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The European Sociological Association

Sylvia Walby, Chair ESA

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Design a Logo Competition

Second ESA Conference

"European Societies: Fusion or Fission"

conference details

Protocol of Council of ESA meeting, Germany

Statutes of the ESA

New Journal

1st & 2nd volumes of papers from

the First ESA Conference

18th Nordic Sociological Conference

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History

The European Sociological Association's first conferencein Vienna in August 1992 attracted 631 sociologists fromEast, West, North and South Europe; and from a total of33 countries. The conference was organised by bothinternational and local programme committees with thecooperation of 38 panel organisers from 19 differentEuropean countries. Papers from this lively andsuccessful conference are about to be published.

It was at this conference that a meeting ofrepresentatives from the national sociologicalassociations of Europe and other interested partiesendorsed the desire to form a European SociologicalAssociation and charged a Steering Committee with thetask of building this.

This Steering Committee of around 20 people drawnfrom all corners of Europe has been meeting regularlyover the last two years drafting Statutes and planningactivities. The members of the Steering Committee havebeen: Sylvia Walby, University of Bristol (Chair);Thomas P. Boje, Roskilde University (Finance &Membership); Bart van Steenbergen, University ofUtrecht (Conference); Iidiko Hrubos, BudapestUniversity of Economics (Conference); GiandomenicoAmendola, University of Bari (Statutes); Martin Kohli,Frei Universitat Berlin (Research Networks); BernardKruithof, SISWO, Amsterdam (Mobility); Robert Miller,Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland (Bulletin);Ursula Muller, University of Bielefeld, Germany(Research Networks); Christine Antonopoulou,University of Athens; Elena Bashkirova, Institute ofSociology, Russian Academy of Sciences; AnetteBorchorst, University of Aarhus; Eva Cyba, Institute forAdvanced Studies, Wien; Sabine Erbes-Seguin,GRASS-IRESCO, Paris; Ayse GOnez-Ayata, Middle East

Technical University, Ankara; MaxHaller, Universitat Graz; ElenaHaavio-Mannila, University ofHelsinki; Maca Jogan, University ofLjubljana; Wladyslaw Kwasniewic,Jagiellonian University; DavidLane, Cambridge University; KatrinPaadam, Tallin TechnicalUniversity, Estonia; NicholasPetropoulos, EmergenciesResearch Center, Athens; MartinPotucek, Charles University,Prague; Rudolf Richter, UniversitatWien; Manuel Perez Yruela,Instituto de Estudios SocialesAvanzados, Cordoba; JanuszMuslins, Hungary.

The draft Statutes and otherinformation were sent to nationalsociological associations forcomment. Atthe InternationalSociological Association XilithWorld Congress in Bielefeld on 18July this year another meeting ofnational representatives ofEuropean sociological associationsunanimously endorsed the Statutesof the Association and itsprogrammeof activities.

Aims

The European SociologicalAssociation (ESA) aims to facilitatesociological research, teaching andcommunication on Europeanissues.

Europe is being transformed:national and ethnic national groups'are both integrating (within theEuropean Union) and fragmenting(war in central Europe); therelations between women and menare changing rapidly, with womengaining citizenship in somecountries and becomingimpoverished in others.

Sociologists have currently noforum in which to discuss changesat a European level, beingorganisedon either a national orglobal scale. The new EuropeanSociological Association seekstofill this gap, with debates aboutEuropean questions in a Europeanforum.

The European SociologicalAssociation has been formed at amoment of major changes inEurope, in the context of thechanges in East-West relationsconsequenton the revolutions of1989-90, and increasing integrationamongthose European nations

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which are members of theEuropean Union. The changingsocial relations between womenand men, as well as those betweendiverse national and ethnic groups,are a further majorfocus forEuropean sociology. The ESA willfocus on sociological analysis ofEurope, ratherthan being a forumof European sociologists. It wasfelt that Sociology needed aEuropean association, to facilitatesociological debate at a Europeanlevel, in parallel with those of manyother social sciences. While thereare several otherdevelopmentsamong sociologists on a Europeanlevel these networks were bydesign restricted in scope andmembership: we need a broadopen forum for debate.

