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bulletin 78-79 International Sociological Association Association Internationale de Sociologie Asociación Internacional de Sociología Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology University Complutense 28223 Madrid, Spain. Tel: (34)91352 76 50 Fax: (34)913524945. Email: [email protected] http://www.ucm.es/info/isa D "Research Committees and International Sociological Association" by Arnaud Sales, Vice-President for Research, with an introduction by Alberto Martinelli, President 1 D Reports from the Research Committees, Working and Thematic Groups 7 D In Memoriam: Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) 24 D Publications of the ISA Books Reviews section of International Sociology by Jennifer Platt 26 Announcing New Editor of the Sage Studies in International Sociology 26 D Short Report from XIV World Congress of Sociology by Gilles Pronovost, CLOC 27 D Calendar of Future Events 28 D 1999 Coupon Listing Sprfng 1999 Published by the Intemational Sociological Association ISSN0383-8501 Editor: lzabela Barllnska. Lay-out: José 1. Reguera. Printed by Fotocopias Universidad S.A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Fa 111998 - Summer 2002 Presldent: Jan Marie FRITZ Publlcatlons Commlttee Alberto MARTINELLI University of Cincinnati Chair: Christine Inglis University of Milano Cincinnati, USA EC representatives: Bernadette Milano, Italy Bawin-Legros, Roberto Briceño- Jorge GONZÁLEZ SÁNCHEZ Leon Universidad de Colima RCC representative: Peter Vlce-Presldent, Research Colima, Mexico Weingart Current Sociology : Susan Arnaud SALES McDaniel (Editor),2 Université de Montréal Bert KLANDERMANS representatives tba Montréal, Canada Free University International Sociology. Said Amsterdam, The Netherlands Arjomand (Editor), Orlando Fals- Vlce-Presldent, Programme Borda, Ina Wagner Piotr SZTOMPKA ClausOFFE Sage Studies in International Jagiellonian University Humboldt University Sociology.Julia Evetts (Editor), 2 Cracow, Poland Berlin, Germany representatives tba International Review of Sociology : Vlce-Presldent, Publlcatlons Sujata PATEL Mino Vianello (Editor) Christine INGLlS University of Pune Sociological Abstracts : Miriam University of Sydney Pune, India Chall (Editor) Sydney, Australia SAGE Publications:Stephen Barr (Director) Jennifer PLATT Vlce-Presldent, Membershlp & University of Sussex Membershlp & Flnance Flnance Brighton, United Kingdom Com m Ittee Juan DiEZ-NICOLÁS Chair: Juan Díez-Nicolás Universidad Complutense Gilles PRONOVOST Members: Vincenzo Ferrari, Jan- Madrid, Spain Université de Québec Marie Fritz, Bert Klandermans, Ari 'Irois-Blvieres, Canada Sitas Past Presldent 1994-98 Immanuel WALLERSTEIN Ari SITAS ISA Representatlves to Binghamton University University of Natal UNESCO-ISSC Binghamton, USA Durban, South Africa Delegate: Bernadette Bawin- Legros Goran THERBORN Alternate: Peter Weingart Members SCASSS Bernadette BAWIN-LEGROS Uppsala, Sweden ISA Representatlves to Université de Liege UNESCO-ICSSID Liége, Belgium Peter WEINGART tba University of Bielefeld Roberto BRICEÑO-LEÓN Bielefeld, Germany ISA Representatlves to Unlted Lacso, Universidad Central de Natlons New York: Delegate: Jan-Marie Venezuela Shujiro YAZAWA Fritz Caracas, Venezuela Hitotsubashi University Alternate: Linda Christiansen- Tokyo, Japan Ruftman Linda CHRISTIANSEN- Geneva & Vienna: Alberto RUFFMAN Executlve Secretary Martinelli Saint Mary's University Izabala BARLlNSKA Halifax, Canada ISA Representatlve to WHO Research Coordlnatlng Eugene B. Gallagher, RC15 Layi ERINOSHO Commlttee Ogun State University Chair: Arnaud Sales ISA Representatlve to Onatl Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria Members: Linda Christiansen- Internatlonal Instltute of Ruftman, Vincenzo Ferrari, Jan Sociology of Law Vincenzo FERRARI Marie Fritz, Bert Klandermans, Vincenzo Ferrari, Italy University of Milano Jorge A. González, Jennifer Platt, Milano, Italy Gilles Pronovost, Peter Weingart EC representatives: Claus Ofte, Sujata Patel, Shujiro Yazawa International Sociological Association Bulletin 78-79/1 The Research Committees of the International Sociological Association Foreword by Alberto Martinelli, President of the ISA This issue of ISA Bulletin is dedicated to the intellectual exchange takes place among countries - , the request to Research Research Committees which, together with smaller groups of members. Committees to produce 'state of the art' the national and regional associations of I have asked Arnaud Sales, volumes with an international perspective as sociologists, are the major source of Vice-President for Research, to outline the well as textbooks of Sociology for intellectual and professional vitality and major projects for the next four years. These professional users outside our discipline. dynamism in ISA. projects