SociologistEuropeanSociologis opeanEuropean Sociologist European Sociologist European Sociologist EuropeanSociologist Sociologist European Sociologist European Sociologist European ISSN 1385 478 x Bulletin of the European Sociological Association o Autumn 2006 Issue Number 23 InformationInformation aboutabout SessionsSessions andand AbstractAbstract SubmissionsSubmissions forfor thethe 8th8th ESA-ConferenceESA-Conference “Conflict,“Conflict, CitizenshipCitizenship andand CivilCivil Society”Society” 3rd-6th September 2007, Glasgow / Scotland The conference hosts will be Glasgow Caledonian University in partnership with the University of Strathclyde located within ten minutes walk of one another in the heart of the city of Glasgow. The ESA Newsletter presents the latest information about the 8th ESA Conference.

Dates of conference: Delegates will be able to register from 10am to 6pm on Monday 3rd September. The opening plenary will take place at 4pm on the same day in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The conference ends at 5.30pm on Thursday 6th after the closing plenary in the Barony Hall, University of Strathclyde

Number of sessions: There will be a maximum of 7 paper sessions for each RN/RS. Two of the sessions will be of 2 hours duration and 5 will be of 1.5 hours duration

Continued on next page... Contents Information about the 8th ESA Conference / Glasgow 01 Organization of Paper Sessions 02

ESA News 03 ESA Research Networks 03 New ESA Membership-Fee Structure 04

ESA Journal “European Societies” 05 Introducing the new Editor 05 ESA Price for best European Societies article 05

Conferences and Call for Papers 06 Thematic Session for ISSR 07 Conference Reports 08

Various 10 5th Norbert Elias Prize 10

ESA Contact Information 11 The ESA executive committee 11 The ESA Executive Committee Contact Information 11 Communicate with the ESA 12 Committees (Members and Attributions) 12

1 Autumn 2006 Issue 23 o Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association InformationInformation forfor ESAESA membersmembers concerningconcerning thethe organizationorganization ofof paperpaper sessionssessions atat thethe GlasgowGlasgow ConferenceConference Poster sessions: When the submit button on the online abstract Abstracts for posters can also be submitted. Posters submission form is activated abstracts will be will be presented between 11am and 4pm on the 4th submitted simultaneously to the Conference or 5th of September 2007. Organiser based in Glasgow the appropriate RN coordinator or RS convener. Abstract submission: The deadline for receipt of abstracts to present in The online submission form will require information Research Networks and Research Streams is 28th about authors audio-visual needs. Data-projectors, February 2007. laptops and other audio-visual aids will be made available throughout the conference for those who Abstracts will only be accepted through completion of have submitted their requirements in advance on the the online submission form, and submission in any appropriate form. Authors who wish to present using other form will be declined. power point will be expected to store their presentations on pen drives or CD's so that they can (The Online Abstract Submission form and be loaded onto the in-house computers prior to the Instructions and Guidelines for Online Abstract commencement of a session. Submissions are on the conference website http://www.esa8thconference.com) All presenters (first authors) must register for the conference by 15th July 2007 and the conference The abstract submission form will request basic organizers reserve the right to exclude authors from contact information from those submitting abstracts the program where a first author has not registered by (and for any co-authors) and it is important that this date. Presenters will be informed by the potential presenters give as much information as conference organizer in Glasgow of the day and time possible. The submission form will limit the title of the slot allocated for their presentation. Poster abstract to 200 characters (approximately 30 words) presentations will be on the 4th and 5th of September and the length of the abstract to 1500 characters (a from 11am - 4pm. maximum of 200 words). The form also requests authors to submit up to 5 key words that are indicative Key dates: of the content of the proposed presentation. Title, 28th February 2007 abstract and keywords will have to fit within these Deadline for receipt of abstracts to present in limitations. Tables, figures and references should not Research Networks and Research Stream. NB. be included in abstracts. The form will also ask those Abstracts should be submitted using the online submitting abstract to choose between oral and poster Abstract Submission Form available at presentation. http://www.esa8thconference.com.

