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

RC16 Sociological Theory

Program Coordinator: Frederic VANDENBERGHE (Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Dalumat: Exploring and Embracing Indigenous Concepts As Alternatives to Western Sociological Terminologies
Session Organizer: Mr. Glen Christian TACASA
Chair: Mr. Glen Christian TACASA

Social Classification and Class: Theories and Concepts for Contemporary Justice
Session Organizers: Alejandro BIALAKOWSKY and Craig BROWNE
Chair: Sachiko TAKITA-ISHII

Functional Theory of Social Systems
Session Organizer: Mark BELITSKY

Social Aesthetics (Part I)
Session Organizers: Helmut STAUBMANN and Eduardo DE LA FUENTE

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Futures of the Anthropocene: Interrogating Anticipation
Session Organizers: Jan P. NEDERVEEN PIETERSE and Markus S. SCHULZ

The Present Situation of Critical Theory: 100 Years of the Institute for Social Research (Part 1)
Session Organizer: Craig BROWNE
Chair: Arthur BUENO

Contributions to Justice from Critical Sociology
Session Organizers: Frank WELZ and Dr. Marta SOLER-GALLART
Chair: Dr. Marta SOLER-GALLART

Is a Sociology of Resilience Possible?
Session Organizer: Peter ROGERS

Sociology of Moralities and Sociological Theory
Session Organizers: Kathya ARAUJO and Steven HITLIN

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Revival of the Sociology of Place
Session Organizers: Delfo CANCERAN, Mary Janet ARNADO and Bubbles Beverly ASOR
Chair: Mary Janet ARNADO

Multiple Civil Spheres Shaping Environmental Solidarities
Session Organizer: Gilles VERPRAET

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The Arts, Sociological Theory, and the ‘Crisis of the Future’ in Face of the Anthropocene
Session Organizers: Maria ROVISCO and Natalia CANTO-MILA

Social Aesthetics (Part II)
Session Organizers: Helmut STAUBMANN and Eduardo DE LA FUENTE