38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology June 25, 2008

The 38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology will take place, as announced, at Central European University in Budapest, Thursday evening, June 26 – Monday noon, June 30, 2008.

The theme of the Congress is:

“Sociology Looks at the Twenty-first Century: ‘From Local Universalism to Global Contextalism’“

The four previous World Congresses of the IIS have highlighted dilemmas of human existence and societal institutions in the contemporary world. They have examined problems of social existence amidst processes of globalization, cooperation and violent conflict. They have been conducted in the spirit which guided the formation of the IIS, namely that of an engagement and encounter between a variety of theoretical positions among members of a truly international community of scholars.

Conference information provided by konferenciakalauz.hu

Official Website: http://www.scasss.uu.se/iis/iis2008/