SociologistEuropeanSociologis opeanEuropean Sociologist European Sociologist European Sociologist EuropeanSociologist Sociologist European Sociologist European Sociologist European ISSN 1385 478 x Bulletin of the European Sociological Association n Winter 03/04 Issue Number 17 The ESA Elections 2003-2005 With the ending on the second day of the 6th ESA conference in Murcia the new President and the Executive Committee have been elected.

The candidates were chosen so that they represent different geographical regions and fields of study. Two men and two women were running for the precidency, and 15 men and 15 women for the executive.

Afterwards, at the first meeting of the new Executive Committee in Paris, the election of officers and the membership of the sub-committees took place.

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Contents

The ESA Elections 2003-2005 1

Presidents Message 2

Report about the Elections 3

The new Executive Committee 3

Interviews with the members of the new Executive Committee 4

News for Research Networks 6

Reports from the 6th Conference of the ESA 6

Not simply hunger for knowledge 7

Communication with ESA 8

Books and other Publications 9

Conferences and Call for Papers 10

ESA Research Networks 12

1 Winter 03/04 Issue 17 n Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association President's message from the new ESA President J. P. Roos

Dear ESA members! as sales exceed the costs for regularised: the ISA would like membership subscriptions. The to have us as a regional I am honoured of being the first congresses can still grow a little, organisation in their midst, but ESA President elected by direct but if participation exceeds this might prove very costly, so vote. This was the first time and 3000-4000, we can only we must be careful. the participation was not as high organize meetings in big cities as we had hoped, the race was and in expensive congress Presently, our administrative very tight, and national voting venues. I would find it preferable costs are extremely light, blocks may have affected the to raise the qualitative barriers because we have a very good result, so I will not pretend to for entry so that the congresses arrangement with the French have a strong mandate to carry will be as interesting as CNRS. We are keen on out my program - especially as possible, than to just raise the continuing with this we did not have the possibility to prices or let the congresses arrangement, although the present any programs. Instead grow into truly mastodontic beginnings have been of writing of a program or proportions. somewhat patchy and there is agenda, I should like to write of as yet no definitive agreement some ideas that I would like to I also believe that the ESA between the ESA and the test on the executive and on the should support more generously CNRS. Our relations depend potential membership of the its research networks and very much on the personal ESA. participation in congresses from union between the ESA, CNRS the poor European countries so and the French Sociological ESA is an organisation which that we will see more network Association with which we share should be able to have at least meetings between congresses the secretary and the office. the same number of members and more equality between as the American Sociological those researchers whose Coming from Nordic countries, I Association (13-14000). That countries are unable to support strongly believe in an open, our membership is now only one research as much as in the responsive and responsible tenth of this possible goal is wealthier European countries. democracy. The members mainly the consequence of very should be able to get answers to high membership and congress And I believe that ESA should their questions, have influence fees. One has to be either an be more active in its dealings on policy and see that things will established researcher with the EU research policies happen without unnecessary supported by a relatively and general research related delays. Nobody is perfect. wealthy organisation or then questions. ESA could even in one has to be a very some cases function as a lobby And last, I promise that in the enthusiastic member. The latter organisation for the next Congress, the candidates group is very small. advancement of social research will have a possibility to present in the union. their views on the ESA, and the The high fees have had a rather newly elected President will simple explanation: the Even otherwise, ESA could have a role in the closing congresses have been a major have an influence as an plenary, so that all members will source of funds for the ESA and absolutely independent and be able to see who the new the launching of the journal non-aligned NGO in its dealings President of the Association is. European Societies has been with the UNESCO for example. difficult and expensive. The The relations of ESA and the journal will hopefully turn soon International Sociological J. P. Roos into a self-supporting enterprise Association should be ESA President 2003-2005

2 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association n Issue 17 1 Winter 03/04 The ESA Elections 2003 Summary by Elina Haavio-Mannila

The voting procedure of the ESA executive was The voting ended on the second day of the 6th new compared to the earlier elections held in ESA conference in Murcia, on September 24, at 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001. According to the new 19.00. At that time in about 367 members had statutes, members could now vote separately for cast their votes. The votes were counted by the president and the executive, and the voting Göran Ahrne, Elizabeth Dedieu, Elina Haavio- started before the conference. Mannila, Martin Kohli and an Italian graduate student Elizabetta Pernigotti. The candidates were elected by a nomination committee of five sociologists chaired by Ulla As president 2003 -2005 was elected: Björnberg, Gothenburg University, Sweden. JP Roos 121 (Giovanna Procacci 114, Elizabeth Ettore 68, Serge Paugam 51, The candidates were chosen so that they Invalid 13) represent different geographical regions and The following persons were elected for the Executive fields of study. Two men and two women were committee 2003-2005: Sara Arber 164 running for the precidency, and 15 men and 15 Giovanna Procacci 143 women for the executive. Tuula Gordon 140 Ilona Ostner 133 Constanza Tobio 116 The members of ESA in good standing (having Eva Cyba 114 paid their membership dues) started to vote Jean -Charles Lagree 113 before the conference after they had got the Dagmar Kutsar 110 Marek Ziolowski 109 voting ballots by mail by the beginning of August Eliane Rista 099 2003. Lennart Svensson 099 Elizabeth Ettorre 099 Catherine Delcroix 090 Only 107 members sent their votes to Elina Eva Barlösius 083 Haavio-Mannila, University of Helsinki, before the Patrick Baert 082 conference. (51 Invalid) New ESA-Executive Committee 2003-2005

