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The Research Committee on Social Indicators is an RC within the International Sociological Association. Established as Working Group in 1988; as Research Committee in 2008.

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Gábor Hajdu @gaborhajdu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New paper out in @socialindicators.bsky.social A survey experiment in Hungary shows that reading about high/rising #inequality lowers life satisfaction - especially among lower-income and less-educated people. #OpenAccess: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Billy Goodwin @billygoodwin1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📣Call for Papers The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 📍South East Technological University (Waterford Campus) 🗓️6th – 7th May 2027 Sociology, Technology, and the Future of ‘the Republic’ sociology.ie/event/2027-a...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Call for Abstracts for RC55 at the #ISAWCS27. RC55 has 20 sessions with something for many audiences, including pre-doctoral researchers. ⏱️Submit your abstract by 14 October 2026 here: isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc20... See the RC55 July newsletter for the full list of sessions and details.
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Plenty happening in our #RC55 community. Catch up on our news, sessions for the 2027 ISA World Congress in Gwangju, our Seoul #pre-conference, upcoming events & recent #publications from RC55 members. Lots of opportunities to contribute, connect and collaborate! www.isa-sociology.org/sites/defaul...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Plenty is happening across our #RC55 community! Catch up on news, RC55 #sessions for the 2027 #ISA World Congress in Gwangju, our Seoul #pre-conference, upcoming events and publications. Lots of opportunities to contribute, and collaborate! @isa-sociology.org www.isa-sociology.org/sites/defaul...
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 04/08/2026
Browse RC/WG/TG sessions and find your best fit: 🔗 Details: www.isa-sociology.org/isa-events/x... 🔗 Submit: isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc20...
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Call for Abstracts | ISA
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 04/08/2026
📝 All abstracts (max 300 words) must: • Be submitted via the Conference System • Be linked to ONE selected session • Match the session description • Be written in a language accepted for that session
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Check out the RC55 sessions and we look forward to receiving your abstracts.
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Dr Mircea Zloteanu 🌺🌞🍃 @mzloteanu.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#statstab #574 When the Mean is Misleading: a Guide to Ordered Regression for Meaningfully Modeling Ordinal Outcomes Thoughts: The "it's fine to analyse likert/ordinal data with t-test" camp is not doing themselves any favours #ordinal #likert #probit #regression link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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When the Mean is Misleading: a Guide to Ordered Regression for Meaningfully Modeling Ordinal Outcomes - Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Objectives We demonstrate the utility of ordered regression models for analyzing ordinal outcomes frequently encountered in criminology, comparing their predictive accuracy and estimation against conv...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Thank you for submitting your session proposals to our members and non-members ☺️
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 09/06/2026
Just two more weeks to go! ⏰ Deadline June 25! CALL FOR SESSIONS 🔊 #ISAWCS27 XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology 'Global Sociology in Turbulent Times' July 4 – 10, 2027 Gwangju, Republic of Korea Details about the Call at 🔗 www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
📚New RC55 member publication: Jenny Chesters’ edited collection on #neoliberalism, #inequality and #education across 8 countries in both the Global North and South. The open-access introduction chapter is available here: lnkd.in/g_sgVydZ
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RC48 @rc48-isa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Statement of the RC 47 and RC 48 in Memory of Hamid Murtada Khalafallah
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
#Call: #RC55 welcomes session proposals for #ISAWCS2027 on social indicators, wellbeing, inequality, sustainability, governance, policy evaluation, digitalization, AI measurement & more. Submit via the ISA Conference System #Deadline: 25 June 2026 Full call: drive.google.com/file/d/161VT...
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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Which must-read book+3 articles would recommend to a first year Sociology PhD student? Which book+3 articles impacted you most, during your own PhD? I have made these questions to a group of colleagues. Here the combined list: www.fabriziobernardi.net/a-sociology-... 1/2🧵
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A Sociology PhD Starter Reading List » fabrizio bernardi
I created a kind of academic game and ask some colleagues in social stratification and social demography four short questions: I received answers from 15 colleagues: 6 women and 9 ... Read more
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📘 New open access #publication: Social Indicators in a Transforming World The volume grew out of RC55 Social Indicators pre-conference discussions and speaks directly to today’s efforts to #measure social progress amid overlapping global crises. We invite everyone to share and use the book!
