Research Committees

RC26 Sociotechnics - Sociological Practice

Established in 1971

Objectives

To open up a broader range of opportunities for the participation in the field of Sociotechnics; to secure and develop personal contacts between interested scholars and practitioners; to encourage the international dissemination and exchange of information on significant developments in sociotechnics and related areas, and to promote the development of scientific activities in this field throughout the world.

To know more about the history of RC26, go to Bulletin 27 (1981), pp. 37-39.

Board 2023 - 2027

President	Nikita POKROVSKY, Higher School of Economics - HSE Moscow, Russia, nikita1951@yahoo.com
Vice-Presidents	Flaminia SACCA, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy Georgios TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Greece
Secretary/Treasurer	Arsenii BUCHATSKII, Higher School of Economics - HSE Moscow, Russia, a.buchatski@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor	Arsenii BUCHATSKII, Higher School of Economics - HSE Moscow, Russia, a.buchatski@gmail.com
Board Members	Rosalba BELMONTE, Tuscia University, Italy Shaza DIBO, Higher School of Economics - HSE Moscow, Russia / Syria Maria FREGIDOU-MALAMA, University of Gavle, Sweden Jan Marie FRITZ, University of Cincinnati, USA and University of Johannesburg, South Africa George GANTZIAS, Hellenic Open University, Greece Luca MASSIDDA, Tuscia University, Italy Massimiliano RUZZEDDU, University Niccolò Cusano, Italy Nataliya VELIKAYA, Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia Lorenzo VIVIANI, University of Pisa, Italy

Program Coordinators for XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology 2027:
Georgios TSOBANOGLOU RHOEDES, georgetsompan@gmail.com
Maria FREGIDOU-MALAMA, mma@hig.se
Antonio OPROMOLLA, anto.opro@gmail.com
Nikita POKROVSKY, nikita1951@yahoo.com
Arsenii BUCHATSKII, a.buchatski@gmail.com

Forthcoming Activities

Sustainability of Local Community in the XXI Century

ISA RC26 Conference
University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece
October 24-26, 2026
Abstracts: June 30, 2026

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Membership

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