The first meeting of the new ESA Executive The full composition of the ESA sub- Committee took place at IRESCO in Paris on 12.- committees is: 13. December 2003. Following the Statutes, one of the first items of business was the election of Programm: Marek Ziolkowski (Chair), Eva Cyba, officers and the membership of the sub- Catherine Delcroix, Elisabeth Ettorre, Capitolina committees of the Executive. Diaz (affiliated member)

The ESA officers are: Publication: Giovanna Procacci (Chair), Patrick President: J.P. Roos Baert, Lennart Svensson, Constanza Tobio General Secretary: Jean-Charles Lagree Treasurer: Elisabeth Ettorre Research Networks: Ilona Ostner (Chair), Sara Vice Presidents: Arber, Eva Barlösius, Tuula Gordon, - Research Networks: Ilona Ostner - Conference Programm: Marek Ziolkowski Communication: Jean-Charles Lagree (Chair), - Publication: Giovanna Procacci Eva Cyba, Dagmar Kutsar (responsible for Newsletter Editor: Eva Cyba Internet), Eliane Riska

3 Winter 03/04 Issue 17 n Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association InterviewsInterviews European Sociologist presents the answers of its inquiry into the views and attitudes of the new members of the Executive Committee

Mother Nature, which as truly life-changing gender and the body, 2002, Routledge) which book! But models of sociology at its best? is a feminist account of reproductive genetics There is no such book. It is much easier to with special reference to embodiment issues. mention examples of books which are models of sociology at its worst. But I'll be more 5. Can you name one or two books that are, general: good sociology for me is clearly in our opinion, models of sociology at its written, down to earth, general in its best (and perhaps, briefly explain why)? implications, theoretically deep, yet absolutely OBarbara Katz Rothman's The Tentative concrete, unambiguous. One text which has Pregnancy (1993) is a politically astute book influenced me enormously is the unpublished and certainly has had a major impact in the masterpiece of Daniel and Isabelle Bertaux: area of women and reproduction. Kathy Davis Une enquete sur la boulangerie artisanale I-II. Embodied Practices: feminist perspectives on J. P. Ross I am sure it will be published one day and the body (1997) is one of my favourite reads. It become the classic sociological text it is. Bad really opens up the area of embodiment in a sociology is the opposite, badly written, never scholarly and accessible manner. J. P. Roos touching ground, never other than general, 1. Why did you decide to become a theoretically dense, abstract, with no sociologist? implications, totally ambiguous. No examples Lennart G Svensson I did not decide, I just became, gradually, a are needed: we all do that all the time! My university education to become a sociologist. To have been elected as President psychologist took a detour in the late 1960s of European Sociological Association is a sort into sociology - still going on. This was a of final step in the process! Here then a short Elizabeth Ettorre rational and substantial choice based on my biography would be in place, but I'll spare you 1. Why did you decide to become a interest in social and political issues, from that. You can read it on my website sociologist? extensively backed up by C. Wright Mills' (www.jproos.org) I decided to become a sociologist already in excellent book The Sociological Imagination 1972 after I completed my undergraduate (1959), still used in our under graduate 2. Why do you think the European degree. I wanted to develop tools to see teaching. Sociological Association is an important clearly all forms of inequalities and social endeavour and what do you think the ESA injustices in society. At the time and (still) I am This detour from a professional education is should be trying to achieve? particularly interested with gender issues. one major reason for my interests in the Europe is the birthplace of sociology and it is sociology of education, knowledge, and important that we carry on the development of 2. Why do you think the European professions, which have been my main all-European sociology. ESA should gather Sociological Association is an important research topics. Studies on certain Swedish under its wings all European professional endeavour and what do you think the ESA occupational professions, as well as sociologists and thus become a force which should be trying to achieve? professions and their values and conditions in can influence European research policies and We need a European Association given not general in international comparisons, have advance the financing of sociological only our historical importance in the brought my research closer to the sociology of research, especially basic sociological development of our discipline but also the work and organisation. Furthermore this research. current struggles we engage in within our broadening of my fields of interest has opened geographical area. We need a sociological for international publication. It has also given 3. How do you personally hope to association in Europe which champions the me opportunities to take part in our contribute to achieving these things? views of the dispossessed and downtrodden. international arenas, such as ISA and ESA. Making the ESA better known and more The ESA should be an inclusive organisation accessible to all European sociologists. uncovering social inequalities and injustices Thus, I regard the first objective for ESA to be Carrying on my critical role towards the EU within its boundaries and on a global scale. such an arena and "to facilitate sociological research policies which are far too much user research, teaching and communication on oriented (and the users are mainly 3. How do you personally hope to European issues, and to give sociology a bureaucrats) contribute to achieving these things? voice in European affairs", quoting the mission I hope to direct my energies by helping to of ESA. My own contribution to this mission 4. As a sociologist, which of your continue to develop sensitive and inclusive will be devoted to try to represent ESA publications or research projects are you organisational policies. members in general and to particularly proudest of, and why? empower the research areas mentioned I am very proud of my present project to make 4. As a sociologist, which of your above according to the best of my human and sociology aware of its biological roots, but I am publications or research projects are you social capital, to speak with the late Pierre also proud of my achievements in the proudest of, and why? Bourdieu. biographical research and theory of I am very proud of my work in the area of generations in Finland. women and substance use (Women and Concerning books as models of sociology I Substance Use 1992, MacMillan) because it would, thus, beyond The Sociological 5. Can you name one or two books that are, has been recognised and accepted as one of Imagination, like to add Bourdieu's Homo in our opinion, models of sociology at its the first feminist sociological accounts in this Academicus (1984), epitomizing our affiliation best (and perhaps, briefly explain why)? area. I have also developed an interest in to the academic profession, and its mission One book which I would like to have every reproductive genetics (Reproductive genetics, and ethics. sociologist to read is Sarah Blaffer Hrdy's