Those who submit abstracts will receive, within two 15th April 2007 weeks of submission, a standard reply from the Decisions on acceptance of abstracts by RN conference organizer in Glasgow stating that their coordinators and RS conveners relayed to paper- abstract has been received. Those who do not receive givers and conference organizer in Glasgow notified of confirmation within the two week period should abstracts that have been accepted. contact the conference organizer. 31st May 2007 Authors of presentations will be expected to submit Earlybird conference registration closes their abstract under the most appropriate Research Stream or Research Network. In order to facilitate an 15th July 2007 appropriate choice of network/stream, the online Final date for registration by presenters of papers submission form has a drop down box that will contain (otherwise paper will be withdrawn from the the titles of all the networks and streams that will run conference program) in Glasgow. 3th - 6th September 2007 ESA Conference in Glasgow

2 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association o Issue 23 Autumn 2006 ESAESA ResearchResearch NetworksNetworks && CoordinatorsCoordinators Contact and Adresses

To date, the ESA Executive Committee Regional Network on Southern http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/emotions.htm has approved the following Research European Societies Networks. Sokratis Koniordos, of Families and intimate [email protected] Lives Ageing in Europe Homepage: Karin Wall, [email protected] Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/south.htm Homepage: Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/family.htm http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ageing.htm RENCORE: Methods for Comparative Research on Europe Sociology of Health and Illness Biographical Perspectives on European Peter Mohler, Elizabeth Ettorre, Societies [email protected] [email protected] Robin Humphrey, Homepage: Homepage: [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/rencore.htm http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/medsoc.htm Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/biog.htm Science and Technology Social Movements Luisa Oliveira, [email protected] Chair: Carlo Ruzza Critical Political Economy Homepage: [email protected] Jan Drahokoupil, http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/science.htm Co-chair: Thomas Oleson [email protected] [email protected] Homepage: Sexuality Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/polecon.htm John Vincke, [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/movement.ht Homepage: m Disaster and Social Crisis http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/sexuality.htm Philip Buckle,[email protected] Sociology of Professions Homepage: Society and Sports Ellen Kuhlmann, http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/disaster.htm Ørnulf Seippel, [email protected] [email protected] Homepage: Economic Sociology Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/profe.htm Rafael Marques, [email protected], http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/sport.htm Maria Nawojczyk, [email protected], Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty Oliver Kessler, Sociology of the Arts Jens Zinn, [email protected] [email protected] Volker Kirchberg, Homepage: Homepage: [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/risk.htm http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ecs.htm Homepage: http://www.esa-arts.net/ Sociology of Social Policy Environment and Society Alan Walker, [email protected] Kris van Koppen, contact via Sociology of Children and Childhood Homepage: http://www.esa-esn.org Chair: Jo Moran-Ellis, http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/policy.htm Homepage: [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/environ.htm Social Theory Sociology of Communications and Patrick Baert, Gender Relations in the Labour Market Media Research [email protected] and the Welfare State Peter Golding, [email protected] Homepage: Margareta Kreimer, Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/theory.htm [email protected], http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/commun.htm Sara Falcão Casaca, [email protected], Youth and Generation Vanessa Beck, [email protected] Sociology of Culture Carsten Yndigegn, [email protected] Homepage: Rudi Laermans Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/gendlab.htm [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/youth.htm Homepage: Globalization http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/culture.htm On the ESA webpage you can find Bart van Steenbergen, more information on Research [email protected] Sociology of Consumption Networks: Homepage: Evind Stoe, [email protected] * Guidelines for Research Networks http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/global.htm Homepage: More info: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/consume.ht networksreportsept05.doc Industrial Relations, Labour Market m * What Research Networks are for Institutions and Employment More info: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ Franz Traxler, [email protected] Sociology of Education networks3.htm Homepage: Mart-Jan de Jong, [email protected] * How to establish a Research Network http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/labmarkt.htm Homepage: More info: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/educa.htm networks3.htm Qualitative Methods * Contact person Research Networks from Shalva Weil, [email protected] Sociology of Emotions ESA executive committee Homepage: Åsa Wettergren, [email protected] More info: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/qual.htm Homepage: networks3.htm

3 Autumn 2006 Issue 23 o Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association Announcing the new Membership Fee Structure of the ESA

Dear ESA Members, to modify the registration form. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Registration is On behalf of the ESA Executive Committee, I am very now again available. happy to announce that in the last ESA EC meeting in Paris (Oct.27-28) we revised the ESA fees as I am positive that you will appreciate our effort to promised by reducing them and redefining their reduce our membership fees, undoubtedly an unusual structure. tendency in these days. I also hope that many of you will attend the next conference in Glasgow and that In fact, the whole structure of fees had to be changed you will renew your membership and be active in your since registration to ESA had become possible also Research Network. between conferences and was therefore disconnected from the Conference. Further the EC had to establish Please, let us know whether you encounter any new rules for the duration of the fees. problem with the new form in the electronic process of renewing your membership. Below you find all details about fee rates and other changes. We had to suspend the registration Giovanna Procacci procedures on the ESA website for a few days in order ESA President New ESA Fees (2007-2008)

Old fees New fees Individual Regular Member Western countries 170 150 Regular Member Eastern countries 60 50 Students Western countries 60 50 Students Eastern countries 50 40 Institutional Institutions (with Journal) 360 300 National Associations (without Journal) 620 200

