Research Committees

RC20 Comparative Sociology

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Established in 1986

Objectives

The primary objective of the Research Committee on Comparative Sociology is to advance research in the field of comparative sociology by encouraging research, conferences and publication in the field. The RC20 seeks to facilitate scholarly communication in the domain of international comparisons.

Board 2023 - 2027

President	Marita CARBALLO, Social and Political Academy of Argentina, Argentina, marita@maritacarballo.com.ar
Vice-Presidents	Kseniya KIZILOVA, Institute for Comparative Survey Research, Vienna, Austria David L. WEAKLIEM, University of Connecticut, USA
Treasurer	Stephen VERTIGANS, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom, s.vertigans@rgu.ac.uk
Executive Secretary	Fumiya ONAKA, Japan Women’s University, Japan, fonaka@fc.jwu.ac.jp
Board Members	Nate BREZNAU, University of Bremen, Germany Saroj Kumar DHAL, University of Lucknow, India

Program Coordinator for 5th ISA Forum of Sociology 2025 is:
Kseniya KIZILOVA, ksenniya.kizilova@gmail.com

Forthcoming Activities

RC20 & RC33 & RC56 Joint Conference

Online
August 24-28, 2026
Session Proposals: August 1, 2025

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Membership

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Regular	USD 25	USD 15	USD 10
Student	USD 15	USD 10	USD 5

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