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5. Can you name one or two books that are, Holland, Janet & Lahelma Elina (2002) Making in our opinion, models of sociology at its Spaces: Citizenship and Difference in Schools best (and perhaps, briefly explain why)? (Macmillan & St. Martin's Press). It is based on For me, research at its best allows us to think a comparative and crosscultural ethnographic differently about things, to reassess what we project located in Helsinki and London (with hitherto have taken for granted. So Nietzsche's other researchers participating as well). We Genealogy of Morals would fit, as would have worked collectively conducting Marx's Capital. This may sound rather ethnographic research in schools and have antiquarian. More recent examples would also conducted collective analysis and have include Bauman's Modernity and the written collectively. We addressed issues of Holocaust, Sennett's The Corrosion of citizenship, difference and marginality in Character or Latour's Pandora's Hope. schools, with the commitment of analysing how difference is produced in everyday life, how processes of marginalisation operate, and how neo-conservative and neo-liberal politics Tuula Gordon have influenced such practices at school. 1. Why did you decide to become a Patrik Baert sociologist? 5. Can you name one or two books that are, Although I had done well at school, I felt that I in our opinion, models of sociology at its was ignorant about how society works. I was best (and perhaps, briefly explain why)? Patrick Baert startled when we were told that in I.Q. tests Recently I have enjoyed, for example, Sallie 1. Why did you decide to become a poor people's results were inferior to richer Westwood's and Annie Phizacklea's book sociologist? people's (this is how I remember it - Transnationalism and the Politics of Belonging I never decided to become a sociologist. I terminology may have been slightly more (Routledge). My concern with citizenship has initially decided to study sociology as an sophisticated). I became enraged by the expanded to questions about nationality and undergraduate because it provided a broad injustices in society and wanted to understand the nation states, and I'm interested in ways in range of courses, from philosophy to cultural them. I was also frustrated by how little which nationality is implicated in processes of anthropology. From one thing came another. I societal awareness I acquired at school. I differentiation. Generally I enjoy the work of was basically interested in the intersection turned to Marx and Lenin and then to sociologists who have an interest in women's between philosophy and the social sciences sociology. studies, cultural studies and materialism, and and I liked the interdisciplinary nature of engage with multiple dimensions of difference. sociology. 2. Why do you think the European If I think of my earlier encounters in sociology, Sociological Association is an important I suppose I should mention Marx - German 2. Why do you think the European endeavour and what do you think the ESA Ideology is my favourite. The publications of Sociological Association is an important should be trying to achieve? Stuart Hall and Raymond Williams have endeavour and what do you think the ESA Most importantly I think ESA should bring greatly influenced me, and among feminist should be trying to achieve? sociologists from different parts of Europe sociologists the work of, for example, Michelle The European Sociological Association should together, so that we can learn more about Barrett's work was an influential early encourage intellectual exchange between patterns in different societies and about encounter. Ethnographic research has been different countries and between different different research traditions. Through joint important to me, and I might mention the intellectual traditions. The distinctive feature of discussions we can also learn about different Handbook of Ethnography edited by Paul the ESA is the diversity of its members - the ways of analysing social and cultural trends. Atkinson et.al. - this book includes lots of diversity of intellectual cultures. Most of them As researchers and as people we can only be useful chapters by many interesting authors, are rich but some have been too enhanced by such contacts. ESA should do its for example Beverley Skeggs. In the field of inwardlooking. For me, the ESA is about utmost to provide an interesting, dynamic education a great deal of interesting work can providing a dialogue between these different forum accessible to as many people from as be found by authors such as Barrie Thorne, cultural forms, but without imposing one of many countries as possible. Questions relating Leslie Roman, Jane Kenway and Valerie them as a yardstick onto others. to dimensions of difference such as gender, Walkerdine. ethnicity, social class and nationality are, as 3. How do you personally hope to ever, important. Tuula Gordon contribute to achieving these things? I have just asked to join the publications 3. How do you personally hope to committee, which seems like an excellent contribute place to encourage an intellectual exchange to achieving these things? I will continue my involvement with the 4. As a sociologist, which of your Sociology of Education research network. The publications or research projects are you network has members from all over Europe. In proudest of, and why? the Executive Committee I want to ensure that II liked writing my book Social Theory in the the next conference will be lively and vibrant, 20th Century (Polity) because it forced me to and accessible to as many as possible. I hope read widely. But I am probably most satisfied we can address and theorise differences, with my forthcoming Philosophy of the Social diversities and commonalities in the context of Sciences: Towards Pragmatism (Polity) different fields within sociology. Financially because it encourages researchers to think ESA is in a good position currently. I hope that differently about research, to see it not simply we endeavour to think of ways of encouraging as an explanatory or predictive endeavour, but people from all over Europe to attend. as a dialogue. The encounter with difference is an opportunity to think differently about our 4. As a sociologist, which of your own presuppositions. This ties in nicely with publications or research projects are you what I just said about the ESA. proudest of, and why? I'm proudest of the book Gordon, Tuula,

5 Winter 03/04 Issue 17 n Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association ReportsReports fromfrom TheThe 6th6th ConferenceConference ofof thethe ESAESA September 23-26, 2003, Murcia

