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Geneva

Anchoring International Organizations in the Study of Organizational Sociology

This paper session aims to bring together scholars who adopt a sociological perspective to the study of international organizations (IOs). IOs have historically been studied by jurists and later by political scientists through the prism of theories in international relations (IR). In the past two decade, growing scholarship in IR has shifted the focus to analyzing IOs as actors in IR in their own right. To this end, scholars have not only developed new methodologies, traditionally used by anthropologists and organizational sociologists, but have also embraced sociology as a discipline and more precisely the field of organizational sociology. In this way, IOs have been studied as bureaucracies, as organizations within which various actors compete, which comply and produce norms and values. Nowadays, organizational sociology provides a fascinating basis to study IOs not only from within, but also with respect to their environment in a dynamic perspective.

Geneva

Call for papers - Sociology

Social justice in times of uncertainty

The 2021 Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association (SSA)

Social Justice in Times of Uncertainty takes as a starting point the health pandemic that erupted in 2020, which led societies across the world to cope with disruptions in the provisioning of goods and services, means of livelihood, and fundamental freedom – not least, that of movement. The crisis also revealed global and local inequalities, translated into who has the right to live or not, and raised new questions around (in)justice in the contemporary world. In light of the turmoil experienced, as a globalized society and within our communities, this congress emphasizes the relevance of social and environmental justice in the making of a fair society, asking the question: in times of uncertainty, what does it mean to live a good life in a just society?

Geneva

Call for papers - Sociology

Sustainability through Art

The role of art in and towards sustainable changes

While the sociology of arts and culture has long dealt with classical sociological questions of artistic production, distribution and reception, the concern for ecological issues and sustainability has only recently been taken up. On the one hand, the artistic field is an economy and an industry like any other, where the use of natural and human resources leads to questions of inequality, access and power relations. On the other hand, it represents a particular case, as intertwined with the issues of sustainability are those of artistic meaning, reception and cultural practices, and social factors different than in other fields. What is the environmental and social impact of art? Can art be sustainable, both ecologically and socially through time, and how? What can we make of the sustainability of art that is made to last long – sculpture, painting, print, recorded production – as well as of the required preservations techniques and places? And, on the other hand, what is the place of ephemeral art when considering sustainability (in all its aspects): street art, graffiti, art installations, live music and theatre? How can art support transformations towards more sustainable societies? A change in individual and collective practices is needed to achieve the SDGs. What role can or do art and artists play in these transformations? Can artists contribute to shaping alternative paths?

Geneva

Scholarship, prize and job offer - Sociology

Research Assistant Position in Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences

The PhD student will write a thesis under the supervision of Dr M. Studer and Prof. G. Ritschard as part of the research project IP 214 of NCCR LIVES « Measuring and modelling vulnerability dynamics in a life-course context ». This research project intends to formalize a general framework for the quantitative modelling of life-course vulnerability. This includes two aspects: the measurement and conceptualization of vulnerability as a state or a risk (such as being at risk to fall in an unwanted situation) and as a process (e.g., social disaffiliation process). In a second stage, the research project will investigate methods to measure how vulnerability (measured as a state or process) is linked to explanatory individual factors (sex, social class…) or contextual dimensions (unemployment rates, social policies…). An application of the developed methodological framework in socioeconomics, such as vulnerability processes in employment, is also planned.

Geneva

Scholarship, prize and job offer - Sociology

A three year post-doc position in the Department of Sociology, University of Geneva (80%)

Le/la post-doc que nous recrutons sur un poste à 80% participera durant 3 ans au projet financé par le fonds national Suisse de la recherche scientifique (dirigé par la prof. Mathilde Bourrier): « Organizing, Communicating, and Costing in Risk Governance: Learning Lessons from the H1N1 Pandemic ». Il/Elle travaillera plus particulièrement sur les deux composantes du projet portant sur les facteurs organisationnels et communicationnels de la gestion de la pandémie, en Suisse, aux États-Unis et au Japon. La personne recherchée a obtenu son doctorat en sociologie ou en anthropologie depuis moins de 3 ans, d'excellentes capacités à mener des terrains de recherche dans plusieurs pays, et d'un intérêt marqué pour les questions de santé globale (global health).

