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  2. ABOUT ISA
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ISA Past Presidents

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  • List of presidents
    • Louis Wirth
    • Robert C. Angell
    • Georges Friedmann
    • T.H. [Thomas] Marshall
    • René König
    • Jan Szczepanski
    • Reuben Hill
    • T.B. [Thomas] Bottomore
    • Ulf Himmelstrand
    • Fernando Henrique Cardoso
    • Margaret Archer
    • T.K. (Tharaileth Koshy) Oommen
    • Immanuel Wallerstein
    • Alberto Martinelli
    • Piotr Sztompka
    • Michel Wieviorka
    • Michael Burawoy
    • Margaret Abraham

List of presidents

Louis Wirth

President 1949-52

Robert C. Angell

President 1953-56

Georges Friedmann

President 1956-59

T.H. [Thomas] Marshall

President 1959-62

René König

President 1962-66

Jan Szczepanski

President 1966-70

Reuben Hill

President 1970-74

T.B. [Thomas] Bottomore

President 1974-78

Ulf Himmelstrand

President 1978-82

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

President 1982-86

Margaret Archer

President 1986-90

T.K. (Tharaileth Koshy) Oommen

President 1990-94

Immanuel Wallerstein

President 1994-98

Alberto Martinelli

President 1998-2002

Piotr Sztompka

President 2002-06

Michel Wieviorka

President 2006-10

Michael Burawoy

President 2010-14

Margaret Abraham

President 2014-18

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