Organizational Structure

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE THIRD ISA FORUM OF SOCIOLOGY

Forum President
Markus S. SCHULZ, University of Illinois, USA

Forum Vice-Presidents
Margaret ABRAHAM, Hofstra University, USA
Rudolf RICHTER, University of Vienna, Austria

Executive Secretary
Izabela BARLINSKA, ISA Executive Secretariat, Madrid, Spain

Program Committee (= ISA Research Coordinating Commitee)
Chair: Markus S. SCHULZ, New School for Social Research, USA
Margaret ABRAHAM, Hofstra University, USA
Rosemary BARBERET, City University of New York, USA
Dilek CINDOGLU, Mardin Artuklu University, Turkey
Guillermina JASSO, New York University, USA
Kalpana KANNABIRAN, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad, India
Marina KURKCHIYAN, University of Oxford, UK
Abdul-Mumin SA’AD, Federal College of Education Yola, Nigeria
Celi SCALON, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sawako SHIRAHASE, University of Tokyo, Japan
Evangelia TASTSOGLOU, Saint Mary’s University, Canada
Chin-Chun YI, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Local Organizing Committee
Chair: Rudolf RICHTER, University of Vienna, Austria
Brigitte AULENBACHER, University of Linz, Austria
Dieter BOEGENHOLD, Klagenfurt, Austria
Alexander BOGNER, ÖGS, Akademie der Wissenschaft, Austria
Jörg FLECKER, University of Vienna, Austria
Martin WEICHBOLD, University of Salzburg, Austria
Max HALLER, University of Graz, Austria
Josef HOCHGERNER, CSI, Austria
Beate LITTIG, IAS, Austria
Falk PASTNER, University of Vienna, Austria
Gergő PRAZSÁK, Budapest, Hungary
Gerry SCHNEIDER, University of Vienna, Austria
Ida SELJESKOG, University of Vienna, Austria
Sylvia TRNKA, University of Vienna, Austria
Roland VERWIEBE, University of Vienna, Austria
Ulrike ZARTLER, University of Vienna

Participating Research Committees (RC), Working Groups (WG), and Thematic Group (TG)

RC01 Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution
President: Christian LEUPRECHT, Royal Military College, Canada
Secretary: Uros SVETE, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Program Coordinator: Hermann JUNG, Austrian Army, Austria

RC02 Economy and Society
President: Heidi GOTTFRIED, Wayne State University, USA
Secretary: Jean SAPINSKI, University of Victoria, Canada
Program Coordinator: Heidi GOTTFRIED, Wayne State University, USA

RC03 Community Research
President: Terry Nichols CLARK, University of Chicago, USA
Secretary: Dan A. CHEKKI, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Program Coordinator: Peter ACHTERBERG, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

RC04 Sociology of Education
President: Gary DWORKIN, University of Houston, USA
Secretary: Marios VRYONIDES, European University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Coordinators: Gary DWORKIN, University of Houston, USA and Marios VRYONIDES, European University of Cyprus, Cyprus

RC05 Racism, Nationalism and Ethnic Relations
President: Georgina TSOLIDIS, Federation University, Australia
Secretary: Ulrike M. VIETEN, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
Program Coordinator: Georgina TSOLIDIS, Federation University, Australia

RC06 Family Research
President: Chin-Chun YI, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Secretary: Barbara BARBOSA NEVES, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Program Coordinators: Margaret O’BRIEN, University College London, United Kingdom and Barbara Barbosa NEVES, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

RC07 Futures Research
President: Elisa REIS, UFRJ, Brazil
Secretary-Treasurer: Celi SCALON, UFRJ, Brazil
Secretary-Membership: Radhamany SOORYAMOORTHY, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Program Coordinator: André SALATA, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

RC09 Social Transformation and Sociology of Development
Co-Chairs: Ulrike M.M. SCHUERKENS, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France and Habibul KHONDKER , Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
Secretary: Tamara HERAN CUBILLOS
Program Coordinators: Ulrike SCHUERKENS, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France and Habibul H. KHONDKER, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