Professions, (eds.) Svensson, L.G. and Research network II Professions and age, gender, careers Evetts, J, Research report No. 129 from the Sociology of and life cycles Department of Sociology, Göteborg 7. Professions, age, gender, class and University, 2003. (Ordered from: Birgit. Professions ethnicity [email protected])

Convenors III 8. Professions, trust and status Negotiations has proceeded with Open Lennart G. Svensson, Goteborg University University Press /McGraw Hill for a Julia Evetts, University of Nottingham IV 9. Occupations and publication on Professions, Knowledge and professionalisation Trust and with Julia Evetts as editor-in Programme 10. Session in Spanish chief, documenting the meeting in Murcia. Under the main title "Modernity - Post- In all 60 papers were presented from 15 modernity - Ageing Societies and countries. Succession of coordinator Professions. Social, political and At the business meeting a new voluntary theoretical relevance of sociology of Publications coordinator was presented, Ellen professions" we had announced for call of Before the meeting Mariano Sánchez Kuhlmann, University of Bremen papers three section subtitles for sessions: Martínez and Juan Sáez Carreras took the ([email protected]). She (See enclosed session programme and great initiative to edit a book in Spanish on will take over with some initial assistance web site sociology of professions in collaboration from Julia Evetts and Lennart Svensson. http://www.um.es/ESA/principal_ingles.ht with Julia Evetts and Lennart Svensson. On behalf of the network members great Mariano Sánchez Martínez; Juan Sáez gratitude goes to Julia Evetts, who initiated m.) Carreras & Lennart Svensson (eds. 2003) the network and continues to put Sociología de las Profesiones. Pasado, committed efforts also into this ESA I Sociology of professions and links Presente y Futuro. Murcia: Diego Marín network. with sociology of knowledge, organisation, work, education and The first issue of the journal Knowledge, Next meeting labour market Work and Society was launched by editor- University of Lincoln has been decided as Six sessions were performed in this in chief Charles Gadea and editorial the venue for next interim meeting, 15-17 section: assistant Sophie Divay. This first issue as April 2004. Proposed title is "Professions, 1. Professions and knowledge well as the second coming contains social inclusion and citizenship". Host is 2. Professions, organisation and discourse documentation from the interim network Vice Chancellor Professor Mike Saks. 3. Professionalisation processes meeting last year in Paris. Another part of 4. Session in French this documentation is in the report 5. Professions and education Conceptual and Comparative Studies of Goteborg University 10 October 2003 6. Professional labour market Continental and Anglo-American Lennart G Svensson News for Research Networks

Ilona Ostner, Professor of social policy, ESA wants to make available on our web- 3. Preliminary program Georg-August University of Goettingen, site collections of syllabi and reading lists 4. Preliminary list of participants Germany, ([email protected]) was elected of courses with European content. 5. Financial information : how ESA support as Vice-President, Research Networks, will be used (e.g. supporting scholars from 2004-5 at the executive meeting in Research network co-ordinators are kindly Eastern and Central Europe: covering December 2003. asked to encourage their RN members to workshop costs etc..). send respective material to Ilona Ostner. 6. Name and address (bank address and Sara Arber, Professor of sociology, School swift code) of person in charge of finances of Human Sciences, University of Surrey, ESA offers a small financial support to 7. Application will be handled by ESA United Kingdom ([email protected]) Research Networks for activities like Executive Committee (President, Vice and Tuula Gordon, Fellow of the Helsinki midterm conferences and various President Research Network and ESA Collegium for Advanced Studies, University communication initiatives, e.g. establishing cashier). of Helsinki, Finland of web-sides and electronic channels. ([email protected]) will share tasks Rules for support: with her. (2) Communication support, maximum (1) Midterm conference or workshop of sum of 300 euros : News from the various networks - research network, maximum sum of 700 ongoing activities, changes of chair or euros : 1. Communication activities of Research rules (e.g. of electing chairs) - should be 1. Submit application to Vice-President Network (web-site, e-mail list, etc..). reported to: Research Network to contain 2. Application to be submitted to Vice [email protected] 2. Time and location of workshop President (Research Network).

6 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association n Issue 17 1 Winter 03/04 Not simply Hunger for Knowledge A report on the ESA PhD workshop by Simon Sorokos and Martha Van Der Bly

For most participants in the Sixth Conference of the European Sociological Association, proceedings began at the plenary opening session at de Centro de Congresos in central Murcia on September 23rd. However, two days before men sporting beards and wearing sandals gathered in order to talk past one another across half-filled rooms, an atmosphere of real academic discovery had already been established at the Campus Universitario El Espinardo, 4km out of town, among a group of PhD students drawn from all over Europe.