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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📣 Working on #intergrouprelations using social network analysis? Submit your abstract to our session at @eusnconference.bsky.social this August in Norrköping, Sweden! 🗓️ Deadline: 1 March 2026 More info & submission: liu.se/en/event/eus... #SNA #SocialNetworkAnalysis #Sociology #EUSN2026
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The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)
The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026) will take place on 11–15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden, hosted by the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS), Linköping University. The...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
As we close 2025, our #newsletter #Social_Indicators Matters No. 19 is out, featuring pre-conference news, calls for papers, and recent publications. We reflect a year of active scholarship and collaboration across #RC55 & @isa-sociology.org Thank you to our global community and Happy New Year!
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 20/12/2025
Here is ISA EC member & PhD Lab Organizer, Nazanin Shahrokni, at the 6th ISA CNAC, FLAME University, reminding us about the Call for Applications, which ends 30 January! XIX ISA PhD International Lab "Global Orders, Intimate Struggles: Material Lives and the Micropolitics of Resistance"
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
RC55 Board Member Dolgion Aldar (from #Mongolia) with @isa-sociology.org Vice President for Research Allison Loconto at the Council of National Associations Conference in Pune, India, engaging with representatives from national sociological associations worldwide. #CNA2025
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 17/12/2025
🎙️ As the 6th ISA CNA Conference begins today at FLAME University in Pune, we’re re-sharing our “Sociology In” podcast episode on India, first released 6 months ago, and more relevant than ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jseE...
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Sociology In Podcast - India (Episode 10)
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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Special issue of Global Dialogue in memory of Michael Burawoy. globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge... #urban #sociology
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Julia Sampaio @juablle.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Key findings on our new study on #climate, #health & #migration in #Paris: 🌡️ #Immigrant districts = heat islands + pollution 🏚️ Poor housing + low income = difficulty adapting to extreme weather. 🚫 90%+ #undocumented immigrants lack #healthcare access 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1756...
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Nexus of vulnerabilities and rise of urban necropolitics: susceptibility to heat stress and difficulties accessing healthcare, a study of the living conditions of immigrants in Paris.
This study investigates the nexus of climate vulnerability and urban necropolitics among immigrant populations in Paris, where systemic inequities amplify health risks due to a combination of extre...
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ISA RC02 @rc02-isa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
CfA: Visiting Researchers in Economic Sociology & Political Economy, Max Planck Institute, Cologne; DL: 31 Oct, 2025 Read here.
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
RC55 page is now on #LinkedIn. Follow our page for updates on Call for Papers, Publications, Networking opportunities and much more :) www.linkedin.com/in/isa-resea...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
🚢 Winter School on Cruise “#AI for Technological & Social Change” Jan 23–30, 2026 A 1-week interdisciplinary program on: AI, Sustainability & Blue Economy, Futures & foresight; Policy &governance For PhDs, researchers & professionals across disciplines 📌 Apply by Sep 30 2025 phdcruise-academic.eu
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
📚 New in print from RC55 members! By David Bartram: ➡️ Comparing migrants’ and stayers’ #happiness: A bounds analysis (Migration Studies) doi.org/10.1093/migr... ➡️ Does #inequality undermine life satisfaction? A longitudinal investigation (European Sociological Review) 🔗 do.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Comparing migrants’ and stayers’ happiness: Addressing incomplete information via a bounds analysis
Abstract. Efforts to identify the happiness consequences of international migration for the migrants themselves are hampered by severe data limitations. In
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
📢 Out now: RC55 #newsletter Social Indicators Matters No. 18 (July 2025). We highlight: 👉Rabat Forum recap (17 sessions + travel grants) 👉Call for papers on Comparative Research Program (deadline 9 Nov 2025) 👉Recent publications by members & more Read here: www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Rc55 business meeting. We’re proud that our members increased by more than 30% in the past 2 years! Looking forward to welcoming new members as well!
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The RC55 community dinner in Rabat.
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
RC55 sessions on 10 and 11 July 👇
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Getting ready for the 5h ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat? Check out #RC55 lined up sessions for 7, 8 and 9th of July
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Looking forward to an exciting set of sessions on #social_indicators with sociologists around the world. Download the Forum app and find more information about our sessions and presentations!