Membership fees will now last for control the level of its fees whatever moment of the year two calendar years, with a according to its needs, and not the through the ESA website. You will tolerance of two months: this needs of the conference be requested to mention your ESA means that from 1st November organizers. This new policy will ID-number when registering to the 2006 membership registration will already be applied for the Glasgow conference on the conference cover 2007 and 2008. Members conference: through our reduction website, as evidence that you are registering from November of fees we are able to offer you the in good stand with ESA onwards will be in good standing Glasgow conference with no rise in membership and can get the ESA with the Association at the moment cost per delegate compared to rates. Second, on the registration of the conference, hence able to Torun, although the conference form you will be asked to list your register to the conference at the itself costs more. interest/current participation in any ESA rates. of the ESA's RN in order for the Please note that ESA now has a ESA EC to know the size of the We do think that separate new system of membership various RNs. registration fees for the association registration. First, each member and for the conference represent will get an ESA ID-number when November 1st, 2006 an improvement, allowing ESA to renewing his/her membership at

4 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association o Issue 23 Autumn 2006 ESA gets new editor of the ESA Journal European Societies Letter from new chief editor John Scott It is a great pleasure and a great challenge to take on the editorship of European Societies. Now entering its ninth volume, the journal has become established as a major outlet for high quality research on European societies and European social issues. My aim as editor will be to build on its successful past and to continue enlarging its readership. The journal has published a mixture of Europe and I hope to commission or general articles and Special Issues, and I consider thoughtful reflections on policy plan to continue this mixture. Forthcoming matters that might contribute to or initiate and planned special issues cover the mass debates in the spirit of a public sociology. media, professions, cultural approaches to While purely theoretical papers are not Europe, and biographical studies. I hope normally included in the journal, I am keen also to be able to group smaller numbers of to see theoretical discussions of issues articles within particular issues to give a relevant to the study of European societies focus on particular themes such as - migration, citizenship, rights, to mention families, poverty, or power. The overall aim just a few. If a theoretical paper addresses will be to present a lively mixture of articles issues that figure, or ought to figure, in across each annual volume, providing discussions of European societies, then much to meet everyone's particular they should find a home in the journal. interests. Existing submissions to the journal are being handled manually, as they have been Taylor and Francis, the publishers of the in the past, but all new submissions will New European Societies editor John Scott journal, have agreed to move immediately now be through the electronic system of previous contributors to the journal and I to five issues per year in 2007, with the Manuscript Central. This allows automatic will be trying to involve as many ESA possibility of increasing this to six issues acknowledgment of papers and allows members as possible in the refereeing per year in 2008. This strategy reflects the online refereeing of papers. This should process. I hope that all members will success of the journal in attracting large make the whole process more efficient. Full respond positively to my requests for you to numbers of high quality articles and the details will be in forthcoming issues of the review particular papers. extra space should allow us to publish journal and on the journal's website: accepted papers more quickly than before. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/1 The editorial work of the journal will be Any move towards six issues depends on a 4616696.html based at Essex University, a leading centre continued flow of good articles. for sociological and social science The 'Instructions for Authors' link gives full research in Britain I welcome articles on any aspect of details. Any informal enquiries can be (http://www.essex.ac.uk/sociology/) . The European society: studies of social issues made to our new Editorial Assistant Agnes full editorial team consists of myself as in particular European societies, Skamballis on [email protected]. Editor, Lynne Pettinger as Book Review comparative studies, and investigations of Editor, and Agnes Skamballis as Editorial European integration. In addition to studies European Societies, like any journal, Assistant. We hope to build on the of contemporary Europe, I would like to see depends on the peer-reviewing of articles. successes achieved by the Vienna team of more contributions on historical aspects of All articles considered for publication are Claire Wallace, Michael Jonas, and European societies, so that the journal can refereed anonymously by at least two and Gertraud Stadler. The journal can, be both comparative and historical. I would usually three academics. Editorial however, only be as successful as the work also like to see more contributions from decisions depend on the views of referees. of its contributors - so do, please, continue qualitative research projects to to send us your papers for inclusion in the complement our existing strengths in These days, academics are very busy and Association's flagship publication. quantitative investigations. Many social it is sometimes difficult to get referees for issues relate to policy debates within papers. I have a good list of referees and ESA Prize to young scholars for best article in ESA's journal "European Societies"

From 2007 onwards, the ESA will give a added incentive for young researchers to They will select the two best papers of the prize (2000 Euros) for the best article publish in the journal. young sociologist, who have written in published in European Societies over the European Societies in 2006 or 2007. past two years by a social scientist in the The jury is be made up of the four early stages of their career. (He or she members of the ESA EC Committee for The two prizes will be awarded at the should not obtain a doctorate for more than post-graduate research: Catherine Opening ceremony at the ESA conference five years at the moment of submitting the Delcroix, Tommi Hoikkala, Sokratis in Glasgow in September 2007. article.) Koniordos, Constanza Tobio and in addition Patrick Baert, Carlo Ruzza, Claire There will also be a prize for the runner-up Wallace and John Scott. (1000 Euros). These prizes ought to be an

