Research Committee on History of Sociology RC08 View title Research Committee list Established in 1971 To develop international contacts among scholars engaged in studying the history of sociology, to promote research in this field, and to encourage the international dissemination of such research. Statutes President Christian Fleck, University of Graz, Austria, christian.fleck@uni-graz.at Vice- Presidents Charles Crothers, Auckland University Technology, New Zealand Sven Eliaeson, Sweden Secretary Andreas Hess, University College Dublin, Ireland, a.hess@ucd.ie Board members Hans Henrik Bruun, Denmark Eleanor Townsley, USA Irmela Gorges, Germany Janusz Mucha, Poland Peter Baehr, Hong Kong Hedvig Ekerwald, Uppsala University, Sweden E. Stina Lyon, South Bank University, UK Cherry Schrecker, Université Nancy 2, France Vladimir Kultygin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Gina Zabludovsky, Mexico ISA Research Committee on History of Sociology RC08 Interim conference Perspectives from the Periphery Umea University, Sweden August 21 - 24, 2008 RCHS Newsletter is produced two or three times a year; in addition to news of conference plans it also includes lists of members and their addresses, details of new members and their special interests, details of new publications by members, news and notes about such matters as archives, conferences of other bodies, book recommendations, members' work in progress, members' moves and promotions, and obituaries of members who have died. It is hoped to start a series of short accounts of work in the history of sociology in countries whose languages are less widely spoken among the membership, to encourage wider communication. RCHSnewsletter: - July 2008, pdf file [140 KB] Dues USD 30 (USD 15 discount) for a 4 year period.ISA membership registration form is available on http://www.isa-sociology.org/memb_i/index.htm