Thanks to the efforts of Bart van explained, rather than as an explanation background living in Toulouse. Using this Steenbergen and Jean-Charles Lagree a for the occurrence of other phenomena, as case, Bertaux argued against the idea of a total of twenty-eight students, including a a dependent variable, not an independent poverty-trap and in so doing demonstrated sizable contingent from Eastern and one. Soysal went on to consider how that small scale studies have the power to Central Europe, had come together to take school textbooks play a role in the call in to question widely held part in a workshop entitled 'The 'reinvention' or 'reinterpretation' of the assumptions. Ladislav Rabusic discussed Europeanization Process: a Challenge to past. In order to illustrate the point, she immigration in the Czech Republic. Based Sociology'. described how the Vikings are now upon data drawn from the European incorporated into the idea of 'European Values Survey, he argued that Eastern- Originally, thirty had been invited but due heritage' and celebrated as long-distance European countries have relatively strong to visa restrictions two were unable to traders rather than decried as marauding anti-immigration feelings. He went on to attend. However, this level of non- warriors. question whether immigration can offer an attendance paled into insignificance when effective solution to the problems posed by compared to the problems experienced in Giovanna Procacci discussed 'Europe and an aging society and emphasised the fact some of the conference sessions. In one the fight against exclusion'. On a negative that the Czech Republic has the lowest case, all ten speakers in a session on the note, she suggested that the term 'social fertility rate in Europe (1.1 compared to an Sociology of the Arts failed to appear. exclusion' is often used as a euphemism average of 1.5). Perhaps those who did make the effort to for poverty but, more positively, went on to attend had not considered the possibility mention that social rights are increasingly Globalisation and humiliation that some kind of artistic statement was being viewed as human rights. Claudine Saskia Sassen gave a brief but fascinating being made! Attias-Donfurt discussed the talk on the micro-transformations brought consequences of an ageing Europe, and in about by globalization. She spoke about All students taking part in the workshop so doing challenged many commonly held the blurred boundaries of nation based were housed in very comfortable campus assumptions. She emphasized that older, citizenship and mentioned both formal accommodation for the duration of the unattached women are more likely to have (legislative changes) and informal (daily conference and all were entitled to attend a low income than any other group in routines, street level politics) challenges to its sessions. Indeed, many who took part Europe (a point underlined elsewhere at ideas of what it means to be a citizen. She later gave papers at the conference, an the conference by Jay Ginn). Needless to emphasized the varying status of the opportunity that some were only able to say, this is not the picture of poverty that is immigrant, from the 'sans papiers' to the take advantage of because of the usually painted by European policy- 'documented unauthorized' through to generous financial assistance offered by makers. 'foreign professionals' and 'IMF citizens' the ESA to all those who's applications to and described herself as an 'immigrant attend the workshop were successful. Attias-Donfurt also mentioned the worker'. emergence of a new form of female Identity, exclusion and solidarity solidarity. She suggested that by taking on In an extremely interesting session Dennis Our first session began at 10am on the some of the responsibilities traditionally Smith convincingly applied the notion of morning of Monday 21st and our last did associated with younger women, older humility to international politics in an not finish until after 10pm on the following women are now making it easier for their attempt to understand the complex night. The programme was, to say the daughters to pursue a career. relationship between Europe and the USA. least, intensive. However, this was more He argued that the Second World War left than compensated for by its impressive In the evening a number of PhD students Europe humiliated, and further suggested content. The group which, much to presented short papers to the workshop. that the USA should be seen as an 'escape Yasemin Soysal's delight, was This session provided most participants society', historically populated by people predominantly made up of women, was with encouragement and inspiration as trying to get away from pain and treated to brief lectures from a selection of well as criticism. humiliation. Largely because of this, Smith speakers. Proceedings began with Bart suggested that the events of September van Steenbergen offering a general Fertile histories? 11 imposed an especially severe type of introduction to the theme of the workshop. Tuesday brought another day of humiliation on the USA. His contribution was followed by a thought challenging lectures. It began with a provoking paper from Yasemin Soysal in contribution from Daniel Bertaux, who The final paper of the workshop was given which, among other things, the idea of a argued that by using life histories the by Marju Lauristin. She discussed the 'European identity' was considered. She researcher can address issues at both the political projects and social processes argued that identity has become an over- micro and the macro level. He attempted transforming post-communist Estonia. used term, and that if it is to have any to show this by recounting the story of value it should be seen as something to be Leila, a French woman from an Algerian Continued on next page...

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Feeding the intellectual appetite knowledge. Along the way we discovered been consumed! This unfortunate set of All lectures were followed by a short differences of opinion, approach and style circumstances did, however, enable us to question and answer session. It was a real as well as commonalities. disprove Marx's theory that thought and privilege to spend time with established academics in such a stimulating One of the goals of the workshop was to material conditions are inextricably linked. environment and for many of us it was an encourage the development of networks Most of all, we'd like to thank the additional bonus to be able to discuss among young scholars. Some have organisers and all the other academics ideas with authors whose work we'd read. already been established among those who generously and enthusiastically gave Several participants mentioned that they who took part and we hope that they will their time for no other reward than the were particularly pleased that those who prove to be fruitful. attention of a room full of interested were speaking in the plenary sessions also students, although Daniel Bertaux's found the time to give papers at the We would, of course, like to thank all those obvious delight that the students in workshop. who participated in the workshop. One question were nearly all female showed participant would especially like to thank that, for him at least, no other reward was The only shortcoming of such a full Karine Tinat for mentioning 'elegant necessary! programme was the time limit imposed on Englishmen' in her paper. On a more the exchanges between students and serious note, sincere thanks are due to If the 'Europeanization Process' does academics in the classroom. Although Salvadora Titos Gil who offered excellent indeed pose 'a Challenge to Sociology', many interesting discussions took place information and guidance through out the then we are confident that many of the over coffee, it was generally felt that the week. However, she neglected to inform us young scholars who took part in the workshop would have been better if the of the strange catering practices of workshop are more than capable of rising sessions had been more like seminars and Campus Universitario El Espinardo. On to meet that challenge. less like lectures. Despite this, we feel sure Monday evening this left most of us on the that the workshop achieved many of its otherwise deserted campus without any Simon Sorokos, University of Kent, UK objectives. Senior and junior academics kind of food other than the locally popular Martha Van Der Bly, Trinity College Dublin, from across the continent and beyond empanadas. Even these lost most of their Republic of Ireland came together in order to share ideas and culinary attraction after three in a row had Communication with the ESA

