Established in 1960

Objectives
The membership of the Research Committee on Political Sociology (CPS) is comprised of sociologists and political scientists and its elected Board officers represent both disciplines and the interests of the two parent international organizations: ISA and IPSA. This interdisciplinary exchange of scholars and ideas lies at the core of the CPS and determines its policies.

Statutes

RC website

Board 2010-2014
President
Piero IGNAZI, Universitá di Bologna, Italy, piero.ignazi@unibo.it
Treasurer
Marco MARAFFI, Italy, marco.maraffi@unimi.it (2012-2014)
Hermann SCHMITT, University of Mannheim MZES, Germany (resigned 2012)
Secretary
Piero IGNAZI, Universitá di Bologna, Italy, piero.ignazi@unibo.it
Board members
André BLAIS, Université de Montréal, Canada
Felix G. LOPEZ, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Brazil
Marco MARAFFI, Università di Milano, Italy
José Ramón MONTERO, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Seraphim SEFERIADES, Panteion University of Social and Political Science, Greece

Past Boards

Working Groups

• WG on Political Inequality
• WG on Members and Activists on Political Parties
• WG on Contentious Politics and Social Movements
• WG on Religion and Politics

Forthcoming Activities

Newsletter
CPS Newsletter produced twice a year.

Membership
Dues: $ 30 to be paid directly to the RC18 Secretary.ISA membership registration form is available on https://secured.com/~f3641/formisa.htm