5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025)

The current climate crisis has set new challenges for people, communities and states. Emerging risks such as firestorms, heatwaves and intensive flooding are spreading to several new territories. The different ways and categories used to observe, understand, conceptualize and narrate these challenges can be fundamental for defining how we manage them, in the hope of preventing extreme events and reducing damage. In this session, we will discuss these issues, with a focus on the climate crisis. We welcome articles that deal with topics such as: public perception and risk communication, scientific categories and narratives, policies and state legibility, case studies, the role of technology and infrastructure, or others.