about RC-26

This is the website for

International Sociological Association

Research Committee on Sociotechnics – Sociological Practice

RC26

Established in 1971
Objectives: To open up a broader range of opportunities for the participation in the field of Sociotechnics; to secure and develop personal contacts between interested scholars and practitioners; to encourage the international dissemination and exchange of information on significant developments in sociotechnics and related areas, and to promote the development of scientific activities in this field throughout the world.   View title Research Committee list

By Laws 2015-2018

President

Flaminia SACCA, Tuscia University, Italy, sacca@unitus.it

Vice-Presidents

Georgeos TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Greece

Nikita POKROVSKY, Higher School of Economics, Russia

 

Secretary / Treasurer
Marie Louise Trindade CONILH DE BEYSSAC, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil rc-26@isa-rc26.org

 

Newsletter editors
Marie Louise CONILH DE BEYSSAC, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, rc-26@isa-rc26.org
Flaminia SACCA, Università della Tuscia, Italy, sacca@unitus.it
Georgeos TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Greece, g.tsobanoglou@soc.aegean.gr

 Board Members

Jan Marie FRITZ, University of Cincinnati, United States

Azril BACAL, University of Uppsala, Sweden

Maria FREGIDOU-MALAMA,University of Gavle, Sweden

Joaquim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, SoReGa EV, Germany

Akira KURASHIMA,Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Regina  ANDRADE, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Arianna  MONTANARI,Università La Sapienza, Italy

Mukesh RANGA, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India

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Past Boards

 

Founded: 1971First Provisional Board 1971
President	Adam PODGORECKI, Poland
Secretary	Albert B. CHERNS, United Kingdom
Members	Allen H. BARTON, USA Amitai ETZIONI, USA Janusz GOCKOWSKI, Poland Maria LOS, Poland Stoyan MICKAILOW, Bulgaria H.M.in’t VELD-LANGEVELD, Netherlands
Board 1971-1974
President	Adam PODGORECKI, Poland
Vice-President	Albert B. CHERNS, United Kingdom
Secretary	Allen H. BARTON, USA
Members	K. ARCHIBALD, USA Bertil GARDELL, Sweden Jerzy KUBIN, Poland Maria LOS, Poland Alexander J. MATEJKO, Canada H.M.in’t VELD-LANGEVELD, Netherlands
Board 1974-1978
President	Adam PODGORECKI, Poland
Vice-President	Albert B. CHERNS, United Kingdom
Secretary	Allen H. BARTON, USA replaced in 1977 by Joachim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, FRG
Members	K. ARCHIBALD, USA Bertil GARDELL, Sweden Jerzy KUBIN, Poland Maria LOS, Poland Alexander J. MATEJKO, Canada H.M.in’t VELD-LANGEVELD, Netherlands
Board 1978-1983
President	Adam PODGORECKI, Poland
Vice-President	Albert B. CHERNS, United Kingdom
Secretary	Joachim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, FRG
Members	Yehezkel DROR Israel Maria LOS, Poland Alexander J. MATEJKO, Canada Mark van de VALL, Netherlands H.M.in’t VELD-LANGEVELD, Netherlands Carol H. WEISS, USA Peter ATTESLANDER, FRG (since 1979)
Board 1983-1986
President	Albert B. CHERNS, United Kingdom
Vice-Presidents	Adam PODGORECKI, Poland Alexander J. MATEJKO, Canada Mark van de VALL, Netherlands
Secretary	Joachim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, FRG
Members	Allen H. BARTON, USA Judith BUBER-AGASSI, Israel Eduardo S. BUSTELO, Chile Helmut KLAGES, FRG Jerzy KWASNIEWSKI, Poland Carol H. WEISS, USA
Board 1986-1990
President	Mark van de VALL, Netherlands
Vice-Presidents	Elizabeth J. CLARK, USA Alexander MATEJKO, Canada Adam PODGORECKI, Canada
Secretary	Joachim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, FRG
Members	Alexander BOROS, USA Judith BUBER-AGASSI, Israel Eduardo S. BUSTELO, Colombia Jan FRITZ, USA Jerzy KWASNIEWSKI, Poland
Board 1990-1994
President	Mark van de VALL, Netherlands
Vice-President	Elizabeth J. CLARK, USA
Treasurer	Alexander BOROS, USA
Secretary	Kees MESMAN SCHULTZ, Netherlands
Members	Rodolfo ALVAREZ, USA Michael CERNEA, USA Jan FRITZ, USA Oscar HOFFMAN, Romania Jerzy KWASNIEWSKI, Poland Alexander MATEJKO, Canada Adam PODGORECKI, Canada Joachim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, Germany
Board 1994-1998
President	Jon ALEXANDER, Canada
Vice-President	Robert BENDIKSEN, USA
Secretary	Joachim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, Germany
Treasurer	Irwin DEUTSCHER, USA
Board 1998-2002
President	Jon ALEXANDER, Canada
Vice-Presidents	Rodolfo ALVAREZ, USA Andrez KOJDER, Poland Lucio LUISON, Italy
Secretary/Treasurer	Georgos TSOBANOGLOU, Greece
Board	Kjeld HOGSBRO, Denmark Maria LOS, Canada Meletis MELETOPOULOS, Greece Akhabue A. OKHAREDIA, South Africa Hans PRUIJT, Netherlands Yitzhak SAMUEL, Israel Paauo UUSITALO, Finland
Board 2002-2006
President	Georgos TSOBANOGLOU, Greece
Vice-President	Jan FRITZ USA
Secretary	Kjeld HOGSBRO, Denmark
Board	Hans PRUIJT, Netherlands Maria LOS, Canada Hans HARMS Spain Harry PERLSTADT USA Yitzhak SAMUEL, Israel An JACOBS Belgium James MULHERIN USA Jerzy KUBIN
Board 2006-2010

