2008 Sociology Conference List

First ISA Forum of Sociological Research and Public Debate
Barcelona, Spain September 5 - 8, 2008


2008 SOCIOLOGY CONFERENCES
07 Feb 2008 Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in South Asia Hyderabad India

08 Feb 2008 National Conference on Globalization and Identities Bangalore India

14 Feb 2008 CULTURE, SUICIDE, AND THE HUMAN CONDITION Helsinki Finland

15 Feb 2008 Expanding the Notions of Community and Solidarity Memphis TN

17 Feb 2008 leadership and fllowership conference Vancouver Canada

20 Feb 2008 Society for Cross-Cultural Research / Society for Anthropological Sciences New Orleans Louisiana

07 Mar 2008 1st Global Conference: Forgiveness: Probing the Boundaries Salzburg Austria This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference project seeks to investigate and explore the nature, significance, and practices of forgiveness.

10 Mar 2008 2nd Global Conference: Persons, Intimacy and Love Salzburg Austria This research conference seeks to explore issues of intimacy and love within the context of persons and interpersonal relationships and across a range of critical, contextual and cultural perspectives.

10 Mar 2008 9th Global Conference: Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness Salzburg Austria This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to examine and explore issues surrounding evil and human wickedness.

15 Mar 2008 Science and Pseudoscience Birmingham (UK) United Kingdom

18 Mar 2008 On the Edge: Leisure, Consumption and the Representation of Adventure Sports Manchester, United Kingdom United Kingdom

18 Mar 2008 On the Edge: Leisure, Consumption and the Representation of Adventure Sports Manchester United Kingdom

19 Mar 2008 Subject Area: Conspiracy Theories and Belief in the Paranormal San Francisco California

19 Mar 2008 Yamuna Yatra 2008 India India 27 Mar 2008 Women and Ambition Dublin Ireland

28 Mar 2008 BSA Annual Conference 2008: Social Worlds, Natural Worlds Warwick United Kingdom

28 Mar 2008 Developing Asia: Past, Present and Future Kobe Japan

29 Mar 2008 Can the Subaltern Speak?: On Otherness and its Consequences Toronto Canada

02 Apr 2008 Folklore and Ethnomusicology Istanbul Turkey 11 Apr 2008 Manage Your Stress for Quality Living Lucknow India

17 Apr 2008 Politics: Web 2.0: An International Conference London United Kingdom

22 Apr 2008 San Antonio College 14th Annual Multicultural Conference The Body Uncovered: Determining the Core San Antonio Texas

02 May 2008 THE HUMAN CONDITION SERIES CONFERENCE ON TERROR Barrie Canada This conference is part of a larger series of ongoing conferences, run under the general banner of The Human Condition Series.

05 May 2008 2nd International Colloquium on Tourism and Leisure Chiang Mai Thailand Call for papers extended to 1st February 2008. Keynote speaker: Professor Erik Cohen. Proceedings published with assigned ISBN. Best paper prize. Best doctoral paper prize. Selected papers published in an edited book.

05 May 2008 7th Global Conference: Violence and the Contexts of Hostility Budapest Hungary This multi- and inter-disciplinary research and publications conference aims to identify and understand violence in contemporary life.

11 May 2008 Waste--The Social Context '08: Urban Issues and Solutions Edmonton Canada 12 May 2008 2nd International Conference on Sociology Athens Greece

13 May 2008 Making Connections for Health/Jeter des ponts pour la sant?/a> Montreal Canada 21 May 2008 Beyond Reification: Critical Theory and the Challenge of Praxis Rome Italy

26 May 2008 ATR08 - Advances in Tourism Research Aveiro Portugal

29 May 2008 Sociology and Law. The 150th Anniversary of Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) Blagoevgrad Bulgaria

03 Jun 2008 Canadian Sociological Association Annual Meeting Vancouver, Canada Canada

05 Jun 2008 Britishness - The View From Abroad Huddersfield United Kingdom The main theme of this inter-disciplinary conference is the debate about Britishness and British identity in a global context, including diasporas, dual-citizenship and Commonwealth ties.

12 Jun 2008 Variety of the European Family - 3rd European Congress on Family Science Vienna Austria

19 Jun 2008 War & Race Aix-en-Provence France

19 Jun 2008 10th anniversary Conference of the European Journal of Social Theory: Europe since 1989: Interpreting Social Change Brighton United Kingdom

20 Jun 2008 Death, dying and immortality Birmingham (UK) United Kingdom

28 Jun 2008 Summer Institute on Social Cognition Montr茅al Canada

02 Jul 2008 Involve 08: Relate Wellington New Zealand

03 Jul 2008 BSA Theory Study Group Conference London United Kingdom

03 Jul 2008 (Re)Discovering Childhood Melbourne Australia

10 Jul 2008 Terrorism in the Digital Age Petra, Jordan Jordan

14 Jul 2008 BSA Food Study Group Conference: Food, Society and Public Health The British Library Conference Centre, London United Kingdom

17 Jul 2008 The Third Annual INGRoup Conference Kansas City Missouri

21 Jul 2008 Engendering Leadership: Through Research & Practice Perth, Western Australia Australia

15 Aug 2008 3rd Annual Alternative Expressions of the Numinous Conference Brisbane Australia

21 Aug 2008 African Voices Port Elizabeth South Africa

21 Aug 2008 International Conference on Social Sciences izmir Turkey

04 Sep 2008 BSA Medical Sociology Conference Brighton United Kingdom

04 Sep 2008 40th Anniversary Conference of the BSA Medical Sociology Group 2008 University of Sussex, Brighton United Kingdom

05 Sep 2008 Representing Islam: Comparative Perspectives Manchester United Kingdom

08 Sep 2008 What's the Big Deal about Democracy? Brighton, UK United Kingdom

02 Oct 2008 32nd Annual GSA Conference St. Paul Minnesota

05 Oct 2008 First ISA World Forum of Sociology Barcelona Spain

16 Oct 2008 Identities under Construction Ligte Belgium 23 Oct 2008 Sexual Heterotopias. Forms and Practices of Desirs d'Ailleurs Brussels Belgium