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| Israel Sociological Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | Israel Sociological Society |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
| Region served | Israel |
| Fields | Sociology, Social Research |
Israel Sociological Society
The Israel Sociological Society is a professional association for scholars and practitioners in sociology and related social sciences based in Israel. It connects academics from institutions such as Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and University of Haifa with policymakers from bodies like the Knesset and research units at Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel), fostering dialogue across the Israeli and international scholarly communities including links to American Sociological Association, European Sociological Association, International Sociological Association and regional organizations.
Founded in 1957, the Society emerged amid intellectual currents associated with scholars trained at London School of Economics, Harvard University, University of Chicago and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales who returned to Israel to build social inquiry. Early members included faculty from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University and collaborators from institutes such as the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel and the Weizmann Institute of Science. Over decades the Society responded to social transformations triggered by events like the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, waves of immigration from Soviet Union repatriation, and the Oslo Accords, shaping research agendas on identity, migration, and conflict.
The Society aims to promote sociological knowledge among members affiliated with Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Open University of Israel and colleges such as Shenkar College. It organizes seminars addressing themes tied to debates in Israeli public life involving institutions like the Supreme Court of Israel, the Ministry of Education (Israel), and civil society actors including Association for Civil Rights in Israel and B’tselem. Activities include methodological workshops referencing traditions from Pierre Bourdieu, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and analytic practices used at centers such as the Israel Democracy Institute.
Membership draws faculty, doctoral candidates, research fellows from Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, and practitioners from think tanks like the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. Governance typically features an elected executive drawn from scholars at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, and University of Haifa, with advisory ties to editorial boards of journals associated with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and the American Sociological Review. Annual general meetings are convened in locations including campuses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Beersheba.
The Society sponsors proceedings and edited volumes published in collaboration with publishers such as Routledge, Springer, and Brill. It organizes an annual conference attracting participants who have presented at venues like the International Sociological Association World Congress and regional meetings of the European Consortium for Political Research. Conference themes have intersected with scholarship on topics covered in works by authors associated with Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology, and the American Journal of Sociology.
Research supported by the Society spans studies on ethnicity and identity involving groups such as Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, Ethiopian Jews, and Palestinian citizens of Israel; migration analysis following waves from the Soviet Union and Ethiopia (country); studies of social stratification informed by comparisons with contexts like the United Kingdom, United States, and France; and investigations into urbanization in municipalities such as Tel Aviv-Yafo and Jerusalem. Contributions touch on religion and society with links to scholarship on Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Religious Zionism, and secularization debates referencing research by scholars at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University. Methodological advances promoted by the Society include survey research drawing on techniques used by the World Values Survey and qualitative approaches associated with Clifford Geertz and Howard Becker.
The Society confers prizes recognizing lifetime achievement, early-career research, and best article awards that echo honors such as the Israel Prize in the humanities, and national commendations from the Ministry of Culture and Sport (Israel). Recipients have included scholars affiliated with Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and international partners from Harvard University and University of California, Berkeley.
The Society maintains cooperative relations with international bodies including the International Sociological Association, European Sociological Association, and university departments at London School of Economics, Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Oxford. Joint initiatives have linked Israeli researchers with centers such as the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, the Brookings Institution, and regional research networks in the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Category:Sociology organizations Category:Organizations based in Israel Category:Scientific organizations established in 1957