Challenges for a Global Sociology
In March 2009, the ISA Council of National Assocations held a conference in Taipei, under the theme Facing an Unequal World. "Challenges for a Global Sociology" is a short documentary filmed at the conference (and later edited) by Annie Lin and Ana Villarreal, capturing major challenges faced by sociologists from different parts of the world. |
One Day in the Life of a Sociologist: Esther Oliver
"One Day in the Life of a Sociologist" is a film series depicting sociology in action. Here is one day in the life of Esther Oliver, a sociologist at CREA (Institute for Overcoming Inequality) in Barcelona. We hope to have many more such short films from around the globe. |
The Trouble with Being Human These Days. Documentary about Professor Zygmunt Bauman by Bartek Dziadosz and Grzegorz Lepiarz, forthcoming October 2011
Values in flux, job insecurity, no strings attached relationships… Sounds familiar? A slight consolation lies in the fact that it has already been researched. This film is a Zeitgeist journey through Europe, life and work of Zygmunt Bauman, and the root of it all – liquid modernity. |
Sociology on the Move
Presidential address
Michael Wievorka, France, ISA President 2006-2010 |
Posible Futures
Craig Calhoun, New York University, USA |
Netwars in network society
Manuel Castell,
Universitat Oberta Catalunya, Spain |
Sustainable development seen from China
Peilin Li, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, P.R. China |
Historical changes and challenges to sociology
Elisa Reis, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
The re-assembling of territory, authority and rights
Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, USA |
The International Sociological Association organised ten regional conferences in preparation for the XIV ISA World Congress of Sociology held in Montreal, July 1998 on the theme "Social knowledge, heritage, challenges, and perspectives." Papers presented at those conferences were published by the ISA.
The below video records discussions held at the "integration" colloquium chaired by the project coordinator, Immanuel Wallerstein, ISA President 1994-1998. |