are coherent with the strategies that Let me also invite you to foster The 53 Research Committees - plusthe I developed in the Presidential Letter membership in your own Research 3 Working Groups - constitute basic published in ISA Bulletin 77 and that I Committees and in the ISA as a whole. The networks of scientific research, intellectual reaffirmed in the recent Executive ISA's Executive Committee decided to debate and professional exchange. At the Committee meeting in South Africa. I fully allocate time and space in the next last Montreal Congress they have organized support these projects. And I want to stress Congress according to the number of m than 750 sessions with more than once again the need for more cooperation members in good standing both for the 2 papers. In the four years period and integration among Research Research Committees and the ISA as a betWeen world congresses many high Committees, the pledge to foster whole. quality scientific conferences, meetings and comparative research projects made by fully My best wishes of good work to you all. workshops are organized. Several international teams - with special concern Alberto Martinelli newsletters are published, and continuous for a growing participation from developing Research Committees and International Sociological Association by Arnaud Sales, Vice-President for Research The World Congress of Sociology, the the Research Committees, in collaboration cases. Several conferences are announced quadrennial event of the Association, which with the national and regional sociological in this ISA Bulletin. I had also expressed was held in Montreal last year, drew associations. The 53 Research my hope that the chairpersons of the together some 4500 participants. The Committees and 3 Working Groups are Committees would seek to establish closer Research Committees and Working primary networks behind the links with national and regional sociological Groups, due to their specialized vocation communications, exchanges and research associations when they organized these and the international scope of their activities of ISA, thanks to the conferences conferences. As recent experience has networks, contributed enormously to the they organize, the publication of books and shown, such bridges are essential for success of this event. In fact, they were scientific journals, the diffusion of sparking new initiatives, for increasing sponsible for organizing 750 sessions of information by means of newsletters, etc. membership, and for creating a larger me Congress, 700 of which were academic They also playa key role in membership. I audience for the Research Committees' in nature, and in which 2300 papers were invite you to follow and participate in these work. presented. That is indeed an impressive activities on a regular basis; they contribute 2. Integrative Conferences for feat! On behalf of the Research to forming international networks and Research Committees Coordinating Committee and the Research relationships at the forefront of the field Over the past four years ago, Immanuel Council, I wish to thank the program which facilitate the circulation of knowledge Wallerstein opened a debate on an issue coordinators of the Research Committees, and international collaboration in research. that is of pressing importance for our the sessions organizers, Professor Gilles What projects and orientations are on the discipline: the increase in areas of Pronovost, President of the Local agenda for the next three years? specialization to such a point that Organizing Committee of the Congress, as 1. Research Committees International Sociology with its 50-plus sub-fields seems well as all this Committee members for Conferences to be balkanized. This often creates their tireless efforts in ensuring the success Last October 1998, I encouraged the "islands" of specialized networks, giving of this event. Research Committees officers to start rise to overlapping areas of work, and Between now and the World Congress preparing the international conferences consequently, redundancy in research to be held in Brisbane, Australia in 2002, they wish to organize. A number of subjects and findings (Wallerstein, 1997). the intellectual life of our Association will Committees set to work and calls for This problem will not be solved by an continue to prosper through the activities of papers have already been put out in many administrative decision. What we need to 2/lnternational Sociological Association Bulletin 78-79 do is create more favorable conditions for activity depends directly on the sustained played in the diversification of sociological intellectual exchange among committees interest and involvement of everyone in the discourse. Wider access to work from the working in closely related fields, promote discipline. South or from Asia would also collaboration