International Institute of Sociology
Formation1893 (1893)
FounderRené Worms
HeadquartersParis
Geneva
Uppsala
President
Craig Calhoun
AffiliationsInternational Sociological Association (from 1971)
Websitewww.iisoc.org

The International Institute of Sociology (IIS) is a scholarly organization which seeks to stimulate and facilitate the development, exchange, and application of scientific knowledge to questions of sociological relevance. Membership is open to all sociologists as well as to scholars in neighbouring disciplines.

Created in Paris in 1893 by René Worms, it is the oldest continuous sociological association in existence. Its first congress was held in Paris in October 1894[1]:360 under the chairmanship of René Worms, which formalised the foundation of this institution.[1]:169 The Révue internationale de sociologie, founded the year before, became the printed organ of the Institute.[1] Since its foundation the goal of the IIS has been to bring together sociologists from around the world. It has a longstanding tradition of promoting discussions on the most crucial theoretical issues of the day and on the practical use of social scientific knowledge. Among its members and associates were prominent scholars such as: Franz Boas, Roger Bastide, Lujo Brentano, Theodor Geiger, Gustave Le Bon, Karl Mannheim, William F. Ogburn, Pitirim Sorokin, Georg Simmel, Werner Sombart, Gabriel Tarde, Ferdinand Toennies, Thorstein Veblen, Lester F. Ward, Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Sidney Webb, Max Weber, Florian Znaniecki, and Ludwig Gumplowicz[1]:169

Every two years the IIS organizes a world congress in Sociology. Recent IIS World Congresses were held in Uppsala (2013), Delhi (2012), Yerevan (2009), Budapest (2008), Stockholm (2005), Beijing (2004), Kraków (2001), Tel Aviv (1999), Köln (1997), Trieste (1995), Paris (1993), Kobe (1991), and Rome (1989).

In addition to the congresses and other meetings, the IIS publishes the Annales de l'Institut International de Sociologie / Annals of the International Institute of Sociology. First published in 1895 after the first world congress, this book series seeks to present cutting-edge research and synthesis.

Leadership

Nr President Country Term
1John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury United Kingdom1893 – 1895
2Albert Schäffle Germany1895 – 1896
3Alfred Jules Émile Fouillée France1896 – 1897
4Paul von Lilienfeld Russia1897 – 1898
5Gumersindo de Azcárate Spain1898 – 1899
6Achille Loria Italy1899 – 1900
7Guillaume De Greef Belgium1900 – 1901
8Carl Menger Austria-Hungary1901 – 1902
9Valtazar Bogišić Russia1902 – 1903
10Lester Frank Ward United States1903 – 1904
11Pierre Émile Levasseur France1904 – 1905
12Maksim Kovalevsky Russia1905 – ?
13Francisco Giner de los Ríos Spain ?
14Hector Denis Belgium ?
15Ludwig Stein  Switzerland1909 – ?
16Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Austria-Hungary ?
17Franklin Henry Giddings United States ?
18Frederic Harrison United Kingdom ? 1910
19Nikolai Ivanovich Kareev Russia ? – 1917
20Tomáš Masaryk Czechoslovakia1921 – 1923
21Albion Woodbury Small United States1923 – 1925
22Ferdinand Buisson France1925 – 1929
23Mariano Harlan Cornejo Peru1929 – 1936
24Charles A. Ellwood United States1936 – 1937
25Pitirim Sorokin United States1937
26René Maunier France ? – 1944
27Corrado Gini Italy1950 – 1963
28Alfredo Poviña Argentina1963 – 1969
Edgar F. Borgatta United States ?
Paolo Ammassari Italy1989 – 1991
William V. D'Antonio United States1991 – 1993
Masamichi Sasaki Japan1997 – 2001
Eliezer Ben-Rafael Israel2001 – 2008
Björn Wittrock Sweden2008 – 2013
Craig Calhoun United States2013 – present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 A History of Classical Sociology. Ed. by Igor Kon. Moscow, 1989. ISBN 5-01-001102-6


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