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

In the age of the Anthropocene, it is impossible not to think globally. What happens into the developed countries has global effects, especially with catastrophic consequences in the areas so called Global South. It is therefore necessary to think responsibly about the actions that are intended to be taken and to become accountable. In this frame giving value and participating into policymaking is crucial to build a better world and preserve it.

The session has the aim to animate an international debate around these four key words and find innovative approach to support decision-making processes. As a fact, participation is not only a tool for the engagement but most of all a right of citizens. The approach suggest the importance of co-responsibility and subsidiarity of the public policies and their accountability. In that sense, participatory evaluation can be a useful tool for the stakeholder engagement and for the governance development.

The session invite to submit papers on (but not exclusively):

• Participatory evaluation: when, what, how and why;
• Examples of applied research on participatory evaluation;
• The impact of stakeholder engagement into decision-making processes;
• Governance, accountability and social responsibility;
• Social justice and social responsibility
• What challenges in the era of Anthropocene.