European Sociological Association
Encyclopedia
The European Sociological Association (more known as ESA) is an academic association of sociologists and a non-profit Europe-wide association made up of over 700 members.
Sociological Association's initiative. This idea follows an informal meeting during the Biannual Congress of the Austrian Sociological Association in Graz 1987. After that event, after a lot of deliberations and consultations among sociologists from a diverse range of countries, after the decision for Vienna
as the place of the First European Conference of Sociology
, also a local Organising Committee was established, consisting of Eva Cyba, Max Haller, E. Jandl-Jager, Rudolf Richter and Ronald Pohoryles.
The First European Conference of Sociology in Vienna in August 1992 attracted 631 sociologists from East, West, North and South Europe, and from a total of 33 countries. The conference was organised by both international and local programme committees with the cooperation of 38 panel organisers from 19 different European countries.
ESA is also member of the Initiative for Science in Europe
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History
It was established in 1992, mainly on the AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
Sociological Association's initiative. This idea follows an informal meeting during the Biannual Congress of the Austrian Sociological Association in Graz 1987. After that event, after a lot of deliberations and consultations among sociologists from a diverse range of countries, after the decision for Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
as the place of the First European Conference of Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, also a local Organising Committee was established, consisting of Eva Cyba, Max Haller, E. Jandl-Jager, Rudolf Richter and Ronald Pohoryles.
The First European Conference of Sociology in Vienna in August 1992 attracted 631 sociologists from East, West, North and South Europe, and from a total of 33 countries. The conference was organised by both international and local programme committees with the cooperation of 38 panel organisers from 19 different European countries.
Mission
The European Sociological Association (ESA) aims to facilitate sociological research, teaching and communication on European issues, and to build networks between European sociologists.ESA is also member of the Initiative for Science in Europe
Initiative for Science in Europe
The Initiative for Science in Europe is an independent platform of European learned societies and scientific organisations. Itprovides a common forum for the scientific communities to advocate independent scientific advice in European policy making and to stimulate the involvement of European...
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Organisation
- President: Claire Wallace
- Vice-Presidents: Consuelo Corradi, Thomas Eberle, Analia Torres
- General Secretary: Marie-Thérèse LetablierMarie-Thérèse LetablierMarie Thérèse Letablier is a French sociologist. Her major sociological works concern work, family and gender issues. She is Research director in the French National Center for Scientific Research and a senior research fellow in the Paris Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne .Marie Thérèse Letablier...