RC10 Participation, Organizational Democracy and Self-Management
President: Isabel DA COSTA, CNRS-IDHE, France
Secretary: Fatima ASSUNCAO, University of Lisboa, Portugal
Program Coordinator: Isabel DA COSTA, CNRS-IDHE, France

RC11 Sociology of Aging
President: Virpi TIMONEN, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Secretary: Esteban CALVO, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
Program Coordinator: Virpi TIMONEN, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

RC12 Sociology of Law
President: Masayuki MURAYAMA
Secretary: Germano SCHWARTZ, Lutheran University of Brazil
Program Coordinator: Julia DAHLVIK, University of Vienna Austria

RC13 Sociology of Leisure
President: Ishwar MODI, University of Rajasthan, India
Secretary:  Ishwar MODI, University of Rajasthan, India
Program Coordinator: Ishwar MODI, University of Rajasthan, India and Karl SPRACKLEN, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom

RC14 Sociology of Communication, Knowledge and Culture
President: Christiana CONSTANTOPOULOU Panteion University, Greece
Secretary: Luc BONNEVILLE, Ottawa University, Canada
Program Coordinators: Christiana CONSTANTOPOULOU, Panteion University, Greece and Luc BONNEVILLE, Université d’Ottawa, Canada

RC15 Sociology of Health
President: Amélie QUESNEL-VALLEE, McGill University, Canada
Secretary: Stephanie SHORT, University of Sydney, Australia
Program Coordinators: Guido GIARELLI, University Magna Grecia, Italy and Amélie QUESNEL-VALLEE, McGill University, Canada

RC17 Sociology of Organization
Acting President: Robert VAN KRIEKEN, University of Sydney, Australia
Secretary: Kathia SERRANO-VELARDE, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Program Coordinators: Robert VAN KRIEKEN, University of Sydney, Australia, Alan SCOTT, University of New England, Australia, and Kathia SERRANO-VELARDE, Heidelberg University, Germany

RC18 Political Sociology
President: Laurence MOREL, University of Lille, France
Secretary: Laurence MOREL, University of Lille, France
Program Coordinator: Laurence MOREL, University of Lille, France

RC19 Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy
President: Daniel BELAND, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Secretary: Alexandra KAASCH, Bielefeld University, Germany
Program Coordinators: Bjorn HVINDEN, NOVA, Norway and Hildegard THEOBALD, University of Vechta, Germany

RC20 Comparative Sociology
President: Jean-Pascal DALOZ, Université de Strasbourg, France
Secretary: Hanno SCHOLTZ, University of Berne, Switzerland
Program Coordinator: Jean-Pascal DALOZ, Université de Strasbourg, France

RC22 Sociology of Religion
President: James V. SPICKARD, University of Redlands, USA
Secretary: Eloisa MARTIN, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program Coordinators: Vineeta SINHA, Social Justice & Democratization Space, Singapore and Olga BRESKAYA, European Humanities University, Lithuania

RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology
President: Nadia ASHEULOVA, Institute History of Science & Technology, Russia
Secretary: Gary BOWDEN, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Program Coordinators: Nadia ASHEULOVA, Institute History of Science & Technology, Russia and Alice ABREU, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

RC24 Environment and Society
President: Koichi HASEGEWA, Tohoku University, Japan
Secretary: Debra DAVIDSON, University of Alberta, Canada
Program Coordinator: Koichi HASEGAWA, Tohoku University, Japan

RC25 Language and Society
President: Amado ALARCON, Rovira & Virgili University, Spain
Secretary: Stéphanie CASSILDE, Centre d’Etudes en Habitat Durable, Belgium
Program Coordinators: Amado ALARCON, Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Spain, Federico FARINI, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, and Keiji FUJIYOSHI, Koyasan University, Japan

RC26 Sociotechnics, Sociological Practice
President: Flaminia SACCA, Tuscia University, Italy
Secretary: Marie Louise Trindade CONILH DE BEYSSAC, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program Coordinator: Flaminia SACCA, Tuscia University, Italy

RC29 Deviance and Social Control
President: José Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Secretary: Abdul-Mumin SA’AD, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Program Coordinator:  Jose Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