5 Autumn 2006 Issue 23 o Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association ConferencesConferences andand CallCall forfor PapersPapers Conflict, Citizenship and extent should sociology renew itself in the 3. Students have to present their research light of these processes of / PhD project for this course. The topic Civil Society transnationalization? should be related to the overall theme of Student Workshop / Course the course, i.e. the topic should have a Glasgow Caledonian University, The course is also meant as an European dimension. Glasgow (UK), introduction to the general theme of the September 1st-3rd, 2007 Glasgow ESA Conference, which is 4. Presence during all sessions and active Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society. participation during the discussions are This will be a two and a half days workshop Participants in the course are expected to expected. Fluency in English is a meant for MA / PhD students and young also attend the whole conference (no requirement for participation in the course. scholars / assistants in the social sciences registration fee will be asked from them). It (and related fields) taking place before the thus will function as a bridge between 5. Participants will receive a Certificate of ESA-conference in Glasgow (UK). University- and Conference life. attendance. Students have to negotiate with their home university whether this Course Directors: General Information: certificate gives them any credit points. * Catherine Delcroix (University of Strasbourg) 1. Costs: * Tommi Hoikkala (University of Helsinki) * Sokratis Koniordos (University of Crete) - The course is for free Application: * Constanza Tobio (University of Madrid Carlos III) - Lodging is free for participants during both See application form below. A CV, a the course and the ESA conference ( i.e. description of the research project and a Course Description: from Thursday night August 30 - letter of recommendation written by the Europe is experiencing extensive September 6 included) academic supervisor, are required. transformations that explode periodically - Concerning costs for travel: into deep conflict. Conflicts associated with Participants are requested to find out first The deadline for submission of the migration, generation, gender, precarious whether their home university is prepared application form to SW coordinator C. labour, urban tensions, cultural and to refund their travel costs. If requested a Delcroix is February 28th 2007. religious intolerance are spliced by letter of invitation can be provided for by inequality, discrimination, poverty and the organizers. Please send the application-form to: exclusion, thus complicating notions of belonging and citizenship. As politics are The ESA has a (small) travel fund, which is primarily Contact Person: (though not exclusively) meant for students from so- Catherine Delcroix increasingly focused on conflict and its called low currency countries (mainly the former resolution, debates about civil society have communist countries and Turkey). Coordinator of the Student Workshop come to the fore and classic concepts born Students can apply for a refund from this fund (see Surface mail: during the Scottish Enlightenment have application form) up to a maximum of 300 Euros (left at been revitalized. the appreciation of the steering committee) based upon ESA Secretary, 59-61 Rue Pouchet, receipts of bus/train/plane tickets. Since the ESA fund is 75017 Paris, Cedex 17, France. During this course a number of these most limited, it is expected that the applicants look for the least expensive way to travel. pressing problems and challenges that Or E-mail: [email protected] European societies are facing will be Very Important: For any e-mail message, applicants are 2. The maximum number of attendants in requested to fill the line 'Subject' with the two following presented and analyzed by a number of this course is 30. A selection will be made words: “ESA Workshop” renowned scholars from all over Europe. on the basis of the information given in the application form. Tel: + 33-1- 40 25 12 63, Monday What answers does sociology have when afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday. dealing with these problems? To what September 9 -12 in Torun Glasgow-Student Workshop Application Form September 9th-12th in Torun Name...... Phone: ...... First name...... Areacode...... Previous courses taken (either at the home Nationality...... M / F Number...... university or abroad) which are related to E-mail...... the theme of the course? Date of Birth: ...... Day...... Month...... Year...... Studies: ...... Field of Study...... University: Year of Study...... International Experiences (in general, like Name...... BA (Yes / No) || MA (Yes / No) || PhD (Yes / No) excursions, exchange visits)? Place...... (Encircle right answer) ...... Country...... Experience: ...... What is the title of your PHD project? Home address: Name of supervisor who will send a letter ...... of recommendation: ...... City...... Earlier experiences with international (Include in the application a letter of recommendation courses and/or seminars? Zip code...... by the supervisor (if the application form is sent by e- ...... mail, the recommendation letter can be sent by e-mail Country...... or by surface mail))