Conferences

Conferences, to be held everysecond year, will be the main focusof the European SociologicalAssociation. The second confer­ence of the European SociologicalAssociation will be held in Buda­pest August 28-September 2 1995around the theme 'Europeansocieties: fusion or fission'. Thistheme reflects the divergentdynam ics of an increase inthesignificance of ethnic and nationalprojects and identities on the onehand, and increasing economicand political integration of theEuropean Union via the SingleEuropean market and SocialChapter following the MaastrichtTreaty on the other. The confer­ence will have five main sub­themes: nationalism, ethnicity andracism; gender and class(in)equality; gender, citizenship andthe welfare state; models oftransition and transformation;culture. About 50 sociologistsdrawn from all parts of Europe willco-ordinate the selection of papersfor 25 groups of sessions. We printhere a call for papers.

Newsletter

This newsletter of the EuropeanSociological Association,European Sociologist, appearingthree times a year, will becomeourmajor means of communicationwith sociologists of Europe:containing details of the developingstructure of the organisation,including news of an evolving netof research networks; newsof

conferences, seminars and events;regular features such asopportunities for funding andoccupational mobility in aEuropean context and so forth. Anelectronic "bulletin board" versionof the newsletter is underdiscussion.

Research Groups

Research groups on specificthemes will be formed within theassociation. Some ideas havealready been put forward and moresuggestions are welcome. We willtake decisions on these at theconference in Budapest.

Membership

We are now in a position towelcome individual members ofthe association. Membership isopen to the broad categories of allindividuals.who 'actively contributeto the scientific development ofsociological knowledge in or onEurope'. There are three kinds ofmembers: regular, 'affiliated andstudents.

Regular membership is open toscholars who either:

carry out sociological research

teach sociology

have sociological jobs

are membersof Europeannational sociologicalassociations

have academic degrees andtraining in sociology

An application form and furtherdetails are printed within.

Governance

The Statutes provide for theEuropean Sociological Associationto be governed by an ExecutiveCommittee whose selectionreflects a balance between twoconstituencies: individualmembers participating through thebiannual conferences; and thenational associations of Sociologywhose representatives form aCouncil. We wishto avoid thebureaucracy of some largerinternational associations andhave direct input from individualmembers at the conference, whilerecognising the importance ofnational associations in maintainingbroad representative links. We printthe full Statutes in this number.

Future

The European SociologicalAssociation can only be what itsmembers wish. We hope that thebiennial conferences will be the keyevent for sociologists who areactively seeking 10 understandchanges in European societies.The forthcoming conference inBudapest provides an opportunityfor participation in deciding thefuture direction of the sociology ofEurope.

Sylvia WalbyChair, European SociologicalAssociation

Where the ActionIs: ResearchNetworks in theESAThe research networks will be anessential part of the intellectual life ofthe ESA. They will be the groups"where the action is": confrontationbetween different approaches;comparison between societies andbetween national sociologicaltraditions; continued discussion andcollaboration. They will organizerspular meetings among theirmembers and other interestedsociologists and will have a key rolein preparing the program of the largeESA conference.

In this respect, the ESA follows thegood practice of the InternationalSociological Association and manynational sociological associations,where research networks are usuallythe most important institutionalinfrastructure. Research networksare focussed sufficiently to enableand motivate people really to workwith each other. They meet morefrequently than is possible within theframework of general conferencesand meetings tend to be muchsmaller, and thus more suited tointellectual debate.

The new ESA Statutes provide forresearch networks to be proposed bya minimum of ten members from atleast three different countries and ato be approved by the ExecutiveCommittee. In all other

organizational and substantivematters, it is anticipated that theresearch networks will have theliberty to proceed as they see fi!.However, certain criteria forapproving research networks arerather obvious:

research networks should be set upso that they can continue to workproductively over a long period. Thisrequires topics or locithat are notnarrow and specific to passing fads.Topics should generate sustainedinlerest from different perspectivesand on different levels. At the sametime, it is expected that at least someresearch networks will have a limitedgoal envisioned from their beginningand deliberately will cease operationsafter a definite span. Similarly, it isinevitable that some researchnetworks will sooner or later stopbeing productive; and in that casethey should be discontinued;

