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

Thematic Groups

Monday, 7 July 2025

09:00-10:45

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Bridging Divides: Exploring Solidarity, Empathy, and Social Connection
Session Organizers: Serena QUARTA, Fabrizio MARTIRE and Paulo Henrique MARTINS ALBUQUERQUE

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Health, Identity and Justice: Genetics and Human Rights in Comparative Perspective.
Session Organizers: Gabriela IRRAZABAL, María CATOGGIO and Lindsay SMITH

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Risk Governance of Systemic Risks
Session Organizer: Kristin SCHARFFSCHER
Chair: Joschka PHILIPPS

11:00-12:45

TG07 Senses and Society

Feeling Fieldwork: Senses, Emotions, and the Body in Ethnographic Research (Part I)
Session Organizer: Sneha ANNAVARAPU

RC37 Sociology of Arts

How Do the Arts Play a Role in Social Justice?
Session Organizer: Ayca KURTOGLU

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Knowing Risk in the Anthropocene
Session Organizers: Maricarmen HERNANDEZ and Alejandro MÁRQUEZ MÁRQUEZ
Chair: Vrinda MARWAH

WG08 Society and Emotions

Poverty, Social Policies and "New Commodifications" (1)
Session Organizers: Eva SOTOMAYOR and Angelica DE SENA

TG09 Sociological Teaching

Sociological Teaching in Global Classrooms--Online or Offline
Session Organizers: Heying ZHAN, Jake SALLAWAY-COSTELLO and Eric WRIGHT

13:00-14:45

WG10 Digital Sociology

Dignified Aging in the Digital Age? (Part I)
Session Organizers: Ana VUKOVIC and Prof. Jelica STEFANOVIC STAMBUK
Chair: Ana VUKOVIC

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Social Love and Solidarity between Emotions and Actions: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges for Social Research
Session Organizers: Gennaro IORIO, Maria Carmela CATONE and Angela DELLI PAOLI

15:00-16:45

WG10 Digital Sociology

Dignified Aging in the Digital Age? (Part II)
Session Organizers: Ana VUKOVIC and Prof. Jelica STEFANOVIC STAMBUK
Chair: Prof. Jelica STEFANOVIC STAMBUK

TG07 Senses and Society

Feeling Fieldwork: Senses, Emotions, and the Body in Ethnographic Research (Part II)
Session Organizer: Sneha ANNAVARAPU

RC17 Sociology of Organization

Organizational Accidents: The Impact of Fragmentation and Uncertainty on Professional Life in High Risk Contexts
Session Organizers: Jan HAYES and Sarah MASLEN

TG09 Sociological Teaching

Promoting Diverse Ways of Knowing through Sociological Teaching
Session Organizers: Sharmla RAMA, Annette TÉZLI and Katherine LYON

19:00-20:30

TG07 Senses and Society

TG07 Business Meeting

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

09:00-10:45

RC54 The Body in the Social Sciences

Bodies and Emotions in Climate Change Crisis: The Role of Solidarity
Session Organizers: Victoria D'HERS and Angelica DE SENA
Chair: Victoria D'HERS

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Post-Truth Uncertainties in a Post-Eurocentric World
Session Organizer: Joschka PHILIPPS

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

The Impact of South African Direct Investments in the Promotion of Social Justice and Equitable Development in the Rest of Africa
Session Organizer: Beata MTYINGIZANA BUHLUNGU
Chair: Il Joon CHUNG

11:00-12:45

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Communicating Risk and Uncertainty I
Session Organizer: Anna OLOFSSON
Chair: Jurgita JURKEVICIENE

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Feminist, Decolonial and Digital Approaches to Radical Love: Changing the World from within / Enfoques Feministas, Decoloniales y Digitales De Un Amor Revolucionario: Cambiando El Mundo Desde Adentro
Session Organizers: William CALVO-QUIROS, Mr. Sérgio BARBOSA, MA and Ferlanda LUNA

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Human Rights and Wellbeing: The Rights for Vulnerable People
Session Organizer: Maria BELDI ALCANTRARA

TG07 Senses and Society

Sensory Excursions in the City: Deliberations on Teaching Practices and Interventions
Session Organizers: Noorman ABDULLAH and Catherine EARL