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Migration and People projected by the EU-Commission which tries to appease the public alarm. These The Paper Select Committee includes Max Movement in Europe: and other issues, concerning the many Haller (Karl Franzens University of Graz, Threat or Benefit? social, cultural and political aspects of Austria), David Lane (Cambridge migration and migration policy in Europe University, UK), Gyorgy Lengyel (Corvinus Fifth International Workshop of the will be discussed in the Fifth Workshop of a University of Budapest, Hungary). Network "Strategic Elites and EU series on "Strategic Elites and EU Enlargement” Enlargement," sponsored by the British Abstract Submission: Vienna, September 28th-29th, 2007 Academy. Those who wish to participate should submit directly, but not later than March 31, General aim of the conference: Proposals of papers are invited for the 2007, to Max Haller (address see below): Migration is one of the most acute following topics: problems of European countries. The I. Changes in the patterns and causes of (1) An abstract (400 words) creation of the Common Market and of the migration in Europe (2) A short biographical information, Schengen-area of unrestricted internal * 1. Patterns of migration into and out of Europe indicating institutional affiliation and travel has created an enormous pull for * 2. Patterns of commuting at critical borderlines position, and present areas of research people to seek employment in the richer * 3. Migration and changes in the class structures of the sending and receiving countries and publications related to the topic of the parts of Europe. The outside frontiers of the * 4. Socioeconomic causes and consequences of conference (400 words) Schengen area were fortified in order to migration: Employment and unemployment, income distribution and social exclusion control the flow of immigrants and Contributors will be notified about the refugees. Media reports about thousands acceptance of their proposal by mid-May, II. Social, cultural and political aspects of of would be immigrant deaths, have 2007. contributed to an image of the EU as a migration "fortress." Europe itself is becoming the * 5. Free labor mobility: Positive and problematic implications of a basic value of the EU Costs/Financial Support: oldest continent in demographic terms. * 6. National citizens interests versus universal human Those who are accepted as paper-givers Decreasing marriage and birth rates, and rights of migration and asylum will be provided accommodation (two decreasing life expectancy in the east, will * 7. Perceptions, attitudes and fears of the populations related to migration nights), lunches and refreshments during make Europe a continent decreasing in * 8. Second Class citizens? Problems of the the breaks, and a conference dinner on population without substantial immigration. integration of immigrants Friday. Contingent contribution towards * 9. Political problems, conflicts and solutions concerning causes and consequences of migration. travel expenses is dependent on further Immigration in Europe, however, is fund rising. opposed by parties and groups fearing that Selection of Papers: foreign infiltration threatens their well-being We invite researchers working in this field, Organizer: as well as national and local cultures. including young researchers and doctoral- Univ. Prof. Dr. Max Haller Patterns of migration have also changed level students. The workshop will be limited Institut für Soziologie, Karl Franzens- their forms and directions within Europe. to about 20 to 25 presentations. (Additional Universität Graz participants may bring "contributed papers" Universitätsstraße 15, A-8010 Graz/Austria The main trend of migration from south to to the workshop). A publication of the best central and north Europe has been contributions is planned; only presented Tel: (++43 - 316) 380 3541 replaced by east-west migration. Flows of papers at an advanced stage of elaboration Fax: (--43 316) 380 9515 migration have been much stronger than can be considered. E-Mail: [email protected] September 9 -12 in Torun Thematic Session (STS) for ISSR, July 2007 Convergence and conflict - Religious and secular commitment in pluralistic European societies

The themes of the next ISSR Conference, vitality has been emerging for the past area of conflict within religious groups "Secularity and Religious Vitality" (Leipzig, thirty years or so. The political sphere is themselves? How does their acceptance or July 23rd-27th) and the next ESA- also confronted with a new form of refusal of pluralism transform their identity Conference, "Conflict, Citizenship and Civil pluralism. The collapse of secular forms of and their relationship with the other Society" (Glasgow, September 3rd-7th), messianism and the construction of new religious or secular actors? Where does should be an opportunity for enriching global collectives - such as the European religious specificity fit in and how is it encounters between sociologists of religion Union - have led to the fragmentation of constantly re-elaborated? Does the and general sociologists. national frameworks. Politics consequently influence of radical religious groups lead to tend to become more "administrative" or a process of partial "de-secularisation" or The secularisation of European societies "technocratic" - one might say even "re-enchantment" of the world? Do has not followed the same itinerary or led "disenchanted". the latter force citizens into new forms of to the same situation in every country. partnership? Religions have participated to different In each society, secular and religious degrees in the process of national actors alike must rethink the issue of Situations of conflict or convergence construction, both in their relation to the pluralism. The fluctuating line between between religious and secular protagonists political sphere and in the part they play in what is dependent upon the public can be put forward for analysis, within the public sphere. However, beyond this regulation of norms and individual choice European societies in the first instance. But diversity, a deep-seated drift towards enables all actors of society to participate examples of non-European societies can individualism has drawn the European in public debates. Does the intervention of also provide useful comparisons. countries into new cultural and religious religious actors in the political - or even diversity. Our hypothesis is that this scientific - field entail redefining politics in Martine COHEN situation comprises the general secular terms of values? Is pluralism - along with Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités framework within which new religious its fellow feature, individualism - the main (GSRL, CNRS-EPHE, France)