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8 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association n Issue 17 1 Winter 03/04 BooksBooks andand otherother PublicationsPublications

On Living Through Soviet in Stalin's Russia: old believers in the Urals Megaprojects and Risk during the 1930s-50s Russia Bent Flyvbjerg Cambridge University Press Edited by D.Bertaux, P.Thompson & N.Adler: The return of the suppressed: Anna Rotkirch survival after the Gulag The book is especially timely because Routledge Studies in Memory and more and more - and ever more expensive Narrative, London 2003 M.Liljeström: Success stories from the - megaprojects are being planned and built margins: Soviet women's autobiographical around the world. Synopsis sketches from the late Soviet period On Living Through soviet Russia analyses, Megaprojects increasingly shape what through personal accounts, how Russian Manuel Castells calls "the space of flows," society operated at a day-to-day level. It Health Professions, Gender including city regions, nations, and even contrasts the integration of different social the global economy. It is increasingly groups: the descendants of pre- and Society. important to understand the sociological revolutionary upper classes, the new Shifting Relations in Times processes and outcomes involved, the industrial working class or religious relevant theoretical developments, and minorities. It examines in turn the of Institutional and Social how to make better decisions regarding implications of family relationships, working Change megaprojects. The book attempts to deliver mothers, absent fathers and caretaking this understanding. grandmothers; patterns of eating together Edited by Birgit Blättel-Mink and Ellen and of housing; the secrecy of sexuality; Kuhlmann Here is what the publisher writes about the suppression of religion; and the small International Journal of Sociology and Megaprojects and Risk: freedoms such as growing vegetables on a Social Policy Vol. 23 No 4/5 2003 "Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of dacha plot. Contents Ambition provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of Because of its basis in direct testimonies, Birgit Blättel-Mink and Ellen Kuhlmann: megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of the book reveals in a highly readable and Health professions, gender and society: how the promoters of multibillion-dollar direct style the meaning of ordinary men introduction and outlook megaprojects systematically and self- and women of living through those seven servingly misinform parliaments, the public decades of state socialism. Julia Evetts: The construction of professionalism in new and existing and the media in order to get projects approved and built. Contents occupational contexts: promoting and PART I CREATING SOVIET SOCIETY facilitating occupational change It shows, in unusual depth, that the D.Bertaux & M.Malysheva: The cultural Machiavellian formula for approval is: model of the Russian popular classes and Rosemary Crompton and Nicky Le Feuvre: underestimated costs plus overestimated the transition to market economy Continuity and change in the gender segregation of the medical profession in revenues plus undervalued environmental impacts plus overvalued economic V.Semenova: Equality in poverty: the Britain and France development effects = project approval symbolic meaning of kommunalki in the 1930s-50s Elianne Riska: The career and work of pathologists: a gender perspective This results in projects that are extremely risky, but where the risk is concealed from E.Foteeva: Coping with revolution: the MPs, taxpayers and investors. The authors experiences of well-to- do Russian families Ellen Kuhlmann: Gender differences, gender hierarchies and professions: An not only explore the problems but also suggest practical solutions drawing on their PART II PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIFE embedded approach to the German dental own in-depth experience as advisers on A.Rotkirch: 'What kind of sex can you talk profession megaprojects. The book is illustrated with about?' - acquiring sexual knowledge in examples of megaprojects from twenty three Soviet generations Nathalie Lapeyre: Professional and domestic work arrangements of women nations and five continents that illustrate the book. Accessibly written, it will be the V.Semenova & P.Thompson: Family generalpractitioners in France standard reference for interested citizens, models and transgenerational influences: politicians, journalists, auditors, grandparents, parents and children in Kenda Crozier: Interprofessional education economists, planners, students and Moscow and Leningrad from the Soviet to in maternity care: Shared learning for scholars for many years to come." the market era women-centred care

A.Rotkirch: 'Coming to stand on firm Rannveig Dahle: Shifting boundaries and For more information, including ground': the making of a Soviet working negotiations on knowledge: Contents, first chapter, more reviews, mother Interprofessional conflicts between nurses and nursing assistants in Norway etc, please see the following site: http://uk.cambridge.org/sociology/megapro N.R.Galtz: The strength of small freedoms: jects/ a response to Ionin, by way of stories told Hildegard Theobald:Care for the elderly: at the dacha Welfare system, professionalisation and the question of inequality Author: Bent Flyvbjerg, Dr. Techn. & Ph.D. PART III THE MARGINAL AND THE [email protected] SUCCESSFUL Barmarick Publications: Homepage: http://www.i4.auc.dk/flyvbjerg Korovoushkina Paert: Memory and survival http://www.barmarick.co.uk c. £15.00

9 Winter 03/04 Issue 17 n Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association ConferencesConferences andand CallCall forfor PapersPapers