13:00-14:45

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal for Sanitation: An Analysis of Sociological Factors Affecting Access to Safe Sanitation
Session Organizers: DrBinoyjyoti DAS and Bhup SINGH
Chair: Arvinder A. ANSARI

WG08 Society and Emotions

Love As Collective Action: Bodies, Emotions, and Sensibilities (1)
Session Organizer: Adrian SCRIBANO

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Methodologies and Methods in the Research of Risk and Uncertainty
Session Organizer: Aiste BALZEKIENE

TG09 Sociological Teaching

The Role of Sociological Teaching in Promoting Diverse Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing
Session Organizer: Annette TÉZLI

15:00-16:45

RC54 The Body in the Social Sciences

Bodies, Emotions and Sensibilities in the Present Time
Session Organizer: Dulce Maria FILGUEIRA DE ALMEIDA
Chair: Victoria D'HERS

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Human Rights Issues in Third World Countries
Session Organizers: Mahesh SHUKLA and Deepti KAUSHIK
Chair: Ajailiu NIUMAI

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

TG04 Business Meeting

TG09 Sociological Teaching

TG09 Business Meeting

19:00-20:30

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Education and Social Love: Educational Spaces As Sites of Social Transformation / Éducation Et Amour Social : Les Espaces Éducatifs Comme Lieux De Transformation Sociale
Session Organizers: Agnes KEUHO TCHOFFO and Maritza VASQUEZ REYES

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

09:00-10:45

RC39 Sociology of Disasters

Disasters, Resistance and Change: The Politics of Disaster Risk Creation
Session Organizers: Isabelle DESPORTES and Ricardo FUENTEALBA

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Décolonisation Des Savoirs Et Justice Épistémique Dans l’Enseignement Supérieur : Croisement d’Expériences Dans Le Sud Global
Session Organizers: Mina KLEICHE DRAY, Ana Tereza REIS DA SILVA and Gere AUGUSTO

WG08 Society and Emotions

Love As Collective Action: Bodies, Emotions, and Sensibilities (2)
Session Organizer: Monica MESQUITA, Ph.D.

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Theorizing Risk and Uncertainty
Session Organizer: Jens O. ZINN

11:00-12:45

WG08 Society and Emotions

Affect, Emotions, Feelings, Senses, Sensibilities: Conceptual Consistencies and Inconsistencies (1)
Session Organizers: Mark PATERSON and Nicolas ARENAS

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Examining Risks and Uncertainties across Geographical and Cultural Contexts in Multidimensional Crises
Session Organizer: Aiste BALZEKIENE

TG09 Sociological Teaching

Feminist Mentoring for Teacher-Scholar-Advocates
Session Organizer: Ozlem ALTIOK

RC57 Visual Sociology

Pathways of Collaborative Visual Research
Session Organizers: Piotr GOLDSTEIN and Magdalena NOWICKA

13:00-14:45

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Communicating Risk and Uncertainty II
Session Organizer: Kristin SCHARFFSCHER

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Recognizing Gender Diversity ‘LGBTQ’ in the Anthropocene: Laws, Policies and Practice
Session Organizer: Namita GUPTA
Chair: Brian GRAN

15:00-16:45

RC08 History of Sociology

History of Sociology Teaching
Session Organizers: Joao Marcelo EHLERT MAIA and Sharmla RAMA

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Migration, Risk and Uncertainty I
Session Organizer: Maria Grazia GALANTINO
Chair: Francesca MESSINEO

TG07 Senses and Society

Recent Interventions in the Senses and Society: Authors Speak
Session Organizers: Mark PATERSON, Kelvin LOW and Sarah MASLEN

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Teaching, Researching and Exchanging: Universities and Social Movements in Action Together
Session Organizers: Aline YURI HASEGAWA, Gabriela VILLEN and Leda GITAHY

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

The Public Dimension of Love in the Socio-Political Sphere: Dialogical Insights from Presidents of National Research Bodies
Session Organizers: Silvia CATALDI and Paulo Henrique MARTINS ALBUQUERQUE

19:00-20:30

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Connections across Differences: Exploring the Social Dimension of Empathy and Love
Session Organizers: Wonho JANG, Vincenzo AURIEMMA and Silvia CATALDI

