The idea for this conference emerged as an extension to the Geneva Sociology Platform, which aims to foster exchanges between sociologists working in the city. Over the past three years, sociologists from different institutions working in Geneva have met on an annual basis in a forum to discuss common research themes and interests. Building on the momentum of this platform, two main institutions have come together to organize the next Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association in Geneva: the University of Geneva and the Haute Ecole de Travail Social de Genève (HETS GE/HES-SO). We are also delighted to have colleagues form the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies on our scientific committee in Geneva.

As Geneva was also the birthplace of the first sociology department in Switzerland, and given the experience of the University of Geneva in organizing past events, we are looking forward to hosting this new edition in the wider institutional setting of the City and Canton of Geneva. Past conferences of the SSS in Geneva include:

2011: Democracy in turbulent times;
2009: Identité et transformations des modes de vie;
2001: Théories et interventions.

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Congress co-chairs

Milena Chimienti, HETS GE/HES-SO; Marlyne Sahakian, UNIGE

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Geneva scientific committee members

Aditya Bharadwaj, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Anthropology and Sociology of Development
Jean-Michel Bonvin, University of Geneva, department of Sociology
Milena Chimienti, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, School of Social Work Geneva (HES-SO)
Murielle Darmon, CNRS dans le Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique (CNRS-EHESS-Paris I)
Julien Debonneville, University of Geneva, Gender Studies,
Arnaud Frauenfelder, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, School of Social Work Geneva (HES-SO)
Valerie Hugentobler, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Social work Lausanne
Marylène Lieber, University of Geneva, Gender Studies,
Graziella Moraes Silva, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Anthropology and Sociology of Development
Marlyne Sahakian, University of Geneva, department of Sociology

Organizational Committee

Jean-Michel Bonvin, University of Geneva
Milena Chimienti, HETS-GE/HES-SO
Irène Courtin, University of Geneva
Arnaud Frauenfelder, HETS-GE/HES-SO
Géraldine Moynat, University of Geneva
Adriana Ramos, HETS-GE/HES-SO
Marlyne Sahakian, University of Geneva

Swiss Sociological Association (SSA) Board members

Chair: Rainer Diaz-Bone, University of Luzern
Patrik Aspers, University of St-Gallen
Milena Chimienti, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland, School of Social Work Geneva (HES-SO)
Achim Edelmann, University of Bern
Regula Julia Leemann, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland, School of Education
Oliver Nachtwey, University of Basel
Jörg Rössel, University of Zurich
Marlyne Sahakian, University of Geneva
Leen Vandecasteele, University of Lausanne

Check out the SSA’s webiste

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