Research Committees

RC39 Sociology of Disasters



Established in 1986

Objectives

To provide a forum where academics and practitioners can share information about all aspects of disasters.

Board 2018 - 2022. Extended 2023

President William LOVEKAMP, Eastern Illinois University, USA, welovekamp@eiu.edu
Vice-President Robin COX, Royal Roads University, Canada, robin.cox@royalroads.ca
Secretary/Treasurer Michele COMPANION, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, USA, ircdsecretary@gmail.com
Newsletter Editors
 
Paula LORENTE, Texas A&M University, USA, plorente@tamu.edu
Shannon VAN ZANDT, Texas A&M University, USA, svanzandt@tamu.edu
Board Members Erna DANIELSSON, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Victor MARCHEZINI, Brazilian Early Warning and Monitoring Center for Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), Brazil
Andrea LAMPIS, Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Past President Lori PEEK, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Program Coordinators for XX ISA World Congress 2023 are:
Valerie INGHAM, vingham@csu.edu.au
Michèle COMPANION, mcompani@uccs.edu

Publications

The International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters is the official journal of the Research Committee on Sociology of Disasters.

Newsletter

Unscheduled Events is a bi-annual newsletter available to all active members of RC39 and individual subscribers to the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.

2022     Winter
2021 Spring    
2020   August  
2018-2019      
2016-2017   July  

Membership

Membership includes subscription to International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.

4- Year period Regular Students
Category A economies USD 70 USD 30
Category B economies USD 17 USD 10
Category C economies USD 10 USD 10

See the Table of Economies to identify the category of the economy of your country.

To become a member, submit a membership application from your user account: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/login.