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. Read more on page three... 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.