7 Autumn 2006 Issue 23 o Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association ConferenceConference ReportsReports Advances in Qualitative Research Practice Report on the ESA Qualitative Methods Research Network's 3rd Midterm Conference Cardiff University, Wales UK, September 4-6, 2006

The 3rd midterm conference was held in spirited "Arguments against Auto- presentation by Paul Atkinson, "Rescuing Cardiff, Wales, a wonderful location with Ethnography." Ethnography." nearly perfect weather, excellent and We then divided into workshop sessions - a convenient accommodations, and warm practice we followed on Tuesday and He illustrated (enacted?) the excitement of people. Some of us learned the history of Wednesday. Over the three days we had everyday urban life, and then drawing from Cardiff, several of us learned a few Welsh workshop sessions on: that presentation and his own work on terms (e.g., welcome, automatic door, bus opera, discussed the importance of hard lane) and even more of us learned about * Multi-methods / social problems work in obtaining observations and fine Welsh beer. * Researching the internet presenting them to readers. * Conversational analysis / transcriptions / We especially thank our local hosts, Paul language Clive Seale's plenary, "Computer-assisted Atkinson and Cardiff University for * Research ethics / interviews (2 sessions) qualitative analysis: The potential of a arranging the many the social and dining * Ethnography / writing, (2 sessions) and keyword approach" was an exceptional events and for obtaining additional funding. * The quality of qualitative research (2 presentation on the strengths and We want, also, to thank Bethan Charles for sessions) limitations of software-enabled keyword her remarkable administrative, fiscal, and analysis of 4 datasets. Seale's framing of social skills. David Silverman met our expectations of the findings and actual presentation of the fine work and enchanting titles, with data illustrated the power of the technique On Monday, September 4th, RN President, "Innumerable inscrutable habits: Remarks to enhance our understanding and to Shalva Weil greeted our group noting on eyeing the unremarkable." generate additional hypotheses. special thanks to the key board members who arranged the scientific program: David He found the remarkable in the mundane Anne Ryen gave generous thanks to all the Silverman, Christoph Maeder and Anne and the mundane in the remarkable….but participants, a warm invitation to our next Ryen (RC VP). She then set an academic his presentation was never mundane. gathering in Glasgow, and discussed tone with a thoughtful discussion of the options for the next midterm conference. place of qualitative methods in sociology. Tuesday ended with a formal and extraordinary dinner at Aberdare Hall. Notes submitted by Ross Koppel, The first plenary was from Cardiff University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, University's Sara Delamont who offered Wednesday's first plenary was a bravura PA September 9 -12 in Torun ESA Summer School on "Immigration in Europe" University of Milan (Italy), Dept. of Social & Political Studies, July 3rd-9th, 2006

The First ESA Summer School was held at specialists in Sociology of Migrations, such the University of Milan (Italy), last July 3rd- as S. Castles (Oxford), A. Geddes 9th 2006, co-sponsored by ESA and the (Sheffield), M. Bommes (Osnabrück), M. Department of Social and Political Studies Baganha (Coimbra), J. Arango (Madrid), H. of that University. Its subject was Entzinger (Rotterdam), D. Diminescu "Immigration in Europe". (MSH, Paris), P. Simon (INED, Paris), Y. Soysal (Essex), E. Ostergaard-Nielsen The Summer School has been organised (Barcelona). by a LOC composed by the ESA President, Prof. Maurizio Ambrosini (Sociology of In the afternoons' workshops, participants migrations at the University of Milan) and have presented their own research project Dr. Giovanni Semi acting as secretary. The to the discussion before lecturers and other ESA Committee on post-doctoral research colleagues of the Dept. The results have has been involved in the selection of been intense work and fruitful exchanges candidates. among young researchers engaged in such field of Sociology. The Summer School has been undoubtedly a great success: 330 young With this first Summer School, ESA has researchers (doctoral and post-doctoral) started a new series of events organised to applied from all European countries. the intention of young sociologists, a series every second year on a sociological Among them, 30 participants from several intended to replace in years between two subject of interest for Europe. In this way, countries have been selected to whom a Conferences the Student Workshop which ESA confirms and broadens its full grant was offered for participating into has become an institutional moment of commitment in the formation of young the school. For a full week they have ESA biannual Conference. researchers in Sociology in Europe. attended lectures in the mornings; invited lecturers included some of the best The ESA Summer School will be organized Report by Giovanna Procacci