President & Treasurer
Georgeos Tsobanoglou, The Aegean University, Greece,
Vice-Presidents
Nikita Pokrovsky, Higher School of Economics, Russia
Kjeld Hogsbro, AKF, Denmark
Secretary
Marina Karides, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Board Members
Laura Maratou-Alipranti, Greece
Peter Atteslander, Switzerland
Jan Marie Fritz, University of Cincinnati, USA
Brian Furze, La Trobe University, Australia
George Gantzias, Greece
Jaqui Goldin, South Africa
Judith Gordon, USA
Gertrud Lenzer, City University of New York, USA
Mukesh Ranga, Bundelkhan University, India
Yitzhak Samuel, University of Haifa, Israel
Ake Sandberg, Arbetslivs Institut, Sweden
Joachim K.H.W. Schmidt, SoReGa EV, Germany
Newsletter Editor 2008-2010
Georgeos Tsobanoglou, The Aegean University, Greece

Board 2010-2014
President
Georgeos TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Greece
Vice-Presidents
Nikita POKROVSKY, Higher School of Economics, Russia
Joachim K.H.W. SCHMIDT, SoReGa EV, Germany
Secretary / Treasurer
Marie Louise Trindade CONILH DE BEYSSAC, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Irina TYURINA, Institute of Sociology RAN, Russia (2010-2012)
Board Members
Maria Inácia D’ÁVILA NETO, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Michela FREDDANO, University of Genova, Italy
Jan Marie FRITZ, University of Cincinnati, USA
Brian FURZE, La Trobe University, Australia (2010-2012)
George GANTZIAS, University of the Aegean, Greece
Gertrud LENZER, The City University of New York, USA Arianna MONTANARI, University of Rome «La Sapienza», Italy (2013-2014)
Gloria PIRZIO, University of Rome «La Sapienza», Italy
Hans PRUIJT, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Irina TYURINA, Russia
Natalya VELIKAYA, Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia
Newsletter Editors
Marie Louise Trindade CONILH DE BEYSSAC, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Georgeos TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Greece
Irina TYURINA, Institute of Sociology RAN, Russia