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

The way human societies are organized in the Anthropocene era is intertwined with a series of positive achievements, such as scientific and technological advancements, which have led to the improvement of living conditions for a large part of the population. At the same time, however, it has also created a series of adverse and in many cases latent consequences that have resulted in the exacerbation or emergence of new forms of social and economic inequality, climate change, and consequent environmental disasters, as well as various health or economic crises.

Sustainable development constitutes a model for managing social, economic, and natural resources in a way that ensures their inclusive sufficiency for the present and future generations. This approach aims to promote social equality, social inclusion, democracy, and the mitigation of the impacts of climate change, while simultaneously fostering environmental and social development and enhancing social cohesion. In this way, sociological discourse is called upon to include sustainable development in its agenda to contribute to highlighting effective practices for addressing environmental protection issues and combating social inequalities and social exclusion.

The mail themes, but not exclusively, of the proposed session are:

• Democracy and Justice
• Environmental and Climate Justice
• Gender Justice: gendering the Anthropocene
• Contested knowledge’s about Justice
• Rethinking and dialogue between Anthropology, Sociology and Law in order to overcome inequalities and discrimination
• The role of the sociological imagination and the contribution of Sociology – not only in the new understanding of various aspects of Justice.