The European Sociological Association (ESA) is an academic association of European sociologists with over 2800 members. It is a member of the Initiative for Science in Europe and the International Sociological Association.NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Affiliated Members / Regional or thematic sociological associations // ISA
History ESA was established in 1994-95.UB School of Sociology researcher Marta Soler elected European Sociological Association president // University of Barcelona, 29.08.2019. Subsequent to the collapse of the Soviet system in Europe, several groups of sociologists founded the European Sociological Association (ESA), which in 2013 had about 1800 individual members and 28 national organizations.Christian Fleck & Barbara Hönig. European sociology: its size, shape, and 'excellence'. / In S. Koniordos, & A. Kyrtsis (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of European Sociology (pp. 40—66) // London: Routledge, 2014. — ISBN 978-0-415-58880-5 — P. 41.
Mission ESA aims to facilitate sociological research, teaching and communication on European issues, to build networks between European sociologists and to give sociology a voice in European affairs. ESA publishes journals European Societies and European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology as well as the ESA conferences. Bristol University Press publishing the Emotions and Society journal in association with the ESA Research Network on Sociology of Emotions.Bristol University Press and the European Sociological Association // Bristol University Press and Policy Press
Presidents The following persons have been presidents of the association: 1995-1997: Sylvia Walby, University of Leeds 1997-1999: Martin Kohli, European University Institute 1999-2001: , Central European University 2001-2003: Yasemin Soysal, University of Essex 2003-2005: Jeja-Pekka Roos, University of Helsinki 2005-2007: Giovanna Procacci, University of Milan 2007-2009: Claire Wallace, University of Aberdeen 2009-2011: Anália Torres, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2011-2013: , University of Helsinki 2013-2015: Carmen Leccardi, University of Milan-Bicocca 2015-2017: Frank Welz, University of Innsbruck 2017-2019: Sue Scott, Newcastle University 2019-2021: , University of Barcelona 2021-2023: , University of Porto 2024-2026: Kaja Gadowska, Jagiellonian University 2026-2028: Ana Cristina Santos, University of Coimbra
Conferences The association organizes an international conference every second year. Each conference has a specific theme.
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