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ESA Summer School on "Immigration in Europe" - Continued Out of the students’ perspectives

As one of the 35 PhD students who What I missed from the lectures was a smaller groups, papers circulated before- participated in the ESA summer school, I more systematic and critical reflection on hand and discussants chosen amongst the had great expectations from the course. I the relationships between migration students. thought it significant that migration was studies, sociology and policymaking as chosen as the theme of the first summer well as an intervention concerning Finally, I found it very important that the school, as it is exactly the current methodological issues in migration summer school was organised on grant- population movements that are challenging research. basis allowing students regardless of their the foundational ideas of sociology: nation- institutional positions to participate. I wish state, citizenship and ethnicity. As it turned out from the students' this crucial democratic principle will presentations, there seemed to be some continue in what hopefully will become a In effect, the one-week course proved to be confusion over the differences between new ESA tradition. a true plunge into migration theories and quantitative and qualitative methods. research. The summer school was Lena Näre organised into lectures in the mornings and For instance, some qualitative researchers Department of Sociology, students' presentations in the afternoons. tried to quantify their data or use University of Helsinki quantitative terms such as sample and The lecturers were well chosen to offer a variables in order to give their analysis a Read another student’s report on next broad look to the current state of migration more scientific tone. I was also surprised page... research. The themes tackled varied from by the lack of criticism towards survey general theories on migration to ethnic methods, when their limits are quite known economies and labour markets, from (e.g. the demand of total self-reflexivity How to draw migrant political activism to questions on from the respondents and of uniform the attention of the understanding of the questions). citizenship and integration. European Sociological What came up from the interventions was These limitations are especially evident Community the usefulness of sociological meta- when studying people from different theories for migration research but also the cultural backgrounds. In general, I felt that to your product? need to go beyond a nationalist framework we did not have enough time for discussion and comments (seven presentations in an when analysing population movements Place a commercial in the and cross-border activities. afternoon were too much) and so I suggest that next time students are divided in ESA-Newsletter!

9 Autumn 2006 Issue 23 o Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association ESA Summer School on "Immigration in Europe" - Continued Out of the students’ perspectives

Intriguing diversity and lacking found shared experiences and common justified alone by stating that you are scientific consensus interests to build new friendships on. Which familiar with this method. Empirical data, we did. research methods, and discussions of key With much enthusiasm I participated in the concepts in immigration sociology should ESA summer school "Immigration in Unfortunately, the common grounds for serve the testing of relevant hypotheses. Europe". I fully adopted the aim of ESA fruitful scientific discussions were not Immigration sociology is not different from organizers to get to know and learn from always present. Sociology is the study of other branches of sociology in this respect. fellow (junior) researcher working in the societies in which knowledge is field of immigration sociology. accumulated and research questions with I did get to know fellow PhD students in the scientific and societal relevance are field of immigration sociology and I did The list of participants of the ESA summer answered by empirically and systematically learn much about the cultural and scientific school was ordered by country of origin. testing hypotheses derived from theoretical diversity among the upcoming immigration Next to a selection of participants on frameworks. For me (or maybe better: with sociologists. The ESA summer school was scientific endeavors, cultural diversity was me), a scientific discussion is therefore therefore a success. However, it could probably considered as an important impossible if someone states that they do have been a more valuable scientific ingredient for a successful summer school not have (and not need) research experience if more attention had been paid experience as well. Since we, the culturally questions, theories, or hypotheses. to a common scientific consensus diverse junior researchers, were all (however small) among all participants. selected for the summer school, all slept at Ethnographic fieldwork cannot be justified Campus Certosa, all tried to find our way in alone by stating that you happen to speak Jochem Tolsma, the Italian coffee maze, and were all hoping the languages of the ethnic groups of your correspondence welcome at E-Mail: that Italy would win the world cup, we soon interest. A research method cannot be [email protected] Fifth Norbert Elias Prize

The fifth Norbert empirical, boldly crossed disciplinary Religiosität junger Männer in Deutschland Elias Prize will be boundaries in the social sciences to und Frankreich (Hamburg: Hamburger awarded in 2007. develop a long-term perspective on the Edition, 2001) The Prize consists in patterns of interdependence which human a sum of €1,000 and beings weave together'. This does not * 2005 Jason Hughes, Learning to Smoke: it will be awarded to a mean, however, that the prize-winning Tobacco Use in the West (Chicago: significant first major book will necessarily be directly inspired by University of Chicago Press, 2003) book published Elias's own work. between 1st January For the 2007 prize, the jury will consist of 2005 and 31st Previous winners of the Elias Prize have three previous winners of the prize, under December 2006. been: the chairmanship of Wilbert van Vree, with Norbert Elias * 1999 David Lepoutre, Coeur de Stephen Mennell representing the Board of In previous years, the Prize has been banlieue: Codes, rites et langages (Paris: the Elias Foundation. reserved for European authors. On this Odile Jacob, 1997) occasion, the Board of the Elias Nominations for the prize should be sent by Foundation has decided to open the prize * 2001 Wilbert van Vree, Meetings, 31st March 2007 to: to authors from other continents. Manners and Civilisation (: Press, 1999) Saskia Visser, The Prize is awarded 'in commemoration of Secretary to the Norbert Elias Foundation, the sociologist Norbert Elias (1897-1990), * 2003 Nikola Tietze, Islamische J.J. Viottastraat 13, 1071 JM Amsterdan, whose writings, at once theoretical and Identitäten: Formen muslimischer The Netherlands

