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First ISA Forum of Sociology
Sociological Research and Public Debate
Barcelona, Spain
September 5 - 8, 2008

Plenary Sessions

Venue of Plenary Sessions:

Palau de Congressos de Fira Barcelona
Avinguda de La Reina Maria Cristina
Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain, map

Opening Session
Contributions of sociology to public debate

Friday, September 5, 2008, 11:30-13:30
Chair: Emilio Lamo de Espinosa, Universidad Complutense, Spain
Speakers:

• Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, USA
  
• Michel Wieviorka, CADIS, EHESS, France
  
• Arturo Rodríguez Morató, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain
  

Plenary Session
The intelectual profile of sociology in the public space

Monday, September 8, 2008, 15:30-17:30
Chair:Elisa Reis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Speakers:

• John Urry, Lancaster University, UK
  
• Salvador Giner, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain
  
• Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney, Australia

Closing Session
The sociological intervention in public debate

Monday, September 8, 2008, 18:00-20:00
Chair: María Ángeles Durán, CSIC, Spain
Speakers:

• Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley, USA
  
• Alberto Martinelli, University of Milano, Italy
  
• Alain Touraine, CADIS, EHESS, France