the goals of the ESA privilege thosetopics which bear directly on Europeas an emerging social, cultural,political and economic entity, or oncomparative research amongEuropean societies. This means thatthe ESA will not necessarily coverthe whole range of sociologicalthemes. Still, most of the core sub­fields of sociological research shouldbe represented;

some the the InternationalSociological Association ResearchCommittees have active EuropeanSUb-groups, and these might be astarting point for some ESA researchnetworks. However, we will not wantto duplicate too highly thedifferentiated organizationalapparatus of the ISA (With at present47 Research Committees plus sevenWorking Groups and six ThematicGroups). The ESA will need toremain considerably more selective.

Research networks will be institutedformally by the Executive Committeeto be elected at the Budapestconference. Until then, formaldecisions on research networks areneither possible nor desirable. Butproposals for research networks arewelcome now. Also, we hope thatsome of the working group sessionsat the Budapest conference willdevelop into research networks.

Martin KohliFreie Unlversitat BerlinInstitut fOr SoziologieBabelsberger StraBe 14-16D-10715 Berlintel.: +493085002-210/211FAX: +493085002-205

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You will note that the "masthead" ofthe bulletin has its title, but no logo.When the Steering Committee lastmet during the summer, it agreed thatthe ESA should have a logo. Noone.however: was artistically inspiredenough to create an appropriatedesign. The Steering Committee diddecide to initiate a competition open toanyone who wished to-attempt a logo.If you wish to try your hand, pleasesubmit your entry by the end of theyear. All that is required is a black inkdrawing and/or digitized graphic. ASUb-group of the Steering Committeewill jUdgeall entries. The lucky winnerwill be announced in EuropeanSociologist and will receive thesatisfactionof seeing their designappear on the stationary used by theEuropean Sociological Associationand at the top of each number ofEuropean Sociologist. The winner willalso receive a very good bottle of Irishwhiskey.

Entries by31 December 1994 to:

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Second ESA Conference

Budapest, 30 August - 2 September 1995

First Announcement and Call for Papers

"European Societies:Fusion or Fission"

Introduction

The First European SociologicalConference tookplace in Vienna inAugust 1992. It is a pleasure for usto announce that the secondEuropean Sociolgical Conferencewill take place in Budapest fromAugust 30 to September 2 1995.

This first announcement of theconference will give information on:the general theme; the themes ofthe plenaries, sarni-plenaries andworking groups; the time table; etc.

This announcement is meanttoinform interested academics aboutthe development of thisconference, to advise them to blockthe dates in their calendar and togive them an opportunity to showinterestby early registration and/orby sending in abstracts ofproposed papers. (See below on'call for papers').

General Theme

The theme of the conference is:'European societies, fusion orfission' .

It is a commonplace to say thatEuropean societies are in a stageof transition or transformation. Thisis most obvious for the countries ofcentra1 and eastern Europe but iscertainly also true for the welfarestates of western Europe.Naturally it is impossible for us toforecast the outcome of thisprocess (or better theseprocesses), but what we, associologists, might do, is detect thebasic societal forces behind them.Borrowing terms from nuclearphysics, many, if not most, of these

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processes can be brought underthe general rubric of the tensionbetween 'fusion' and 'fission'. In asocial sense, fusion may refer tothe related processes ofintegration, unity and convergence;whereas 'fission' deals with theopposite: divergence, pluriformity,disintegration and diversity.

Naturally the conjunction 'or'between the two concepts shouldnot be taken literally. We deal herewith oppositional tendencies whichin many areas of societal life aretaking place at the same time.Moreover an interesting questionhere is to what extent we deal withspontaneous processes, or with aform of steering from a center (forexample, from Brussels). Howmuch room is there for 'free choice'or are these processes determinedby certain basic developments,such as the growing power of themarket (capitalism as we used tocall it), which are taking place in allEuropean societies?

In order to make this theme a realieitmotiv for the conferenceeachplenary and semi-pleanry speakerwill be invited to develop somereflexive thoughts on that tensionbetween 'fusion' and 'fission' in thearea or on the topiche or she isdealing with.