Multiple Marginalities: 8. Sexualities in Education (chair: Jukka private partnerships, multi-employer Lehtonen) workplaces) Gender and education in 9. Reflexive Methodologies (chair: Elina * Working Identities the global, local and Lahelma) * Collective organisation, resistance and 10. Education in Life Histories misbehaviour transnational world (chair: Katri Komulainen) * Third sector and informal forms of work Interim Gender and Education 11. Higher Education (chair: Liisa Husu) * Re-regulating the labour market Conference Department of Education, University of More details will be available at the page: Abstract submission: Helsinki, Finland Bulevardi 18 http://www.edu.helsinki.fi/ktl/gened. Abstract submission form available from 2-4 June 2004 http://www.umist.ac.uk/wes2004 Timeline for applications and abstracts is We invite you to the first interim Gender the 28th of February. Early booking is Abstracts for presentations should be and Education Conference in order to essential, we can accommodate 100 submitted for review by February 1st 2004 discuss multiple dimensions of participants. Fee: 100 ents 50 by email attachment to marginalization in educational theories, [email protected]. processes and practices. Our aim is to generate dialogue on how the global, local Abstracts will be refereed and contributors and transnational are played out in diverse WES Conference 2004 will be notified as to whether their abstract has been accepted by the 1st March 2004. educational sites and spaces. How are Manchester, 01-03 September 2004 marginalities lived, embodied, experienced and transgressed and how can they be Second call for papers: Costs: £140 for BSA student members; £240 for challenged and transformed? Themes The Work, Employment and Society BSA members and; such as pedagogical practices, youth conference, like the journal it is associated £290 for non-BSA members. All rates cultures, space, embodiment, sexuality, with, provides a forum for the critical include attendance at the conference, activism, disabilities and age will be analysis of work and employment and their discussed from multiple disciplinary connections with wider social processes lunch, dinner and refreshments during breaks. perspectives, such as education, and social structures. Supported by the sociology, psychology, womens studies, British Sociological Association, both the Further information: youth studies and history. journal and the conference series are For further information about: abstract sociologically oriented but welcome The Conference is organized by EDDI contributions from many academic submissions, the conference, plenary speakers, the venue, the cost and the city (Education and Difference researchers in disciplines, including anthropology, labour visit the conference website: Finland), in association with the Gender economics, geography, history, industrial http://www.umist.ac.uk/wes2004 and Education Association, Department of relations, management, organisational Education, Department of Sociology, studies and politics. Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Important dates: 01-Feb-2004: Last date for submission of Finnish Youth Research Network and Speakers: abstracts Christina Institute for Womens Studies. Confirmed plenary speakers reinforce this 01-Mar-2004: Contributors are notified of wish for an inter-disciplinary dialogue. their paper's acceptance/rejection The conference workshops welcome These are: Professor Jamie Peck, papers with a variety of empirical, Departments of Geography and Sociology, 30-Apr-2004: Last date of registration for presenters theoretical and methodological University of Wisconsin-Madison; 31-May-2004: Last date of registration for perspectives, data-based, conceptual as Professor Paul Stewart, Employment non-presenting delegates well as speculative and provocative Studies Research Unit, University of West papers. Following ideas for possible of England; Dr Don Slater, Reader in workshop themes reflect the foci of the Sociology at the London School of Colette Fagan, Irena Grugulis, Mark Smith and Kevin Ward (WES symposium. Suggestions for further Economics and; Professor Judy Wajcman, 2004 Organising Committee) workshops are welcome by the 15th of Research School of Social Sciences, January. Australian National University.

Suggested workshops: Themes: 1. Education for All (chair: Tuula Gordon) At WES 2004 in Manchester we want to Management, Work and 2. Children and Young People in the build on the debates from the last Organization in Margins (chair: Sinikka Aapola) conference (WES 2001, Nottingham), as 3. Multiple Marginalities in School well as introduce other areas of interest, Postsocialist Societies Practices (chair: Reetta Mietola) and this is reflected in the themes we have 19th Annual Employment Research Unit 4. Representations of and in Marginalities identified. We invite papers addressed to Conference, (chair: Sirpa Lappalainen) the following themes: Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, 5. Embodiment and Education (chair: 08-09 September 2004 Sanna Aaltonen) * Working conditions and health 6. Inclusion and Exclusion in Pedagogy * Tackling inequalities in and beyond the Call for papers: (chair: Pirkko Hynninen & Katariina workplace The dramatic economic and political Hakala) * Aesthetic and emotional labour changes in postsocialist societies have 7. Global/Local Identities and * Skills been well documented in academic and Subjectivities (chair: Tarja Tolonen) * New organisational forms (e.g. public- media sources.

