II International Conference
“The Cultural Turn of the New Far Right: Symbolic Power, Affective Politics, and Everyday Extremism”
📍 Bilbao, 13–14 July 2026
🗓 Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026
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📢 RC47 Webinar Announcement
Sociological Perspectives on the 2024/2025 Student Movement in Serbia
🗓 Friday, 13 March 2026
⏰ 2 PM CET
💻 Online: zoom.us/j/94449435537
📢 Webinar | Encampments for Palestine and Academia
RC47 (ISA) invites you to a webinar on student encampments as spaces of solidarity, political learning, and radical imaginaries in relation to Palestine.
📅 28 January, 4 PM (Beirut time) 💻 Online
Registration:
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Call for Papers – Sociologie Special Issue
"Culture, Emotion & Identity: Rethinking the Collective Action of Contemporary Identitarian Movements"
Edited by Andrea Grippo & Emanuele Toscano
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Abstracts due March 1, 2026
Full papers due June 15, 2026
Missed our latest RC47 Webinar?
🔹 Webinar: Youth Activisms in an Individualized Society
November 5th, 2025
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugsd...
🎓 6th Feeling Meeting – Activism, Collective Action & Emotions
How do emotions shape activism and personal identities?
🗓️ 17 Nov 2025, 15:00 (London time)
📺 Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8182543276...
Meeting ID: 818 2543 2769
Organized by ISA RC47, WG08 & TG02.
📢 Next in the RC47 Webinar Series:
Occupying Island. Resisting Militarization in a No-War Zone
with Simone Maddanu
🗓 Tue, 2 Dec · 4:30 pm CET / 10:30 am EST
💻 meet.google.com/vkg-unam-sis
📣 Online seminar: Youth Activisms in an Individualized Society
November 5th, 2025
17:00–18:30 (CET)
Jorge Benedicto Millán (UNED)
Patricia García Espín (University of Granada)ù
Camila Ponce (Institut für Gesellschaft, Wissen und Politik/ ISA RC47)
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“A Time for Sociology” — a collective call to defend knowledge, dialogue, and solidarity.
Read & endorse the ISA declaration:
🔗 www.isa-sociology.org/en/about-isa...
#Sociology #ISASociology #Solidarity
📢 Join us for the first workshop of the ISA RC47 Lecture Series on Palestine:
“Debunking the Myths of the ‘New Antisemitism’”
🗓 17 Sept 2025 | 19:00 Beirut | 17:00 UK | 18:00 CET
💻 Online
Speakers: Anna Younes & Muhannad Ayyash
👉 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🎓 5th ISA Forum of Sociology
📍 Some snapshots from the RC47 panel: The Cultural Turn of the Far Right: The Battle for Hegemony with Words, Thoughts and Deeds.
Session Organizer: Andrea Grippo
Chair: Antonio Álvarez-Benavides
Speakers: Emanuele Toscano, Hana Hawlina, Kristina Cufar, Giulio Pitroso
🎓 5th ISA Forum of Sociology
📍 Let's join the RC47 Roundtable Session Activism, Strategies and Collective Action
Session Organizers: Emanuele Toscano
Chair: Simone Maddanu
🎭 Only a few hours left until the Opening Ceremony!
Join us today at Théâtre National Mohammed V at 5:00 PM for the official launch.
🎟️ Important: Please collect your badge in advance at the Faculty of Education Sciences, located at Boulevard Mohammed Ben Abdellah Regragui, Madinat Al Irfane.
The National PhD in Peace Studies at Sapienza University of Rome may be of interest to scholars working on peace, conflict transformation, and social movements.
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📣 RC47 General Meeting coming up!
🗓️ Fri 6 June 2025
🕑 2–3 PM CET
🔗 zoom.us/j/99824149628
Join us to reflect, connect & plan what's next.
📰 The new RC47 Newsletter is out!
Discover member publications, community updates & the launch of RIDA47 — our Research Interests Database.
📡 Explore here: www.rc47isa.com/newsletter/
🗣️ DeZIM_talk: Whose Democracy?
Europe in the Shadow of Trump II, Far-Right Mobilization, and Counter-Strategies
🗓 April 3, 2024
🕓 4:00–5:00 PM CET
📍 Online Event
🔗 Register here: dezim.limequery.com/988169
🌍 Join RC47 and explore Rabat, Morocco, together! 🇲🇦
📢 5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July, 2025)
Don't forget—Early Registration closes on March 22! ⏳
Secure your spot today and be part of this incredible event!
🔗 Register now: isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/foru...
Submit your proposals by May 31, 2025. For full details and submission guidelines, please visit:
ssecommons.cei.iscte-iul.pt/call-for-con...
The Call for Contributions for the 5th International Conference on Social Solidarity and the Commons in Lisbon is now open. This event will be held from November 26–28, 2025 at Iscte in Lisbon, and will focus on “Collapse and Regeneration:Community-led initiatives prefiguring liveable futures”
The International Sociological Association (ISA) deeply mourns the tragic passing of Michael Burawoy, a leading sociologist, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, and the 17th President of ISA. Michael was fatally struck in a hit-and-run accident on February 3rd. His loss is immeasurable.
How to Apply:
1️⃣ Read the rules carefully: www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc...
2️⃣ If you need the grant, send a short paragraph explaining why you should receive it.
Email your application to Emanuele Toscano (e.toscano@unimarconi.it) and Simin Fadaee (simin.fadaee@manchester.ac.uk) by tomorrow.
RC47 Grant for the ISA Forum Registration Fee – Apply Now!
RC47 is offering a grant to cover the registration fee for the upcoming 5th ISA Forum of Sociology! If you need financial support, this is your chance to apply.
Deadline: Tomorrow, 31 January 2025
⏳ Don’t miss out—apply now! ✅
#ISAforum25 Registration is open! 📌
The 5th ISA Forum of Sociology will be an on-site event only, and we look forward to welcoming you onsite in Morocco!
Deadline for all participants: March 22, 2025!
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Here’s to continued collaboration, groundbreaking research, and meaningful change! 🚀💡
This conference also marked the official foundation of the "New Far Rights Global Research Network". The network is proudly spearheaded by the RC 48 on Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change, with the support of RC47 on Social Classes and Social Movements.
RC47 + RC48
On January 23-24, 2025, the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao (Spain) hosted the inspiring International Conference “Cultural Backlash, Digital Extremism, and Transnational Networks: Unpacking the Global Surge of the New Far-Right.”
The ISA grant rules are available here: [www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/rab...
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Review the guidelines carefully, and for more information, contact us at rc47.isa@gmail.com.
🌟 Grant Opportunity for the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology 🌟
The ISA has allocated a grant to all RCs to assist with registration fees for the V ISA Forum of Sociology, "Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene"/ Rabat, Morocco / July 6-11, 2025.
🌟 The 5th ISA Forum of Sociology is Approaching! 🌟
"Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene"
📍 Rabat, Morocco
🗓 July 6-11, 2025
The countdown has begun for one of the most anticipated sociological events of the year! 🌍
Join us!