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FOUR RECENT YEARS OF THE ISA NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ISA SUMMER SCHOOl AND RESEARCH FORUM INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE Pinar, 25. 28006 Madrid, Spain Phone (34-1) 261 7483. (34-1) 261 7485 FOUR RfCENT YEARSOF THE ISA NEWEXECUTM COMMITTEE &. SUMMfR SCHCXX. ANO RESEAACH fOQLf...1 Fall 1990 SUMMARY XII World Congress of Sociology Pago 3 Report from the outgoing executive committee Pago 5 ISA executive committee officers 1991-1994 Pago 8 Publications of the International Sociological Association Pago 9 ISA summer school. Research forum on com parative research Pag.17 Grants, call for papers Pag.18 Calendar of future events Pag.19 The ISA BULLETIN is the official publication 01 the Secretarial 01 the International Sociological Association. Editor: Izabela Barlinska. Design and lay-out: ESTUART. Three issues per year appear in Spring, Summer and Autumn wilh an average printing 01 5000 copies. The ISA BULLETIN is distribuled Iree 01 charge to members 01 the ISA Deadlines lar submission 01 items 01 interest to our members are: Spring issue: January 1, Summer issue: May 15, Autumn issue: October 1. Published by Ihe International Sociological Association under the auspices 01 ISSC and with the linancial assistance 01 UNESCO. UNESCO subvention 1990-1991/DG/7.6.2./SUB.16 (SHS). ISSN 0383-8510. Prinled by Grálicas Aries, S. A, Madrid - Spain. Depósito legal: M. 323-1991. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1991-1994 MEMBERS SUB-COMMITTEES President: Neuma Aguiar Membership & Finance T.K.Oommen IUPERJ Committee School of Social Sciences Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Chair: Vladimir Yadov, USSR Jawaharlal Nehru University Paolo Ammassari, Italy 110067 New Delhi Paolo Ammassari Karl M. van Meter, France India University of Rome, Italy Peter Q. Reinsch, The Netherlands Vice-President, Research Rudolf Andorka Gyorgy Széll, Germany Council: University of Economic Daniel Bertaux Sciences Research Coordinating Centre d'Etude des Budapest, Hungary Committee Mouvements Sociaux Daniel Bertaux, Chairperson C.N.R.S. Maria Carrilho Neuma Aguiar 54, Bd. Raspail ISCTE Rudolf Andorka 75006 Paris Lisbon, Portugal Jürgen Hartmann France Alberto Martinelli Manuel Castells Karl M. van Meter Vice-President, Program University Autónoma Gyorgy Széll Committee: Madrid, Spain Henry Teune Neil Smelser Stella R. Quah Department of Sociology Jürgen Hartmann 410 Barrows Hall University of Uppsala, Publications Committee University of California Sweden Daniel Bertaux, Chair Berkely, California 94720 Executive Committee USA Ivan Kuvacic representatives: University of Zagreb, Rudolf Andorka Vice-President, Membership Yugoslavia Maria Carrilho & Finance: Stella R. Quah Vladimir Yadov Alberto Martinelli «Current Sociotoqy»: Institute of Sociology University of Milan, Italy William Outhwaite, Editor USSR Academy of Science -lnternetionet Socioloqv»: Krzhizhanovskogo 24/35 b.5 Karl M. van Meter Richard Grathoff, Editor 117259 Moscow LlSH-CNRS, Paris "Sage Studies in International USSR France Sociotoqy»: Robert J. Brym, Editor Past President 1986-1990: Stella R. Quah «Soctotoqtcet Abstrects»: Margaret Archer University of Singapore Leo P. Chall, Editor University of Warwick Singapore United Kingdom Other members t.b.a. Veronica Stolte-Heiskanen University of Tampere Representatives to Finland ISSC-UNESCO Delegates: Else 0yen, Gyorgy Széll Alberto Martinelli University of Osnabrück Alternates: Daniel Bertaux, Germany Karl van Meter Henry Teune Representative to University of Pennsylvania UNESCO-ICSSD USA Vienna: Jürgen Hartmann, Delegate Executive Secretary: Paolo Ammassari, Alternate Izabela Barlinska Geneva: Alberto Martinelli, Delegate Maria Carrilho, Alternate New York: Henry Teune, Delegate Neil Smelser, Alternate Representative to WHO Hans-Ulrich Deppe 2 WORLD CONGRESS OF SOCIOLOGY 9-13 July, 1990, Madrid, Spain The XIIWorld Congress The Spanish King Juan Car- gram, in which a panel of five of Sociology celebrated at the los and Queen Sofia as well as speakers presented their Universidad Complutense in the Minister of Education Ja- views on the theme of the Con- Madrid (Spain) on July 9th vier Solana were present at gress. The panelists were: through 13th, 1990, attracted the Congress Opening Cere- Martin Albrow (UK), Elizabeth a record number of partici- mony. The King inaugurated Jelin (Argentina), T.K. Oom- pants: 4730 from 83 countries the Congress. men (India), Erwin Scheuch who attended more than 500 The academic program of (FRG), Piotr Sztompka (Po- sessions of symposia, re- the Congress started with the land). search committees, working first plenary session in which During, before and after the groups, thematic groups and ISA President Margaret Archer World Congress