Research Committees

RC13 Sociology of Leisure

Objectives

To promote international cooperation in the field of the activities of sociology of leisure; to exchange theoretical and practical information among all countries and experts concerning the results of investigations on leisure; to convene international seminars, symposia, meetings on leisure; to prepare and circulate reports about the development and problems of leisure in different countries and regions; to promote organiseddocumentation on leisure in cooperation with other documentation centers; to identify sociological problems in leisure and organize international research projects.

Board 2014-2018

President 2016-2018	Madhu NAGLA, M. Dayanad University, India, bnagla@yahoo.com
Vice-Presidents	Sukant CHAUDHURY, University of Lucknow, India, Newsletter Karl SPRACKLEN, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, Publications Klara TARKO, University of Szeged, Hungary, V.P. at Large
Executive Secretary	Karl SPRACKLEN, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, K.Spracklen@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Board Members	Pirzada AMIN, University of Kashmir, India Aretha ASAKITIKPI, South Africa Anju BENIWAL, India Bhagwan Singh BISHT, Kunam University, India Lynne CIOCHETTO, Massey University, New Zealand Christianne GOMES, Brazil Basawaraj GULSHETTY, India Antti HONKANEN, University of Easter Finland, Finland Ma HUIDI, Chinese Culture Institute, China Shintaro KONO, University of Alberta, Canada Francis LOBO (Ex-Officio), Edith Cowan University, Australia Fabio Massimo LO VERDE, University of Palermo, Italy Mira MALICK, Japan Maliga NAIDOO, South Africa Kenneth ROBERTS, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Pranjal SARMA, India Vladimir STAMBUK, Serbia Robert STEBBINS, University of Calgary, Canada Misri Lal VERMA, India
Election Officer	Francis LOBO, Edith Cowan University, Australia

XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Program Coordinators: Madhu NAGLA, bnagla@yahoo.com, Karl SPRACKLEN, K.Spracklen@leedsbeckett.ac.uk and Shinatro KONO, skono@ualberta.ca

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2015	PDF
2014	PDF
2013		PDF
2012	PDF	PDF

Publications

The International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure is the official journal of the RC13. It has been launched in 2018 and is also on Twitter.

Forthcoming Activities

Cross Interest

RC50 International Tourism

RC06 Family Research

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