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Laboratory for PhD Students in Sociology

XVIII ISA International Laboratory for PhD Students

Venue: Faculty of Sciences Education, Université Mohammed V de Rabat
Hosted by ISA and the University of Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
Funded by ISA and the KONE Foundation

                    

Theme: Interpretation and Analysis in Global Sociology

The focus in 2025 is on data interpretation and analysis, with particular attention to the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of global perspectives. Sociological tools – methods, theories, concepts, approaches, and questions – are increasingly shared and adapted across the global sociological community, facilitated by online resources and digital communication. Yet, even for those working within a global sociology framework, sociological analysis remains deeply rooted in everyday life, local and national cultures, and pressing issues of the societies being studied. How can we navigate between different levels of analysis without falling into the trap of a simplistic local-global dichotomy? Ongoing discussions on the decolonizing of academia have also shed new light on questions of the “local” and the context. When the local is constantly entangled and shifting, the interpreter needs to make choices about what to emphasize. This laboratory seeks to explore in detail “how” this process unfolds. Participants are invited to present their work-in-progress and discuss how they are contextualizing their research or exploring the unresolved analytical challenges they face.

The ISA International Laboratory for PhD Students in Social Sciences has been organized by the International Sociological Association since 2000. Doctoral students are selected through a competitive selection process. The aim of the Laboratory has been and remains to support the ISA goal of building a truly international association, creating opportunities for early-career sociologists from across the world to meet, work together, and build long-lasting intellectual relations.

Students

  1. Agneška AVIN, Lithuanian Center for Social Sciences
  2. Fabio BRAUN CARRASCO, Humbolt University of Berlin
  3. Jan Erron CELEBRADO, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
  4. Nathan CHAPMAN, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
  5. Martin COUTO GARCÍA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  6. Micely DIAZ ESPAILLAT, University of Bonn
  7. Deborah DIKE, University of Bayreuth
  8. Fatima EZZARA BEL FAKIR, Tunis University-Tunisia
  9. Navaneeth HARINDRANATH, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  10. Jonghun KIM, Seoul National University
  11. Don Johnson LONTOC, UNSW Sydney
  12. Vaishnavi MAHURKAR, FLAME University
  13. Amin MAJIDIFARD, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
  14. Meryem MELHAOUI, Mohammed First University
  15. Samya N'HARI, Hassan II University of Casablanca & UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels
  16. Lucía SAYAPIN, University of Buenos Aires

Teachers

  • Abdelfattah EZZINE, Espace Médiation (EsMed), Morocco; President of the Moroccan Sociological Instance and President of the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology Local Committee
  • Elina OINAS, University of Helsinki, Finland; Vice-President of the International Sociological Association (ISA), Chair of the PhD Lab
  • Michael OKYEREFO, University of Ghana; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
  • Geoffrey PLEYERS, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, President of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
  • Nazanin SHAHROKNI, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
  • Dan WOODMAN, University of Melbourne, Australia; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Sociological Association (ISA)