Working Groups

Revised Final Statutes (To be adopted by Board and in Business Meeting to be held in Morocco on 7th and 8th July 2025)
Following the principles of the Statutes of the International Sociological Association (ISA), these statutes are proposed to be approved by members of the Working Group in good standing of the International Sociological Association.

Article 1. Purposes

The purposes of the Working Group, the Sociology on Local-Global Relations, are as follows:
1.1    To encourage scientific research and knowledge on the relationships among global, local, and regional groups, associations, and organizations, both governmental and non-governmental.
1.2    To establish contacts and to encourage collaboration among scholars working in the field of globalization, local communities, and glocalization of socio-cultural milieu and related issues.
1.3    To enhance international cooperation and exchange in theoretical and empirical research in Sociology on Local-Global Relations.
1.4    To link theoretical and empirical research in Sociology on Local-Global Relations with any related specialist fields or disciplines.
1.5    To act as the international representative body of Sociology on Local-Global Relations.

Article 2. Activities

To achieve these ends, the Working Group shall focus on the following activities:
2.1     To encourage research on Sociology on Local-Global Relations among the members and the international dissemination and exchange of information on the developments in this field. 
2.2     To organize sessions at meetings of the ISA and interim conferences in different continents between the Forum and World Congress in collaboration with local research bodies, preferably institutional members of ISA. 
2.3    To provide information on significant developments in the field through means such as regular newsletters (at least 2 in a calendar year), blogs, journals, and other publications by full exploration of social media networks.   
2.4    To support international seminars of theoretical, methodological, or substantive importance and international training seminars to add to the skills of research in the field.   

Article 3. Membership

Members shall be either regular members or affiliated members.
3.1     Regular members shall be individuals in good standing within the ISA.
3.2     Affiliated members shall be individuals or institutions interested in the activities of WG01, who are not members of the ISA.
3.3     All regular and Affiliated members of WG 01 shall be entitled to vote in the discussions about organizational matters at the General Meetings according to the principle “one member, one vote”, which means that one institution also has one vote.
3.4     ONLY regular and Affiliated members of WG 01 shall be entitled to:
3.4.1     Participate in the scientific activities of WG01.
3.4.2     Receive/access free of charge the Newsletter/website/blog maintained by WG 01.
3.5.     All regular and Affiliated members of WG 01 shall be obliged to:
3.5.1     Uphold the present Statutes of WG 01 and adhere to the stipulations of the present Statutes.
3.5.2     Conscientiously fulfil the tasks entrusted to them by the General Meeting or other bodies of WG 01
3.5.3     Pay their fees for the respective period of 4 years. The fees shall be fixed by the WG Board.

Article 4. Officers

4.1     Officers of the Working Group shall be elected once every four years in the Business Meeting of every World Congress of Sociology, as stipulated in Article 5.
4.2     The composition of the Board shall be:

i)    President: represents the WG both internally and externally and shall have general responsibility for the coordination and communication. S/he shall chair the meetings of the Executive Board; in his/her absence, the meeting will be chaired by the Vice-President or another nominated Board member. 
ii)    Vice-Presidents (two): support internal and external representation coordination and communication, and represent the WG in the absence of the President.
iii)    Secretary: (by-election)
iv)    Treasurer: finance, subscriptions, and membership data. 
v)    Online Communication Manager 
vi)    At least four other members, at least one from three continents. 
vii)    Ex officio Former President (only the last one). 

4.3    The term of the office shall be four years. 

i)    The president can serve a maximum of 2 terms. 
ii)    Officers: Two Vice-Presidents (by election), 1 Secretary (by election), and 1 Treasurer (to be nominated by the President among the elected Board Members) can serve not more than 2 consecutive terms.
iii)    Board Members: no restriction
Upon completion of two consecutive terms, the President is ineligible to contest an election for the same position. However, there will be no restriction on contesting an election for other positions. If elected, S/he will not be an ex officio member automatically.
iv)    In case of open positions or temporary vacancies, the position will be filled by the decision of the President in consultation with Board Members (simple majority).

Article 5. Elections

5.1    To ensure the participation of all members, nominations shall be made by email. The Secretary shall prepare a form to be sent to all members at least two months in advance of the election day, together with a list of all regular members of WG01.
5.2    Nominated candidate shall be a regular member in good standing of ISA and WG01. The nomination must be proposed by at least one regular member and seconded by another regular member of WG01 by a separate email of this effect.
5.3    Nomination shall be sent to the election officer (EO) appointed by the Board for this purpose at least six months in advance of the month of the meeting of the World Congress in the year of the completion of the term of the Board (i.e., normally in January). The election officer will be a former Board Member or office bearer of the WG01 who is not contesting for any position. 
5.4    Nominations can be sent to EO one hour before the commencement of the business meeting of the WG at WCOS. The nominations can also be collected on the floor during the business meeting at the WG at WCOS, supported by two regular members. 
5.5    All regular members and affiliated members shall be eligible to vote in elections. 
5.6    Nomination submitted through email may be withdrawn by the candidate by informing the EO one hour before the commencement of the business meeting at WCOS. 
5.7    Elections shall be conducted by the EO in the Business Meeting at WCOS
5.8    The proceedings of the elections will be prepared by the EO and shall be submitted to the Secretary after the election.
5.9    The candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast will be deemed elected to each office.

Article 6. Business Meeting

6.1    A Business Meeting is held at the time of the Forum and WCOS in person only. The meeting is chaired by the President. or by the Vice-President of WG01. Votes can only be cast by regular and affiliated WG01 members in good standing who are present at the Meeting.  
6.2    The role of the Business Meeting is (i) to receive relevant reports from WG01; (ii) to conduct elections for different positions (at WCOS); (iii) to make changes in statutes from time to time when this is needed; and (iv) to discuss any other matters decided by the Board and/or the President important for the WG. Decisions in a Business Meeting are taken by the simple majority.  

Article 7. Changes and Amendments to Statutes

7.1    Any proposal for changes or amendments to the Statutes may be made by any member of the Board or by at least five members in good standing of WG01. 
7.2    The proposal can be circulated among all WG01 members by email. The suggestions from members shall be invited within 15 days from the date of circulation of the draft.  The final draft will be prepared incorporating relevant suggestions by the person appointed for this purpose by the President. The draft has to first be approved by the Board in its meeting at the Forum/WCOS. Finally, the statutes will be adopted by the WG in the Business Meeting by a simple majority. All changes and amendments must follow the principles of the ISA policy and guidelines. 

Article 8. Relations with Other Organizations

Relations with other organizations may be established by the WG01 or by the Board as is deemed useful or necessary, following the aims and objectives of WG01 and ISA policy. 

Article 9. Membership Fee

Dues are $40 ($20 discount) for 4 years. To become a member, follow the ISA procedure according to the ISA Membership Guidelines.

Article 10. Responsibilities of Members

In addition to paying dues, all members are responsible for the activities of the Group, including convening meetings, publications, contributions to the Newsletter (Web Page), and other undertakings of the Group.