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Narratives of Risk and Disaster in the Context of Climate Change
Session Organizer: Magdalena GIL
Chair: Magdalena GIL

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

The Role of New Technologies in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Processes
Session Organizer: Rosario FIGARI LAYUS
Chair: Deepti KAUSHIK

Thursday, 10 July 2025

09:00-10:45

TG07 Senses and Society

Exploring Sensory Temporal Landscapes through Everyday Practices
Session Organizer: Clara CIRDAN

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Nature, Cultures and Social Love
Session Organizers: Jay MALAGA, Paulo Henrique MARTINS ALBUQUERQUE and Marco PALMIERI

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Risk and Space: Spatial Dimensions of Risk Perception and Spatial Vulnerabilities
Session Organizer: Aiste BALZEKIENE
Chair: Aiste BALZEKIENE

TG09 Sociological Teaching

Sociology in the Global South: Teaching, Training, and Practice. Historic and Current Trends
Session Organizers: Amurabi OLIVEIRA and Juan Pedro BLOIS
Chair: Amurabi OLIVEIRA

11:00-12:45

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Migration , Risk and Uncertainty II
Session Organizer: Anna OLOFSSON
Chair: Marvin Joseph MONTEFRIO

WG08 Society and Emotions

Poverty, Social Policies and "New Commodifications" (2)
Session Organizers: Eva SOTOMAYOR and Angelica DE SENA

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Student Mobilities from the Global South
Session Organizer: Carola BAUSCHKE-URBAN
Chair: Carola BAUSCHKE-URBAN

13:00-14:45

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Navigating Risk and Uncertainty in Everyday Life I
Session Organizer: Jens O. ZINN
Chair: Jens O. ZINN

TG07 Senses and Society

Sensing Climate Change - the Anthropocene through the Sociology of the Senses
Session Organizers: Natalia CANTO-MILA and Olga Alejandra SABIDO RAMOS
Chair: Natalia CANTO-MILA

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

TG03 Business Meeting

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

TG12 Business Meeting

15:00-16:45

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Navigating Risk and Uncertainty in Everyday Life II
Session Organizer: Charlotte FABIANSSON
Chair: Charlotte FABIANSSON

19:00-20:30

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Taking Environmental Rights in the Anthropocene Seriously !
Session Organizer: Bhavna SOOD
Chair: Namita GUPTA

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

Work, Vocation, and Social Love: Between Emancipation and Exploitation
Session Organizers: Laura CATALDI, Tania PARISI and Francesca TOMATIS

Friday, 11 July 2025

09:00-10:45

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Discourse and Language of Risk and Uncertainty
Session Organizer: Jens O. ZINN
Chairs: Jens O. ZINN and Jens O. ZINN

TG07 Senses and Society

The Contours of Sensory Governance, Law, and Urban Encounters
Session Organizer: Kelvin LOW

11:00-12:45

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Religion and the New Climatic Regime
Session Organizers: Vincenzo PACE and Orivaldo LOPES JR
Chair: Vincenzo PACE

RC12 Sociology of Law

Rule of Law Vs Rule By Law in the Anthropocene: Questioning the Political Use of Law in the Judicial and Developmental Fields
Session Organizers: Benalioua MARIAM, Baudouin DUPRET and Irene LIZZOLA
Chair: Baudouin DUPRET

13:00-14:45

TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice

Global Maternal Health Institute: Policy, Research, Action
Session Organizer: Carmela ROYBAL

TG12 Social Love and Solidarity

No Justice, No Love: Gaza at the Limits of the Anthropocene
Session Organizers: ajmaL.hussain HUSSAIN, Kawtar NAJIB and Fahid QURASHI

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Social Inequality and Violence in the Risk Society
Session Organizer: Charlotte FABIANSSON
Chair: Charlotte FABIANSSON

15:00-16:45

RC57 Visual Sociology

Visualizing Youth Solidarity Actions: Visual Sociology and Young People's Altruism in Times of Uncertainty
Session Organizers: Marina CIAMPI, Silvia CATALDI and William CALVO-QUIROS

TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty

Women's Knowledge and Justice in the Anthropocene: Intersections and Implications in the Polycrisis
Session Organizer: Fiorenza DERIU