Let me illustrate this theme with thefollowing examples:

Ideology.Is there convergence in the senseof what Bell and recentlyFukuyama forecasted towards anon-ideological form of (social?)liberalism in all european societies,

or are new ideologies emerging,creating a multi-color landscapewhere the colour "green"dominates? Moreover, what is thesignificance within this context ofgrowing nationalism and racism?

Class.Is the notion of a growingunderclass, an increasingdiscrepancy between the top andthe bottom of society, a so-called'twothird society', a generaleuropean phenomenon, or is thisprocess taking place in somecountries and are others morecapable of keeping societyintegrated?

Welfare State.Does the economic integration ofthe EU have implications for a so­called 'social Europe'? Is thereconvergence of welfare stateregimes (Wilensky, de Bwaan) andwill that be in the direction of aminimalwelfare state? Or, is therestill room for different types ofwelfare regimes (EspiiigAndersen)?

Culture.Arf:j we in Europa developingtowards a sort of postmodernculture with great emphasis uponplurality of lifestyles and cultures orcan we envisage more unity in thisrespect - a new europeanRenaissance or (a more negativepicture) an American-influenced'coca cola culture'?

The Subthemes

In order to have a certain structurein the conference five subthemes(or better clusters of topics) havebeen selected; each of thesesubthemes will function as a sort ofumbrella for working groups with acertain elective affinity for eachother and will have four or fiveworking groups "under its wings".These subthemes will be discussedduring the semi-plenary sessions.There is also a heading for 'othertopics'. (It should be emphasizedthat the heading 'other topics' hasno belittling intent. Rather it onlysignifies that the topics in thatcategory do not fit easily under oneof the other five headings.)

The selection of these subthemesis primarily be based on the

question of whether we deal herewith a real "burning problem", thatis; an issue of significance in manyif not most european societies.Moreover it is intended that thesesubthemes should be of anencompassing nature. In mostcases there cannot one single wordwhich labels a subtheme.

Working Group Themes

The following working groupthemes were selected:

Cluster/Subtheme 1(Nationalism: etnicity, migration,social exclusion, racism andgenocide)

1.1. Construction of National andEthnic Identities.

1.2. Explanation andConsequences of the Rise ofNationalisms.

1.3. Inclusion and Exclusion inEurope.

1.4. Changing Patterns of Migrationin Europe.

Cluster/Subtheme 2(Class and gender (in)equality:

industrial relations andemployment, labour market,underclass and poverty (old andnew), privatization)

2.1. Gender Relations and theLabour Market.

2.2. The New Underclass: Aquestion of minorities and women?

2.3. New Structures ofEmployment: Industrial relationsand privatization,

2.4. Social mobility: Integration ordifferentiation?

Cluster/Subtheme 3(Citizenship and gender inrelationship to the welfare state,civil society and the market.

3.1. Welfare Pluralism in Europe.

3.2. Gender, Citizenship and SocialPolicy.

3.3. Changing DemographicStructures and the Consequencesfor Citizenship (Aging in Europe).

3.4. Changes in the Relation ofState and Market: Consequencesfor civil society.

3.5. Changes in Household/FamilyStructures.

Cluster/Subtheme 4(Different models of social andeconomic transformation andtransition in Europe and new formsof integration.)

4.1. Theorizing Structural Changesin Contemporary Europe.

4.2. Transition or Transformation inCentral and Eastern Europe.

4.3. The Transformation of RuralStructures

4.4. Is the European UnionCreating Convergence in Europe?

4.5. Ecology and Environmentalissues in Europe.

Cluster/Subtheme 5(Culture: (post)modernism,lifestyles, everyday life, urbanismand religion.)

5.1. Religion and Politics.

5.2. Postmodernism or LateModernity?

5.3. Cultural Industries: Theproduction of culture andinformation.

5.4. Consumption, Everyday Lifeand Urban Cultures.

5.5. Sexuality, Lifestyles andPolitics.

Others 6.