RC30 Sociology of Work
President: Delphine MERCIER, Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos, Mexico
Secretary: Stéphanie BARRAL, Université Lille 1 / CNRS, France
Program Coordinators: Delphine MERCIER, Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos, Mexico, and Stéphanie BARRAL, Université Lille 1 / CNRS, France

RC31 Sociology of Migration
President: Gustavo VERDUZCO, El Colegio de México, Mexico
Secretary: David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Program Coordinator: Gustavo VERDUZCO, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico

RC32 Women in Society
Co-Presidents: Akosua ADOMAKO AMPOFO, University of Ghana, Ghana, and Josephine BEOKU-BETTS, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Secretary: Glenda BONIFACIO, University of Lethbridge, Canada
Program Coordinators: Akosua ADOMAKO AMPOFO, University of Ghana, Ghana and Josephine BEOKU-BETTS, Florida Atlantic University

RC33 Logic and Methodology in Sociology
President: Nina BAUR, University of Berlin, Germany
Secretary: Vera TOEPOEL, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Program Coordinator: Martin WEICHBOLD, University of Salzburg, Austria

RC34 Sociology of Youth
President: Ani WIERENGA, The Dusseldorp Forum, Sydney, Australia
Secretary: Howard WILLIAMSON University of Glamorgan, UK
Program Coordinators: Ani WIERENGA, University of Melbourne, Australia, Howard WILLIAMSON, University of South Wales, United Kingdom, and Clarence M. BATAN, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

RC35 Committee on Conceptual and terminological Analysis COCTA
President: David STRECKER, University of Jena, Germany
Secretary: Elke WAGNER, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Program Coordinators: Elke WAGNER, JGU Mainz, Germany and David STRECKER, University of Jena, Germany

RC36 Alienation Theory and Research
President: Vessela MISHEVA, Uppsala University, Sweden
Secretary: Andrew BLASKO, European Polytechnical University, Bulgaria
Program Coordinators: Vessela MISHEVA, Uppsala University, Sweden and David EMBRICK, Loyola University-Chicago, USA

RC37 Sociology of Arts
President: Paulo MENEZES, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Secretary: Ilaria RICCIONI, University of Bolzano, Italy
Program Coordinator: Paulo MENEZES, University of São Paulo, Brazil

RC38 Biography and Society
President:  Roswitha BRECKNER, University of Vienna, Austria
Secretary: Maria POHN-LAUGGAS, University of Vienna, Austria
Program Coordinators: Roswitha BRECKNER, University of Vienna, Austria and Lena INOWLOCKI, University of Applied Sciences, Germany

RC39 Sociology of Disasters
President: Lori PEEK, Colorado State University, USA
Secretary: William LOVEKAMP, Eastern Illinois University, USA
Program Coordinator: Andrea LAMPIS, National University of Colombia, Colombia

RC40 Sociology of Agriculture and Food
President: Allison LOCONTO, INRA, France
Secretary: Maki HATANAKA, University of Texas, USA
Program Coordinators: Allison LOCONTO, INRA, France and Maki HATANAKA, Sam Houston State University, USA

RC41 Sociology of Population
President: Jonathan ANSON, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Secretary: Ofra ANSON, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Program Coordinator: Jonathan ANSON, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

RC42 Social Psychology
President: Clara SABBAGH, Israel
Secretary: Alison BIANCHI, Iowa University, USA
Program Coordinator: Clara SABBAGH, University of Haifa, Israel

RC44 Labour Movements
President: Bridget KENNY, University of Witwatersand, South Africa
Secretary: Kim VOSS, University of California, USA
Program Coordinator: Andreas BIELER, Nottingham University, United Kingdom

RC45 Rational Choice
President: Antonio M. CHIESI, University of Milano, Italy
Secretary: Antonio M. JAIME-CASTILLO, University of Granada, Spain
Prrogram Coordinator: Antonio M. CHIESI, University of Milano, Italy