Geneva

Scholarship, prize and job offer - Sociology

Two lecturer positions in social work. Haute école de travail social de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland)

Mise au concours de deux postes de professeur-e-s en Travail social à la Haute école de travail social, Genève, Suisse : un-e professeur-e HES en travail social, spécialisé-e dans le domaine des inégalités et des solidarités sociales, du chômage, des emplois précaires et de la pauvreté (taux d'activité 80%) et un-e professeur-e HES en travail social, spécialisé-e dans les domaines des discriminations, des droits de l'Homme, de l'aide humanitaire et / ou du travail social international (taux d'activité 80%).

Geneva

Scholarship, prize and job offer - Sociology

Six-month research internship, HEC Geneva

We are offering a research internship for a master-level student in management or sociology for 6 month (September-February) at the university of Geneva, in the HEC department.We are currently conducting a study on corporate alumni networks; this research project is funded by the SNF (Swiss National Fund for research) and is led by Pr. Emmanuel Josserand, HEC, University of Geneva.

Geneva

Conference, symposium - Sociology

Combating poverty and exclusion - Social work in times of crisis

Second International Congress of the Swiss Social Work Society (SGSA-SSTS)

Autour de la thématique de la lutte contre la pauvreté et l'exclusion, de nombreux chercheur-e-s, praticien-ne-s et enseignant-e-s des domaines du travail social et de disciplines avoisinantes se réuniront pour apporter leurs contributions au débat sur les problèmes que la crise socioéconomique impose à la profession. L’objectif de ces journées est d’aborder les questions autour du sens et des enjeux de la crise socioéconomique pour la pratique comme pour l’enseignement et la recherche, d’ouvrir de nouvelles pistes d’action et de réflexion et de créer des synergies entre les institutions académiques et les lieux de pratique. Décliné en ateliers, symposiums et conférences plénières, le programme offre une grande diversité de thèmes permettant de s’interroger sur les défis actuels du travail social.

Geneva

Call for papers - Sociology

Combating poverty and exclusion – Social Work in times of crisis

Second International Congress of the Swiss Social Work Society (SGSA-SSTS)

Destiné aux professionnels du travail social (enseignant-e-s, praticien-ne-s, chercheur-e-s) et aux collègues de disciplines voisines, ce congrès se veut une plateforme de débats et d’échanges sur la question de savoir quels rôle, sens, place et fonction peut prendre le travail social dans un contexte de crise socio-économique et plus largement de crise d’un modèle de société ? Que deviennent les valeurs de justice et de solidarité sociales aujourd’hui et comment les traduire dans les pratiques ?

Geneva

Conference, symposium - History

Politiques sociales transnationales, réseaux réformateurs et Organisation internationale du travail (1900-2000)

Transnational social policies. Reformist networks and the International Labour Organization (1900-2000)

À l’occasion des 90 ans de l’OIT, ce colloque se fixe pour objectif de travailler sur le rôle des réseaux de réformateurs sociaux et de l’Organisation internationale du travail dans l’élaboration de solutions à la « question sociale » dans le sillage de la révolution industrielle et de sa globalisation depuis la fin du XIXe siècle. La contextualisation large doit permettre de comprendre quelles sont les logiques sociales, politiques et intellectuelles qui ont présidé à la naissance de l’OIT et les effets qu’elles produisent jusqu’à aujourd’hui tant dans le fonctionnement de l’organisation que dans l’identification des problèmes sociaux et des réponses élaborées. L’attention portée aux acteurs (fonctionnaires, experts, délégués), au travail d’expertise, à l’élaboration et à la circulation des normes permettra de mettre au jour le fonctionnement, mais aussi le rayonnement de l’institution.

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