ISA World Congress of Sociology

The ISA Webinar Series “Global Sociology in Turbulent Times” is a series of webinars on global sociology leading up to the 2027 World Congress of Sociology.

First Webinar

War and Resistance in the Middle East: What Sociology Can Teach Us Perspectives from Lebanon, Iran and Palestine.

In this session of the Global Sociology in Turbulent Times Webinar Series, “War and Resistance in the Middle East: What Sociology Can Teach Us. Perspectives from Lebanon, Iran and Palestine”, sociologists and critical thinkers from Lebanon, Iran and Palestine reflected on war, resistance, everyday life and the global structures shaping them.

The webinar opened an important space for nuanced intellectual discussion on how global sociology engages with conflict, solidarity and the futures of the Middle East. Bringing these perspectives together in one conversation was a privilege.

Speakers:
Abeer Musleh, University of Bethlehem, Palestine.
Nazanin Shahrokni, Simon Fraser University, Canada/Iran
Rima Majed, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Chair: Geoffrey Pleyers, FNRS/UCLouvain, President of the ISA

Recording Available in YouTube