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| Societat Catalana de Sociologia | |
|---|---|
| Name | Societat Catalana de Sociologia |
| Native name | Societat Catalana de Sociologia |
| Formation | 1968 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Barcelona |
| Region served | Catalonia |
| Language | Catalan |
| Parent organization | Institut d'Estudis Catalans |
Societat Catalana de Sociologia is a learned society based in Barcelona affiliated with the Institut d'Estudis Catalans that promotes sociological research and professional exchange in Catalonia and the Catalan-speaking territories. It maintains links with universities such as the University of Barcelona, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University and research institutes including the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, the Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut, and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. The society interacts with European networks like the European Consortium for Sociological Research, the European Sociological Association, and international bodies including the International Sociological Association and the UNESCO social science programs.
Founded in the late 1960s amid regional cultural and institutional renewal connected to institutions such as the Institut d'Estudis Catalans and the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, the society drew early membership from scholars at the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and expatriate Catalan intellectuals with ties to the European University Institute and the Harvard University academic community. During Spain's transition to democracy it engaged with networks linked to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, the Convergència i Unió political sphere, and municipal actors in Barcelona and Girona, while collaborating with international scholars from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, London School of Economics, and University of California, Berkeley. Later decades saw institutional partnerships with the Fundació Jaume Bofill, the Obra Social "la Caixa", and the European Research Council through joint projects and commissions.
The society's statutes reflect governance practices influenced by models from the Institut d'Estudis Catalans and academic senates at the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University. Leadership is exercised by an elected board that has included scholars who held chairs connected to the Consejo de Universidades, the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, and the Generalitat de Catalunya academic offices. Advisory relationships have been formed with entities like the Barcelona City Council, the Diputació de Barcelona, and national research councils such as the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Governance procedures reference ethical frameworks used by the European Science Foundation and the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Membership comprises academics and practitioners linked to institutions such as the Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of Lleida, University of Girona, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Pompeu Fabra University, and research centers like the Centre de Recerca en Sociologia. The society organizes topical sections mirroring themes found at the European Sociological Association and the International Sociological Association, with working groups aligned to specialists from the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, and the Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona. Professional collaboration includes ties to non-academic bodies such as the Fundació Joan Maragall and the Fundació Antoni Tàpies.
Programs include seminar series with partners like the Fundació Ramon Llull, doctoral training linked to the Barcelona School of Economics, policy briefings to the Generalitat de Catalunya and workshops in collaboration with the Ajuntament de Barcelona and the Diputació de Girona. The society runs continuing education courses that echo curricula from the European University Institute and exchange programs with the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and the Max Planck Society. It has contributed to advisory reports for institutions such as the World Health Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the European Commission.
The society publishes conference proceedings and monographs alongside peer-reviewed journals edited in collaboration with university presses at the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University, and it has contributed to edited volumes with publishers associated with the European Research Council grants and the Spanish National Research Council. Research themes have intersected with projects funded by the European Commission, the European Regional Development Fund, and national calls from the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, focusing on studies that resonated with comparative work involving scholars from Universitat de València, Complutense University of Madrid, University of Manchester, and Sciences Po.
Annual conferences attract presenters from institutions including the European Sociological Association, the International Sociological Association, the University of Edinburgh, Universität Zürich, Université de Montréal, New York University, and policy audiences from the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Ajuntament de Barcelona. The society has co-hosted thematic meetings with the Fundació Jaume Bofill, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, and the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, and contributed to large-scale symposia linked to projects funded by the European Research Council and the Horizon 2020 framework.
The society grants awards and recognitions to early-career researchers and established scholars, an approach similar to prizes administered by the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, the Fundació La Caixa, and the Spanish Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Recipients have included academics from the University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, Autonomous University of Barcelona, and international awardees from the London School of Economics, Columbia University, and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Honorary distinctions have been conferred in partnership with cultural institutions such as the Fundació Joan Miró and archives like the Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya.
Category:Learned societies of Spain Category:Organisations based in Barcelona