International Sociological Association

The history of ISA can be traced to the 1948 initiative of UNESCO's Social Science Department. The first ISA conference was planned for 1950. ==Activities==

In 1952 ISA begun publishing an academic journal, Current Sociology. International Sociology also has a child publication, a bi-annual International Sociology Review of Books. Other ISA's publications include the book series Sage Studies in International Sociology Books and ISA Handbooks. It also has published its own code of ethics. ISA organizes World Congress of Sociology and Forum of Sociology (every four years). In addition ISA organizes a number of smaller, regional and thematic conferences. ==Organization==

The statutes of ISA were first amended during the World Congress at Varna, and were subsequently amended again in 1974 at Toronto, 1978 at Uppsala, 1982 at Mexico City, 1986 at New Delhi, 1994 at Bielefeld and 2010 at Gothenburg. there were 59 such groups with a total membership of 4442 individuals. ISA offices have changed their location several times; since 1987 they are located are in Madrid, Spain. The recognized languages of the ISA are English, French and Spanish; English is the organization's administrative language. ISA Award for Excellence in Research and Practice The ISA Award for Excellence in Research and Practice was established in March 2013. It is awarded to a sociologist who advances and promotes sociological knowledge and practice through outstanding contributions to the discipline, the profession, and the ISA. The award is presented every four years at the World Congress of the International Sociological Association at a special ISA awards ceremony. Immanuel Wallerstein was the first recipient of the award at the ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, 2014. Foundation Mattei Dogan Award A prominent sociologist is awarded the "Foundation Mattei Dogan Prize" in Sociology in recognition of their lifelong contributions to the progress of the field. After 2010, the prize awarded every four years at the ISA World Congress was discontinued. This award continued for other disciplines of the social sciences. Survey on most influential works in sociology In 1997, ISA conducted a survey of its membership to identify the 20th century's most influential books in sociology. There were 455 respondents (16% of ISA's members), The list was unveiled at the 1998 ISA congress. ==Political statements and actions==

In June 2025, the ISA expressed solidarity with Iranian and Palestinian scholars and suspended the collective membership of the Israeli Sociological Society. == List of ISA Presidents == The following individuals held or hold the title of ISA president: • 1949–1952 Louis Wirth, US • 1953–1956 Robert C. Angell, US • 1956–1959 Georges Friedmann, France • 1959–1962 Thomas Marshall, UK • 1962–1966 René König, Germany • 1966–1970 Jan Szczepański, Poland • 1970–1974 Reuben Hill, US • 1974–1978 Thomas Bottomore, UK • 1978–1982 Ulf Himmelstrand, Sweden • 1982–1986 Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil • 1986–1990 Margaret Archer, UK • 1990–1994 T.K. Oommen, India • 1994–1998 Immanuel Wallerstein, US • 1998–2002 Alberto Martinelli, Italy • 2002–2006 Piotr Sztompka, Poland • 2006–2010 Michel Wieviorka, France • 2010–2014 Michael Burawoy, US • 2014–2018 Margaret Abraham, US • 2018–2023 Sari Hanafi, Lebanon • 2023–2027 Geoffrey Pleyers, Belgium == List of ISA Vice-Presidents (2023-2027) ==

== Members of the ISA Executive Committee (2023-2027) ==

== ISA Secretariat and Officers ==