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


Thematic Group on
Historical and Comparative Sociology TG02

Main theme
Civilizational analysis and historical sociology


Programme Coordinator
Willfried Spohn, Catholic University Eichstaett, Germany, willfried.spohn@uni-konstanz.de

Venue of TG02 sessions:

Faculty of Philosophy, Geography and History
University of Barcelona
Montalegre, 6
08001 Barcelona, Spain, map

Page last updated: May 19, 2008

Session 1: Multiple modernities, comparative civilizations and comparative-historical sociology

Part I
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 09:00-11:00

Part II
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 11:30-13:30

Organizers: Johann Arnason, LaTrobe University Melbourne, Australia, j.arnason@latrobe.edu.au, Willfried Spohn, Catholic University of Eichstatt, Germany, willfried.spohn@uni-konstanz.de

Session 2: Globalization, religion and collective identities: Theoretical, historical and comparative perspectives

Part I
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 15:30-17:30

Part II
Sunday, September 7, 2008, 15:30-17:30

Organizers: Victor Roudometof, University of Cyprus, roudomet@ucy.ac.cy and Willfried Spohn, Catholic University of Eichstatt, Germany, willfried.spohn@uni-konstanz.de

Session 3: Multiple modernities, sociology of development and postcolonial studies

Part I
Sunday, September 7, 2008, 09:00-11:00

Part II
Sunday, September 7, 2008, 11:30-13:30

Joint session TG02 Historical and Comparative Sociology and RC09 Social Transformations and Sociology of Development
Organizers: Ulrike Schuerkens, EHESS, France, uschuerkens@gmail.com and Willfried Spohn, Catholic University of Eichstatt, Germany, willfried.spohn@uni-konstanz.de

Session 4: The legacy of “stable cultural realities”, colonialism, and beyond

Sunday, September 7, 2008, 15:30-17:30
Co-Chairs: Said Arjomand, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA, said.arjomand@stonybrook.edu and Ulrike Schuerkens, École des Hautes Études en Sciences, Sociales, France, uschuerkens@gmail.com