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10 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association o Issue 23 Autumn 2006 The ESA-Executive Committee

President: Vicepresident for publications: represents ESA and chairs the executive Patrick Baert Giovanna Procacci Vicepresident for conference programme: Treasurer: presents budget and financial report, takes financial decisions Webmaster: Lennart Svensson Rene Bekkers

General Secretary: Secretary: responsible for records, general overview of helps the executive, updates members list, secretariat, relations to members cooperates with LOC secretariat Louis Chauvel Gisele Tchinda Rosanna Sartori (currently on maternity leave) Vicepresident for Research Networks: Tuula Gordon Committees (members and attributions)

Finance Committee: Committee for Conference programme: Committee for post-graduate research: Membership fees, conference fees, other Relations between the executive and the Student workshop, summer school, ESA financial matters Glasgow LOC prize Chair: Catherine Delcroix Chair: Treasurer Chair: Sara Arber Tommi Hoikkala President Pamela Abbott Sokratis Koniordos Tommi Hoikkala Constanza Tobio Committee for RNs: Valerji Mansurov All relations and communications with RNs Committee for external relations: Committee for communications: Relations with national associations, ERC, Chair: Tuula Gordon Website, newsletter, follow-up of ISA, other bodies Sara Arber conference preparation steps (with the Sokratis Koniordos committee for Conference programme) Chair: Carlo Ruzza Valerji Mansurov Daniel Bertaux Chair: Dagmar Kutsar Dagmar Kutsar Committee for publications: Rene Bekkers Elianne Riska Journal (with ES editorial board), book- Catherine Delcroix series, relations with publisher Elianne Riska (editor of the newsletter, with The Council of National Associations has Andreas Berger) nominated in Torun as chair of the Council Chair: Patrick Baert and of the Nomination Committee Daniel Constanza Tobio Bertaux. Carlo Ruzza Analia Torres Become a member of the ESA

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There will be a RN Council meeting at the ESA This is a new event for the association and it responds conference in Glasgow in September 2007. to the interest in such an activity by the the Research Networks.

11 Autumn 2006 Issue 23 o Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association The ESA - Executive Committee - Contact Info

President: Catherine Delcroix: E-mail: [email protected] Giovanna Procacci: Teacher of sociology, Université de Professor of Sociology, University of Milan, Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Valerij Mansurov: Faculty of Political Sciences, Department Sevres, France. Deputy Director, Institute of Sociology, of Social and Political Studies, Milan, Italy E-mail: [email protected] Moscow, Russia E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tuula Gordon: Executive Committee members in Fellow of the Helsinki Collegium for Elianne Riska: alphabetical order: Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Professor of sociology, Swedish School of Pamela Abbott: Finland. Social Science, University of Helsinki, Director of the Graduate Centre and the E-mail: [email protected] Finland Centre for Equality and Diversity, Glasgow E-mail: [email protected] Caledonian University, United Kingdom. Tommi Hoikkala: E-mail: [email protected] Docent, Research director, Finnish Youth Carlo Ruzza: Research Network, Finland Professor, University of Trento, Italy Sara Arber: E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Professor of sociology, Dept of Sociology, , United Kingdom. Sokratis Koniordos: Lennart Svensson: E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor in Economic Professor of sociology, University of sociology, University of Crete, Crete Gothenburg, Sweden. Patrick Baert: E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] University senior lecturer in sociology, Selwyn College, Cambridge, United Dagmar Kutsar: Constanza Tobío: Kingdom Professor of social policy, University of Profesora titular of sociology, Universidad E-mail: [email protected] Tartu, Estonia Carlos III de Madrid, Spain E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Louis Chauvel: Professor of sociology, Sciences-Po Monika Kwiecinska-Zdrenka: Analia Torres: University, Paris, France Sociology teacher and researcher, Professor of Sociology, ISCTE, Lisbon, E-mail: [email protected] Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Portugal Poland E-mail: [email protected] Communicate with the ESA

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