Research Committees

RC19 Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy

Objectives

The purpose is to promote theoretically grounded empirical research on: the sources and character of social problems; the planning and administration of social programs; and more generally, public policies and intervention strategies aimed at alleviating social problems and influencing the society in that regard (Article I of the Statutes of RC 19). The Committee especially encourages comparative research. Thus, membership to RC19 is open to scholars actively engaged in research and/or teaching on the subjects mentioned above.

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Board 2018 - 2022. Extended 2023

President	Daniel BELAND, McGill University, Canada, daniel.beland@mcgill.ca
Vice-Presidents	Evelyne HUBER, University of North Carolina, USA Bjorn HVINDEN, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Secretary	Alexandra KAASCH, Bielefeld University, Germany, alexandra.kaasch@uni-bielefeld.de
Treasurer	Timo FLECKENSTEIN, London School of Economics, United Kingdom, t.fleckenstein@lse.ac.uk
Members at Large	Jolanta AIDUKAITE, Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania Lynn Prince COOKE, University of Bath, United Kingdom Enrique DELAMONICA, UNICEF, USA Juliana MARTINEZ FRANZONI, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Nathalie MOREL, Sciences Po, France Hildegard THEOBALD, University of Vechta, Germany

Program Coordinators for XX ISA World Congress 2023 are:
Tracy FENWICK, tracy.fenwick@anu.edu.au
Enrique DELAMONICA, edelamonica@unicef.org

Forthcoming Activities

XX ISA World Congress of Sociology

More information

Edited by the RC19 President and the Secretary.

The following is a historical archive. More recent issues are available on RC19 website.

2013	PDF
2012	PDF
2011	PDF
2010	PDF
2009	PDF
2008	PDF
2007	PDF

Membership

Dues for 4-year period are USD 80 (USD 35 discount).
To become a member, submit a membership application from your user account: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/login.