6.1. Methodology: ComparativeEuropean research,

6.2. Biography and Society

6.3. Education and Gender inEurope.

6.4. Teaching Sociology in Europe.

As one can see from theprogramme (beiow) each workinggroups will have a maximum of foursessions.

In general a decentralizedprocedure will be followed for theorganisation of the content of aworking group's sessions will befollowed. Each working group willbe organized by two conveners(preferably from differentgeographical regions) who willdecide upon the precise topics oftheir meetings, select the papersthat will be presented, nominatethe people who will chair theirsessions etc.

The Organisation of theConference

The Budapest conference will havefive types of sessions:

Full plenary sessions at thebeginning and the end of theconference

Short plenary sessions. (iateafternoon)

Semi-plenary sessions orsubtheme sessions. (Thes.esessions deal with the fivesubthemes in general terms)

Working group sessions.- Panels or roundtable discussions.

The form of the conference will beas follows:

Tuesday August 29:

from t8.00.pm on - earlyregistration.

Wednesday August 30:

8.30-10.30 am. Registration.

10.30. - 13.00. Grand Opening. Fullplenary session, words of welcomeby distinguished guests, keynotespeakers.

13.00.-17.30. pm.: Semi­plenary\subthemesessions (five),(three speakers in each session).

Late afternoon, early evening:reception.

Thursday August 31:

9.30.-12.00. am.: First round ofworking group sessions,

13.30.-16.00. pm.: Second round ofworking group sessions,

16.30.- 18.00. pm.: Short Plenarysession.

Evening: Cultural Programme.

Friday September 1:

9.30.- 12.00.am.: PaneliRoundtable discussions

13.30.-16.00. pm.:Third round ofworking group sessions.

16.30.- 17.30. Short Plenarysession.

17.45.- 19.30. General Assembly ofthe European SociologicalAssociation

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Saturday September 2:

9.30.- 11.00. am.: Fourth round ofworking group sessions.

11.30.-13.00. Closing of theConference. Full plenary Session,

(Semi-) Plenary Speakers.

At this stage (September 1994),the following scholars have alreadyagreed in principle to be a speakerin one of the plenary or semi­plenary sessions:Goran Therborn (Sweden), SamuelEisenstadt (Israel), Ivan Szelenyi(Hungary), Deniz Kandiyotti (UK),Margaret Bartilsson (Denmark),Rudolf Andorka (Hungary),Abraham de Swaan (Netherlands),Gyorgy Csepeli (Hungary),Godfried Engbersen (Netherlands).Others have been invited but havenot yet given a definite reply.

Call for Papers

This first announcement is also afirst call for papers.The outline of a proposed papershould be sent andlor faxed toboth: Imre Kovachs in Budapest(the Secretary of the LocalOrganizing Committee) and Bartvan Steenbergen in Utrecht (Chairof the Programme Committeebefore January 1 1995.These outlines will be sent to theConveners who will decide whetherthe paper will be a presented or acontributed paper for theconference.

The outlines should have thefollowing form:

full title (in capitals),

full name of author(s) plusinstitution(s) and country(ies),

proposed for workinggroup:...

abstract (350 words, no more thanone page).

We regret that all of the convenorsof the working groups have not yetbeen appointed so we cannotpublish their names at this date.

Reproduction capacities inBudapest are limited. Each authoris kindly requested to take multiplecopies (a minimum of 30) of his orher paper to Budapest.

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Dr. Imre Kovachs, Secretary,Local Organizing Committee,Hungarian SociologicalAssociation, Benczur ut. 33,H-l068 Budapest,Hungary.Fax: 36-1-122-1843.

Dr. Bart van Steenbergen,Chair Programme CommitteeDept. ASW,University of Utrecht,PO Box 80 140,3508 TC UtrechtThe NetherlandsFax: 31-30-534733.