RC46 Clinical Sociology
President: Tina UYS, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Secretary: Harry PERLSTADT, Michigan State University, USA
Program Coordinators: Tina UYS, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Mariam Seedat KHAN, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

RC47 Social Classes and Social Movements
President: Geoffrey PLEYERS, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Secretary: Paolo GERBAUDO, King’s College London, United Kingdom
Program Coordinators: Geoffrey PLEYERS, Université de Louvain(UCL), Belgium, PriskaDAPHI, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and Paolo GERBAUDO, King’s College London, United Kingdom

RC48 Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change
President: Tova BENSKI, College of Management Studies, Israel
Secretary: Dipti Ranjan SAHU, University of Lucknow, India
Program Coordinator: Tova BENSKI, College of Management Studies, Israel

RC49 Mental Health and Illness
President: Takashi ASAKURA, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
Secretary: Kjeld HOGSBRO, Aalborg University, Denmark
Program Coordinator: Takashi ASAKURA, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan

RC51 Sociocybernetics
President: Chaime MARCUELLO‐SERVOS, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Secretary: Patricia E. ALMAGUER KALIXTO, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Program Coordinators: Chaime MARCUELLO-SERVOS, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain and Patricia E. ALMAGUER-KALIXTO, University of Zaragoza, Spain

RC52 Sociology of Professional Groups
President: Ellen KUHLMANN, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Secretary: Jens-Christian SMEBY, Oslo University College, Norway
Program Coordinator: Helena SERRA, University of Lisbon/ISEG-SOCIUS, Portugal

RC53 Sociology of Childhood
President: Claudio BARALDI, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Secretary: Géraldine ANDRÉ, University of Liège, Belgium
Program Coordinator: Claudio BARALDI, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

RC54 The Body in the Social Sciences
President: Bianca Maria PIRANI, University of Roma La Sapienza, Italy
Secretary: Itsuhiro HAZAMA, Nagasaki University, Japan
Program Coordinator: Bianca Maria PIRANI, University of Roma La Sapienza, Italy

RC55 Social Indicators
President: Ming-Chang TSAI, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Secretary:  Christian SUTER, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Program Coordinator: Christian SUTER, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

WG01 Sociology of Local-Global Relations
President: Natalia VELIKAYA, Russia
Secretary: Tatiana ISKRA, Pultusk School of Humanities, Poland
Program Coordinator: Nataliya VELIKAYA, Russian State University, Russia

WG02 Historical and Comparative Sociology
President: Stephen MENNELL, University College Dublin, Ireland
Secretary: Manuela BOATCA, Free University of Berlin, Germany
Program Coordinator: Manuela BOATCA, Free University of Berlin, Germany

WG03 Visual Sociology
President: Valentina ANZOISE, European Center for Living Technology, Italy
Secretary: Elisabeth-Jane MILNE, University of Stirling, Scotland
Program Coordinators: Valentina ANZOISE, European Center for Living Technology, Italy, Elisabeth-Jane MILNE, University of Stirling, Scotland, and Dennis ZUEV, Independent Scholar, Russia

WG05 Famine and Society
President: Harjit Singh ANAND, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, India
Secretary: Manoj Kumar TEOTIA, CRRID, India
Program Coordinator: Manoj Kumar TEOTIA, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, India

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice
President: Edward SIEH, Lasell College, USA
Secretary: Mark FREZZO, University of Mississippi, USA
Program Coordinators: Oluyemi FAYOMI, Covenant University, Nigeria and Cynthia Lisa JEANS, University of Iceland, Iceland

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty
President: Gabe MYTHEN, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Secretary: John Martyn CHAMBERLAIN, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Program Coordinator: John Martyn CHAMBERLAIN, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

TG06 Institutional Ethnography
President:  Alison I. GRIFFITH, York University, Canada
Secretary: Suzanne VAUGHAN, Arizona State University, USA
Program Coordinator: Paul C. LUKEN, University of West Georgia, USA

TG07 Senses and Society
President: Kelvin LOW, National University Singapore, Singapore
Secretary: Noorman ABDULLAH, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Program Coordinator: Kelvin LOW, National University of Singapore, Singapore