RC52 Sociology of Professional Groups

Program Coordinator: Tracey ADAMS (Western University, Canada)

Monday, 7 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


The Contrasting Effects of Digitalisation and Artifical Intelligence (AI) on Professional Activities
Session Organizer: Corinne DELMAS

11:00-12:45


Professions, Responsible Leadership and the Public Interest
Session Organizer: Michael SAKS
Chair: Michael SAKS

13:00-14:45


Professions and the State
Session Organizer: Stefano NERI
Chair: Stefano NERI

15:00-16:45


Changes and Challenges Impacting Professionals
Session Organizer: Tracey ADAMS
Chair: Stefano NERI

19:00-20:30


Keynote Speaker
Session Organizer: Mike DENT

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


The Multiple Experiences of Diversity in the Professional Groups: A Focus on the Intersections
Session Organizers: Maria da Gloria BONELLI, Lara MAESTRIPIERI and Silvia LUCCIARINI
Chair: Maria da Gloria BONELLI

11:00-12:45


Emerging Professionalism in Dirty Jobs/ Works II
Session Organizer: Diego COLETTO
Chair: Diego COLETTO

13:00-14:45


Crisis of Meaning and Work Engagement: Valorization of Professional Knowledge and Co-Production of Services
Session Organizers: Nancy COTE and Yasmine FRIKHA
Chair: Nancy COTE

15:00-16:45


Emerging Professionalism in Dirty Jobs/Works: A Focus on the Margins and the Borders of Professions and Work
Session Organizers: Diego COLETTO and Lara MAESTRIPIERI
Chair: Lara MAESTRIPIERI

19:00-20:30


Non-Traditional and Emerging Professions
Session Organizer: Mike DENT
Chair: Jean-Luc BEDARD

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


Sociologie Des Groupes Professionnels En Contexte Africain
Session Organizer: Jean-Luc BEDARD
Chair: Jean-Luc BEDARD

11:00-12:45


Expert Work in the Peripheries. the Organization, Changes, and Challenges of Professions in the Global South
Session Organizers: Maria da Gloria BONELLI and Juan Pedro BLOIS
Chair: Juan Pedro BLOIS

13:00-14:45


Mobility Among Highly Qualified Professionals: Attraction, Retention, Return Patterns in the Current Poly-Crisis of Work
Session Organizers: Jean-Luc BEDARD and Elyesa KOYTAK
Chair: Elyesa KOYTAK

15:00-16:45


Professions and Organisations: Embracing Complexity and Change in the Digital Era (I)
Session Organizers: Andrea BELLINI and Christopher DORN
Chair: Andrea BELLINI

19:00-20:30


Author Meets Critics
Session Organizer: Andrea BELLINI
Chair: Maria da Gloria BONELLI

Thursday, 10 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


Caring for Healthcare Professionals
Session Organizers: Netta FELDMAN GILBOA, Paula FEDER-BUBIS and Tracey ADAMS

11:00-12:45


Professions and Organisations: Embracing Complexity and Change in the Digital Era (II)
Session Organizer: Andrea BELLINI
Chair: Christopher DORN

13:00-14:45


The Changing Relationship between Health Professionals and Patients
Session Organizer: Miwako HOSODA
Chair: Miwako HOSODA

15:00-16:45


Professionalism in Care Professions: Beyond Gender Segregation
Session Organizer: Lara MAESTRIPIERI
Chair: Lara MAESTRIPIERI

19:00-20:30


RC52 Business Meeting

Friday, 11 July 2025

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09:00-10:45


On the Move? Migration and (Im)Mobility Among Healthcare Professionals
Session Organizers: Susan BELL and Joana ALMEIDA
Chair: Susan BELL

11:00-12:45


Experiences of Working on and Working with Artificial Intelligence: Automated Futures and Challenges Facing the Healthcare Field and Healthcare Professions
Session Organizers: Farah PURWANINGRUM, Alan PETERSEN and Tracey ADAMS

13:00-14:45


New Models of Professionalism and the Evolution of Professional Work
Session Organizers: Nancy COTE and Yasmine FRIKHA
Chair: Debby BONNIN

15:00-16:45


New Models of Professionalism II
Session Organizer: Nancy COTE
Chair: Nancy COTE