founding director was Prof. Andrew Prescott, who was working at the centre between 2000-2007. In 2007, Dr Andreas Önnerfors was recruited who took up his position in January 2008.

Publications

Cover of first issue of Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism
Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism

Together with Equinox Publishers, the centre has launched the first ever academic journal in the area, the Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, an independent international peer-reviewed academic journal in the area of research into organized sociability in general and freemasonry in particular and part of Academic Society for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism[1]. The journal's editorial offices are in University of Sheffield, UK. The Journal was established in 2009 and is published by Equinox Publishers in the UK and edited by Dr. Andreas Önnerfors (Lund University and Malmö University College in Sweden) and Dr. Rob Collis (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom). Dr. Róber Péter (University of Szeged, Hungary) is review editor.[2] Each issue contains academic research articles, reports on studies of feemasonry and book reviews on the subject.[3][4] The Journal tackles various aspects of Freemasonry and Fraternalism including politics, society, culture, art, history, music and other disciplines.

Other publications

The Centre also publishes a monthly newsletter informs about the activities of the Centre and its academic partners in Europe and the world.

The Centre also publishes working papers within its research area on their website.

See also