Protocol of theMeeting of theESA Councilof National

Associations ofSociology

Bielefeld, Germany18 July 199417:30-19:00

Official representatives fromnineteen European nationalsociological associations werepresent at the Council meeting:

Thomas P. Boje, Denmark; JiriBurjanek, Czech Republic; EvaCyba, Austria; Dusan Davidovic,Serbia; Ayse Gunaz-Ayata, Turkey;Elina Haavio-Mannila,Westermarck Society, Finland;IIdiko Hrubos, Hungary; MacaJogan, Slovenia; TeothosisKatsoulas, Greece; Martin Kohli,Germany; Maaren A Mentzel,Netherlands; Milan Mesic, Croatia;Robert Miller, Ireland; JanuszMucha, Poland; Aldis Paulins,Latvia; Manuel Perez Yruela,Spain; Juraj Schenk, Slovakia; IvanVelev, Bulgaria; Peeter Vihalemm,Estonia.

Minutes

1. The Constitution of theEuropean Sociological Association- Statutes.

The Statutes were acceptedunanimously. The EuropeanSociological Association has beenestablished formally.

2. Election of the Chairperson ofthe Council of NationalAssociations of Sociology.

Thomas P. Boje, DanishSociological Association, wasproposed and eiected.

3. Electionof a NominationCommittee for the ExecutiveCommittee of the ESA.

Following the procedure laid out inthe Statutes, nine persons wereelected by the Council: Eva Cyba,Austrian Sociological Association;Ayse Gun~i'Ayata, TurkishSociological Association; ElinaHaavio-Mannila, WestermarckSociety, Finland; IIdi~9 Hrubos,Hungarian SociologicalAssociation; Martin Kohli, GermanSociological Association; Maaren AMentzel, Dutch SociologicalAssociation; Janusz Mucha, PolishSoclological Association; ManuelPerez Yruela, Spanish SociologicalAssociation; Peeter Vihalemm,Estonian Sociological Association.

At a meeting of the NominationCommittee on Wednesday, 20th ofJuly 1994, Elina Haavio-Mannila(Finland) was elected asChairperson of the NominationCommittee.

The ESA Executive Committee willbe elected at the time of theSecond European Conference ofSociology at Budapest, August!September 1995. Proposals forcandidates for the ESA ExecutiveCommittee should be sent to:

Elina Haavio-MannilaDepartment of SociologyBox 25FIN-OOO 14, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, FinlandTelephone: 358-0-1917030FAX: 358-0-1917033e-mail: Elina.HaavioMannila@Helsinki.Fi

or to any other member of theNomination Committee.

- Thomas P. Boje

Statutes of theEuropean Sociological

AssociationArticle 1

We, European Sociologists, aware of the diversity and

complexities of European societies, have decided to create anAssociation. Its name is the European Sociological Association(ESA). Its focus is the development of sociological knowledge.The Association will facilitate European sociological research,

teaching and communication between sociologists and otherscientists. Ir hopes that its work will contribute to understanding

and solving social problems improving the quality of life inEurope and facilitating the co-operation of peoples. In this

respect, the Association will cooperate with other sociologicaland non-sociological scientific association.

The ESA is a scientific, independent organisation, with no

religious, political or any otherkind ofaffiliation. TheAssociation

shall be conducted on a non-profit basis.

Article 2

The above objectives will be implemented through the holdingof conferences, the promotion of research networks, the

publication of newsletters and scientific journals and. otherscientific activities.

Membership

Article 3

Membership is open to scholars who actively contribute to the

scientific development of sociological knowledge in or on

Europe.

There are threekindsofrnembers: regular, affiliated and students.

Regular membership is open to scholars who do one of:

cany out sociological research

teach sociology

have sociological jobs

are members of European national sociological

associations

have academic degrees and training in sociology

Affiliate membership is open to academics in other disciplines

who take an interest in the activities of the Association.

Student membership is open to all university level students insociology and related subjects>

The fee for every category of membership is determined by the

Executive Committee.

Article 4

Institutional membership is open to all institutions which

actively contribute to the development ofsociological knowledge

in or on Europe.

Article 5

The European national associations are represented by the

Council of National Associations.

