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.

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

Newsletter

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.