Internal Organization

The International Sociological Association (ISA), founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO, is a non-profit association for scientific purposes. It is a member of the International Science Council; it is associated as an NGO with the United Nations (UN) Department of Global Communications and has NGO consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

ISA representatives to the International Science Council (ICS) and to the United Nations are appointed by the Executive Committee.

Acting Globally website reflects the work of the ISA representatives.