Governing Bodies

Article 6

The organs of the Association are:

the General Assembly

the Council of National Associations' representatives

the Executive Committee

the Research Networks

the President

The General Assembly

Article 7

The General Assembly consists of individual members in goodstanding. It meets during the European Sociological conference,

that has to be organised at least every four years- The functionsof the General Assembly are: .

to formulate the general' pol icy of-the Association

to elect the Executive committee

to approve and change statutes and by-laws

to discuss the activities report by the President of theAssociation and/or the outgoing Executive Committee

to approve the treasurer's report

The CeneralAssembly iscalled by the President, who announcesthe agenda six weeks in advance. The General Assembly may

add new items to the agenda.

The Council of National Associations

Article 8

The ESA acknowledges the importance of the nationalassociations of Sociology in accomplishing the objectives in

Article 1.A Council ofNational Associations ofSociology, formed by one

representative ofeach European national association ofSociology,is established as a body of the ESA in order:

to give suggestions and formulate proposals to the Executive

Committee about the themes of the conference;

to advise the Executive Committee about research policies

in Europe and in the national and linguistic areas;

to appoint the Nomination Committee for the election of

the Executive Committee,

The national associations that will take pan in the first meetingof the Council of national associations are the ones that met in

J992 in the Vienna conference to found the ESA (the list of their

names is attached and is part of these Statutes).

The Council will decide on the admission ofother European

national associations.

The Council ischai red by one ofthe national representatives.

The chairperson of the Council will be elected by the

Council for a three year term.

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He/she calls the meeting of the Council and decides theagenda.

The chairperson of the Council takes part in the meetingsof the Executive Committee without voting rights.

The Executive Committee

Article 9

The Executive Committee consists of sixteen (16) members,who elect from its members:

the President

a maximum of three Vice-Presidents

a Treasurer

a General Secretary

The period of service on the Executive Committee is to be amaximum of two terms, except for the President, who can serveno more than one term as a President.

Any vacancies in the Executive Committee will be filled by thenext person with the highest number ofvotes. In the case of thevacancy of one of the offices in the Executive Committee, the

Committee will elect someone to the position.

The functions of the Executive committee are:

to implement policies and manage the Association'saffairs in-between elections;

to organise conferences and take care of thepublications of the Association;

to set the agenda for the plenary sessions and theGeneral Assembly;

to approve the creation of research networks;

to formulate and approve the budget, to manage fundraising and to fix membership fees.

The Executive Committee deals with all remaining issues,except the ones related to amendments to statutes and by-laws.

The Executive Committee has the authority to decide whetherthe ESA joins other associations and organisations.

The Executive Committee may appoint non-standingCommittees and ad hoc groups.

The Executive Committee will meet at least once betweenGeneral Assemblies.

Duties of Officers

Article 10

The President represents the ESA at all events. He/she chairs theExecutive Committee. In the event of the President's absence,he/she is replaced by one of the Vice-Presidents. The Presidentmay delegate some ofhis/her functions to any other member ofthe Executive Committee.

The General Secretary keeps the records ofthe Association. He/she is in charge of relations and communication with themembers and other associations.

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Research Networks

Article 11

Research Networks are proposed by a minimum of 10 membersfrom at least three different countries and approved by theExecutive Committee. They may decide their own by-laws inaccordance with the general principles ofthe ESA statutes. EachResearch Network elects its own co-ordinator.

Elections

Article 12

Regular members in good standing elect the members of theExecutive Committee. The elections start during the GeneralAssembly. In order to allow members not attending theconference to vote, the polls will remain open for six weeks afterthe conference. During this period regular members may voteby mail using according to the same method as during theconference. The election procedure will be implemented by acommittee which will be appointed by the General Assembly.

The Nomination Committee

Article 13

The Nomination committee for the election of the ExecutiveCommittee consists of 9 persons elected by the Council ofNational Associations. .After the widest consultations. it collectsproposals for candidates from national associations, individualsor groups of members. It proposes a slate of 30 candidates,fifteen of each gender, taking into account region and fields of

research.

Voting Procedure

Article 14

Every member may vote for a maximum of 10 candidates. Inorder to express his/her preference, he/she may cross out anynames from the slate and may substitute others for them.

Headquarters

Article 15

The headquarters of the ESA will be determined at each term bythe Executive Committee.