week, several ad hoc sessions. and Juan Linz presented pap- meetings of the ISA adminis- Over 50.000 dollars (10.000 ers on the general theme of the trative bodies -Executive $ by UNESCO Participation Congress «Socioloqy for One Committee and its sub-com- Program and over 40.000 $ by World: Unity and Dlverslty». mittees, Research Council the ISA) were made available The Congress concluded with and the ISA Council- were earmarked for asstistance to the second plenary chaired by held. The main decision taken participants from less deve- Artur Meier, Vice-President in by these bodies are presented loped countries. charge of the Congress Pro- below. Opening Ceremony 01 the XII World Congress 01 Sociology. From left to right: Artur Meier, ISA Vice-President, Program Committee Chairman; Margaret Archer, ISA President; Javier Solana, Spanish Minister 01Education, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Solla, Salvador Giner, President 01the Spanish National Congress Organizing Committee. 3 WG 06 Social Indicators Executive Research Committes on Na- ISA Council Committee tional Movements and Impe- rialism was demoted to a Delegates to the ISA Council 1986-1990 Working Group status (WG elected following officers of 07). the ISA Executive Committee On the following pages we Following Thematic Groups 1991-1994 (see following publish a broad account ofthe were given the Working Group pages for the presentation of ISA activites in the last four status: the members): years. Below come the most Pres id ent: T. K. m m en WG 03 Social Classes and 00 recent decisions of the Execu- Social Movements (India). tive Committee and its sub- WG 05 Sociology of Interna- Vice-Presidents: Neil Smel- committees taken during its tional Tourism ser (USA), Vladimir Yadov meeting held in July 1990 and • Thematic Group status was (USSR) . chaired by the out-going Pre- maintained for: Members: Paolo Ammassari sident Margaret Archer. TG 01 Time Use Research (Italy), Maria Carrilho (Portu- Publications Cornrnittee: TG 03 Sociology of Child- gal), Manuel Castells (Spain), Ivan Kuvacic (Yugoslavia), • ISA journal «International hood Socioloqy» will change in Ja- TG 05 Famine and Society Stella R. Quah (Singapore), nuary 1991 its home base and Two new groups were given Veronica Stolte-Heiskanen will move from Cardiff (UK) to a Thematic Group status: (Finland). the ISA Documentation, Publl- TG 02 Environmental Issues Spanish was accepted in cation and Analyses Centre in TG 04 Collective Behavior principie as a third officiallan- Bielefeld (FRG). Richard Gra- and Social Movements guage of ISA, along with Engl- thoff from the Institute of So- TG 06 Sociology of Emotions ish and French. However, the ciology, University of Bielefeld, decision will be formal only will substitute Martin Albrow when the relevant by-Iaws of as editor of the «/nternationa/ ISA are changed by the Coun- Socioloqy». Research Council cil through the statuary proce- • There is also a change of dure. editorship for «Sage Studies in For the first time, the ISA Re- The ISACouncil held a preli- /nternationa/ Sociotoqy» Seri- search Council was given the minary discussion on the site es: Wilfried Dumon (Catholtc right and duty to elect directly of the XIII World Congress of University of Leuven, Belgium) one ofthe ISA vice-presidents, Sociology. While a few propo- hands over his responsibilities more precisely the vice-pre- sals for the next Congress site to Robert Brym from the Uni- sident who acts as Chair of the were available to be consider- versity of Toronto, Canada. ISA Research Council, and to ed, it was felt that all national Research Coordinating elect seven of the sixteenth re- associations aspiring to invite Cornrnittee approved follow- presentatives to the ISA Exe- the Congress should be given ing changes of status: cutive Committee 1991-1994. an opportunity to come for- • Research Committee status The newly elected Vice-Pre- ward with their proposals. To has been given to: s i den t, Researeh CouneiI íacilltate this process and to RC 16 Sociological Theory Chair, became Daniel Bertaux arrive at an objective decision RC 43 Housing and the Built (Fr a n c e), and the seven a sub-comittee was appointed Environment members of the Executive with Neil Smelser, Vice-Pre- RC 44 Labor Movements Committee are: Neuma Aguiar sident in charge of the Congr- RC 45 Rational Choice (Brazil), Rudolf Andorka ess Program, as its chair. • Working Group status has (Hungary), Jürgen Hartmann The committee would receive been maintained for: (Sweden), Alberto Martinelli proposals from national asso- WG 01 Clinical Sociology (ltaly), Karl van Meter (France), ciations until December 31, WG 02 Sociocybernetics Gyorgy Széll (FRG), Henry 1990 and is expected to pres- and Social Systems Theory Teune (USA). (See following ent its recommendations to WG 04 Sociology