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RC21-ISA @rc21.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The ISA Forum in Rabat is approaching. You can download the app to navigate it. A response to the call for boycott is also available. We are looking forward to lots of interesting RC21 sessions. www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc... #urban #sociology
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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 13/06/2025
The International Sociological Association (ISA) expresses deep concern over the five-year prison sentence imposed on Dr. Boris Kagarlitsky in February 2024 by Russian authorities, following charges of “justifying terrorism.”
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
📢 #CallforPapers Frontiers in Sociology is inviting submissions for Evolving Social Hierarchies: Current Patterns of Stratification in Latin America and the Caribbean 🗓 Abstract deadline: 25 Jul 2025 📝 Article deadline: 13 Nov 2025 For more details 👇 ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktim...
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Frontiers | Evolving Social Hierarchies: Current Patterns of Stratification in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin American and Caribbean sociological research on stratification has developed with the unavoidable reference to a background of deeply rooted inequaliti...
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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
2025 Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research: Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies The application deadline is August 25th, 2025. Details about this year’s TN-Square are available at event.unitn.it/tn-square/.
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TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento
Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies
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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Postdoctoral Position in Quantitative Labor Market Research at the Department of Sociology (Swiss Job Market Monitor), University of Zurich The full call for application is available at jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... .
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UZH: Postdoctoral researcher in quantitative labor market research
The Department of Sociology at the University of Zurich, established in 1966, is one of the leading institutes in Europe known for its excellent theory-driven empirical research with a strong focus on...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Getting ready for the 5h ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat? Check out #RC55 lined up sessions for 7, 8 and 9th of July
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Sociology of Disasters @isarc39.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🚨 Register NOW for the 5th ISA Forum! 🚨 🔹 The conference will be in-person only — no remote options available. 🔹To be included in the program, participants must complete registration by March 22, 2025. 👉Register now: www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferenc...
Register NOW for the 5th ISA Forum!
Don't miss this incredible opportunity to connect, learn, and engage with leading experts in the sociology of disasters!
Important Info: The 5th ISA Forum will be an in-person event only — no remote options available.
Deadline Alert: All participants (presenters, chairs, discussants, etc.) must complete registration and pay the full fees by March 22, 2025, to be included in the program.
Secure your spot today!
Find more details and register now: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/forum/rabat-2025/5th-isa-forum-registration
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
📢 #ISAForum2025 #RC55 sessions delve into the development and application of #social_indicators to assess and address issues of #justice, #inequality. These sessions provide a platform to discuss innovative #methodologies, share empirical findings, and debate theoretical perspectives! Check it out!
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Symposium: (5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025))
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
📢 We are excited to announce the release of our December 2024 #newsletter, "#Social_Indicators Matters," featuring the latest updates and insights from RC55. Dive into the latest updates and opportunities. Read it here: isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
📢 New #Publication Alert! Check out this open access book edited by #RC55 members. The book explores the impact of #COVID19 on #wellbeing, #happiness, & #qualityoflife, focusing on social inequalities. Insights from the Global North & South with data-driven analysis link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
📢 Another new publication alert by the RC55 members! The book explores how #social #wellbeing is framed, perceived, & used, with insights from 8 #Asian countries 🌏 and connections between wellbeing, #development, & #sustainability! 🔗 Access the here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
📢 Another new publication alert by the RC55 members! The book explores how #social #wellbeing is framed, perceived, & used, with insights from 8 #Asian countries 🌏 and connections between wellbeing, #development, & #sustainability! 🔗 Access the here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
📢 New #Publication Alert! Check out this open access book edited by #RC55 members. The book explores the impact of #COVID19 on #wellbeing, #happiness, & #qualityoflife, focusing on social inequalities. Insights from the Global North & South with data-driven analysis link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
📢 We are excited to announce the release of our December 2024 #newsletter, "#Social_Indicators Matters," featuring the latest updates and insights from RC55. Dive into the latest updates and opportunities. Read it here: isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Professor #RuutVeenhoven on December 9, 2024. A former President of RC55 and a dedicated board member, his contributions to #social_indicators and #happiness research have left an indelible mark. Obituary: www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-...
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RC55-Social Indicators @isa-rc55.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Founded in 1988 (Working Group) and a Research Committee since 2008, RC55 of the @isa-sociology.bsky.social champions the study of #Social_Indicators and upholds the ISA's values of collaboration and inclusivity. Follow us for updates and insights! #Sociology #ISA
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