The ('Society of Oceanicists') is a French scientific society, founded in 1936, that brings together specialists and interdisciplinary scholars of the cultures and societies of Oceania. It was originally located at the in Paris, but moved to the in 2006. Since 2020, Pascale Bonnemère has been the president of the organization.

The Society published a journal, the , with the aid of the (France) and the (Luxembourg).

Presidency 1945–1952: Maurice Leenhardt 1953–1971: Roger Heim 1972–1982: Jean Guiart 1982–1994: José Garanger 1994–1997: Michel Panoff 1998: Michel Levallois 1999–2000: Jean-Christophe Galipaud 2001–2003: Jean-Paul Latouche 2004–2015: Maurice Godelier 2016–2020: Emmanuel Kasarhérou since 2020: Pascale Bonnemère

References

See also Polynesian Society

External links Official site of the Société des océanistes