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Perhaps oddly, however, the crucial Please email or send your submissions September to Saturday 11 September. The aspects of management change, to the organisers: venue at Southlands College, University of organizational transformation and Leo McCann or Gregory Schwartz Surrey Roehampton is within easy reach of employee relations have often been Cardiff Business School the centre of London by public transport, omitted. Cardiff University see: Aberconway Building, Colum Drive http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/southlands/c We know little about how former state Cardiff CF10 3EU onf.asp owned enterprises have attempted to re- Wales, UK orient themselves towards 'free' markets Any queries about this Conference, please and how managers and employees have email Sara Arber - [email protected] dealt with this new era. Ageing Societies and Organising Executive Scientific This conference aims to address this Committee: problem by providing an open environment Ageing Sociology: Lars Andersson, Sara Arber, Kate in which all areas of economic Diversity and Change in a Davidson, Susan Feldman, Michael Fine, transformation after state socialism can be Caroline Glendinning, Andreas Hoff, discussed in a area-focussed, multi- Global World Anne Martin-Matthews, Tetsuo Ogawa disciplinary fashion. International Sociological Association Papers are invited on all aspects of work RC-11 Sociology of Aging and employment, industrial relations, and Inter-Congress Conference management transformations in China, the University of Surrey Roehampton, UK, Poland in Europe: former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and 07-09 September 2004 other former socialist countries. Determinants and Contributions towards theoretical Hosted by the Centre for Research on Perspectives development will also be encouraged. Ageing and Gender (CRAG), XII Congress of the Polish Sociological Keynote speakers will address the future of University of Surrey, UK management research into postsocialist Association Poznan, Poland societies. Members of the ISA and other sociologists 15-18 September 2004 interested in ageing are invited to organise Accepted papers will be allocated one a Symposium on any topic relating to the Call for Papers: of the following streams: sociology of ageing, ideally addressing the Deadline for the submission of proposals: - Transforming Ownership and Conference theme 'Ageing Societies and March 31, 2004 Management Structures Ageing Sociology: Diversity and Change in - Organizational Forms and Inter- a Global World'. We also welcome offers to Session: organizational Relationships organise other types of sessions, e.g. Constructing Self and Society. European - Labour Market Changes and Reforming panel discussions, critical debates on a Variants of Symbolic Interactionism Enterprise Welfare current or controversial topic, or 'meet the - Industrial and Labour Relations author' sessions. - The Realities of Work * Symbolic Interactionist Tradition and European Social Theory - Gender and Work A session lasts 90 or 120 minutes, and * Research on Strategic and Ritual - Informal or 'Shadow' Economy usually contains four to six papers. The Interactions in Various Contexts - Theorizing Postsocialist Management session should be as international as * Research on Social Worlds, Discourses - There will also be a doctoral stream, and possible, and may contain theoretical or and Negotiations papers from PhD students are empirical research papers. * Problems of Constructing Social Identity, especially welcome. Symposium organisation: Personal Identity and Collective Identity in Persons wishing to organise a Symposium Europe Publications: or other type of session should email a * Biographies and Collective Memory We anticipate the publication of some of proposal by 1 October 2003 to Sara Arber, * Internet as a Context of Symbolic the articles from the conference in a Chair of Organising Committee at Interactions and Identity Construction Special Issue of International Journal of [email protected] Human Resource Management. * European Integration in a Symbolic- Interactionist and Communicative Proposals should include: Dimension For further information, please contact - a title of the proposed Symposium or * Methodology of Qualitative Research the conference organisers: session and Symbolic Interactions Leo McCann - an abstract of approximately 200 words Tel: +44(0)29 2087-0040 - name(s) and affiliation(s) of possible Session organizers: Email: [email protected] presenters in the session Elzbieta Halas Institute of Sociology Gregory Schwartz The open call for papers has a deadline for Warsaw University Tel: +44(0)29 2087-5192 receipt of abstracts by 1 February 2004. Email: [email protected] Abstracts for paper should be emailed to Karowa 18 00-324 Warsaw Andreas Hoff, Chair of the Programme Poland Conference submission: Committee, at [email protected]. Papers by e-mail: [email protected] An abstract of 500 words should be researchers earlier in their career and submitted by 31 March 2004. Authors of doctoral students are particularly Krzysztof Konecki accepted abstracts will be notified in welcomed. Institute of of Sociology April/May. Lodz University The Inter-Congress Conference will Rewolucji 1905 r. 41/43 Deadline: immediately precede the British Society of 90-214 Lódz Deadlines for full text of accepted papers is Gerontology conference held at the same Poland e-mail [email protected] 31 July 2004. venue from lunchtime on Thursday 9

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Announcing the next ESA conference: Rethinking inequalities Torun 09-12.9.2005

ESAESA ResearchResearch NetworksNetworks && CoordinatorsCoordinators Contact and Adresses

1. Ageing in Europe 8. Education in Europe 16. Qualitative Methods Jay Ginn Tuula Gordon Thomas Eberle [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Janet Holland co-chairs: [email protected] 17. Regional Network on Southern Andreas Motel-Klingebiel European Societies [email protected] Henk Kleijer Gabriella Lazaridis [email protected] [email protected] Ricca Edmondson [email protected] 9. Sociology of Families and Intimate Krystyna Romaniszyn Lives [email protected] 2. Sociology of the Arts Karin Wall Anna Lia Tota [email protected] 18. Science and Technology [email protected] Raymund Werle 10. Gender Relations, the Labour [email protected] 3. Biographical Perspectives on Market and the Welfare State www.mpi-fg-koeln.mpg.de/sstnet European Studies Eva Cyba Robert Miller [email protected] 19. Social Movements [email protected] Mario Diani www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/jproos/esabio.htm 11. Globalization [email protected] Bart van Steenbergen 4. Sociology of Consumption [email protected] 20. Social Policy Eivind Stoe Alan Walker [email protected] 12. Industrial Relations, Labour Market [email protected] Institutions and Employment 5. Disaster and Social Crisis Franz Traxler 21. Social Theory Nicholas Petropoulos [email protected] Patric Baert [email protected] [email protected] www.anglia.ac.uk/geography/d&scrn 13. RENCORE: Methods for Comparative Research on Europe 22. Youth and Generation 6. Economic Sociology Prof. Peter Ph. Mohler Jean Charles Lagree Sokratis Koniordos [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 14. Mass Media & Communications Research Networks in the making: Patrick Aspers Peter Golding Society and Sports [email protected] [email protected] Paul Martin www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ecs.htm www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/commun.htm [email protected]

7. Environment & Society 15. Sociology of Professions Sociology of Sexuality Research Jesper Grolin Lennart Svensson Network [email protected] [email protected] John Vincke [email protected]

Deadline for Contributions for Issue 18 of the European Sociologist is Mai 31, 2004

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