The International Sociological Association Research Committee on Futures Research (ISARC07) is pleased to announce for the third time a competition for the award honoring the best graduate student paper related to sociological futures research.

The ISA Research Committee on Futures Research (RC07) invites proposals for paper presentations at the XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology, to be held in Gwangju, South Korea, 6-11 July 2025. We welcome diverse theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches as well as interdisciplinary collaboration. The program offers an exciting spectrum of topics related to forward-oriented social research. It includes thematically open sessions and opportunities in any the ISA’s three o

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Newsletter 57/2026

FLACSO Ecuador invite al evento de presentación del Dossier Iconos 84 "Movimientos Sociales y Democracia en América Latina" el cual será el día miércoles 18 de marzo 2026 a las 11h00 am (hora Ecuador). Descargar Revista Íconos 84: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/issue/view/233 Enlace de registro y transmisión: https://n9.cl/30avb

Íconos Revista de Ciencias Sociales "Movimientos sociales y Democracia en América Latina" https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/issue/view/233

Call for Papers for Issue 26 of the journal FUTURI, focusing on the role of generations and intergenerational dialogue as a key tool for co-creating a sustainable future: https://www.futuri-journal.org/index.php/futuri/announcement/view/3

RC07 members are invited to make nominations for the Distinguished Contribution to Futures Research Award. This award was established in 2012 to recognize a living scholar who has made a significant contribution to future-oriented sociology. The award is intended to recognize achievements in futures research regarding one of three categories: (a) a career-long contribution spanning over at least two decades, (b) a publication of outstanding scholarly excellence, originality,

Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Research Process of Scholars and Students: Tool or/and Co-Contributor?

Program: 5th ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, 6-11 July 2025

Lecture on „Futures and the Social Sciences," presented at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in Mexico City...

Forum Registration Grants: Limited funding is available to support a small number of RC07 members with Grants for Forum Registration....

Best Paper Award: Graduate Student Competition 2025 in Futures Research by International Sociological Association ISA-RC07

Coming soon: The Futures of the Anthropocene. Program to be planned for the Forum in Rabat 2025.

Social Media: Mastodon @isacr07, @futures

Jan Nederveen Pieterse delivers inaugural lecture of the Futures Research Series. Topic: Multipolar Globalization