Opportunities

The International Sociological Association (http://www.isa-sociology.org/) (ISA) was founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO.  The goal of the ISA is to represent sociologists everywhere, regardless of their school of thought, scientific approach or ideological opinion, and to advance sociological knowledge worldwide.  Its nearly 6,000 members come from 126 countries.  The ISA enjoys special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), and consultative status with the UN Department of Global Communications.  

ISA Representatives

ISA Representatives to the United Nations are appointed by the ISA Executive Committee.  The ISA representatives attend selected UN meetings (remotely or in person), organize civil society side events at UN meetings, and promote the discipline of sociology within the United Nations. 

The ISA UN representatives are: 

• Dr. Rosemary Barberet, Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), New York, United States and a former member of the ISA Executive Committee
• Dr. Jan Marie Fritz, Professor, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States;  Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Mediator, city of Cincinnati, Ohio (Law Department/Prosecution Division and member of the ISA Executive Committee
• Dr. Camilo Tamayo Gomez, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom and President of RC48 Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change