Statutes and By-Laws

Article 16

The dissolution of the Association may be proposed by:

the Executive Committee with a 2/3 majority;

the Council of National Associations with a 2/3

majority;

by 50% of the regular members of the Association.

The proposal must be approved by a majority of 2/3 of [he

regular members in good standing.

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tst & 2ndVolumes of

Papers from theFirst EuropeanConference of

SociologyToward a European Nation?Political Trends in EuropeEast and West, Center andPeriphery

Edited by Max Haller, Universityof Graz and Rudolf Richter,University of Vienna.April 1994. 320 pages. TablesIndex. ISBN 1-56325-384-9.Cloth US$59.95. Publisher: M. E.Sharpe.

This volume examines theprocesses of integration anddisintegration in Europe at the levelof individual national and federalstates, regions and the center!periphery. The twelve chaptershave been organised into threeparts, treating, respectively:

Trends in Western Europe(contributions by: Salvador Giner,"The Advent of Europe"; MatteiDogan, "The Erosion of Nationalishin the Western EuropeanCommunity"; Volker Bornschier,"The Rise of the EuropeanCommunity"; and Maurizio Bach,"Bureaucratic Integration in theEuropean Community");

Developments in Eastern Europe(Jiri Musil, "Integration andDisintegration Models: A commentbased on post-Communistexperiences"; WlodzimierzWesolowski, "Post-CommunistTransition to Democracy: Itspeculiar features"; Ivan Bernik,"Transition to Democracy inEastern Europe"; and DominiqueSchnapper, "The Significance otthe Ethno-religious Field in NationBuilding. Lessons for Europe");

European Integration Overall (LoekHalman and Peter Ester,"Developments in Religious andMoral Values in Western Europe";Jap Dronkers, "The Causes of

Growth of English Education in theNetherlands; Attila Eralp, "Turkeyand the European Community inthe Changing Postwar InternationalSystem: Process ofperipheralization in Europe"; JohanGaltung, "The Emerging EuropeanSuper-Nat ionalis rn").

The Welfare State andLabour Market in aChanging Europe ­Consequences forCitizenship, Work andGender

Edited by Thomas P. Boje,Roskilde University. Publisher:M. E. Sharpe. Winter 1994/95.

The Transformation of EuropeanSocieties (Zsuzsa Ferge, "SocialCitizenship in the NewDemocracies. The Difficulties inHevivinq Citizen's Rights inHungary"; JOhn Holrriwood andJanet Siltanen, "Gender, theProfessions and EmploymentCitizenship"; Sylvia Walby,"Gender, Work and Fordism: TheEC context"; Jorq Flecker, PaulThompson and Terry Wallace,"Back to Convergence?Globalisation and Societal Effectson Work Organisation");

The European Welfare States inReshaping (Abam de Swaan,"Prospects for Transnational SocialPolicy in Europe; East-WestRelations"; Georg Vobruba,"Transnational Social Policy inProcesses of Transformation"; BobDeacon, "Global Social PolicyActors and the Shaping of EastEuropean Welfare"; PekkaKosonen, "European Welfare StateModels - Converging Trends");

European Labour Markets in aGender Perspective (Christel Lane,"Gender and Labour Market inEurope: Britain, Germany andFrance compared"; "Anne MarieDaune-Richards, "Women'sEmployment and Different SocietalEffects in France, Sweden and theUnited Kingdom"; Marlis Buchmannand Maria Charles, "Organizationaland Institutional Factors in theProcess of Gender Stratification:Comparing social arrangements insix European countries").

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18th Nordic SociologicalConference

The 18th Nordic Sociological Conference willbe held at the University of Helsinki, Finlandon June 9-11 1995, The theme will be"Social Relations and Power - A Challenge toSociology". The Scandinavian SociologicalAssociation invites European sociologists topresent their research and to discuss thedifferent theoretical contributions andmethods prevailing and emerging today.The theme of the conference will beintroduced by plenum speakers fromdifferent Nordic countries. Abouttwentyworking groups will have their sessionsduring the conference. The conferencelanguages are mainly Scandinavian but alsoEnglish.

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Is there a European Sociology?Volume 6, Number 2, 1993

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