To: Members of the International Sociological Association 

Call for papers, 36 World Congress, International Institute of Sociology

Beijing, China, July 7-11, 2003

The 36 World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology will be hosted by the Institute of Sociology, Chinese

Academy of Social Sciences, in Beijing, China. The theme of the Congress is: Social Change in the Age of Globalization. 

Since the end of the Cold War, globalization has been accelerating and expanding to almost every area and every corner

in today's world. Regions, countries, organizations, communities, and individuals are searching for solutions or alternatives,

which can realize the rich diversities of various locales, cope with the global challenges, and provide better and humane environment 

for peoples. In the meantime, dilemma and problem are more troubling. The crucial changes of social life, such as high-speed 

transformation of information technology, problem of uncertainty, risk and trust, the coming of aging society and related institutional 

arrangement in social welfare and social support system, justice, security and liberty, a transnational civil society and democratizing 

democracy, the problem of development and global poverty, the age of media and popular culture, global warming and ecological crisis, 

require original, critical and innovative thinking on organizing/regulating/governing social and economic activities under the changing 

conditions of post-modernity. All of this has once again come to the fore of sociology and of social sciences, and people are calling for 

better understanding and proper solutions. 

Various group meetings and seminars will be organized by participants The Congress will provide opportunities to all the participants to share 

ideas and researches, to communicate one another, and to establish academic and intellectual relationship for future exchange.

For further detailed information:

Dr. Jing Tiankui, Chair, IIS Congress Organizing Committee

c/o Institute of Sociology

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

5 Jianguomen Nei Dajie

Beijing 100742, P.R. China

tel: 86-10-65138276

fax: 86-10-65133870

ioscass@public.bta.net.cn