Five Meanings of 18th World Congress of Sociology:

YAZAWA Shujiro

doi:10.4057/jsr.65.317

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第18回世界社会学会議の5つの意味
第18回世界社会学会議の5つの意味 : その歴史から考える
ダイ18カイセカイシャカイガクカイギノ 5ツノイミ : ソノレキシカラカンガエル
その歴史から考える
From Historical Perspective

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This article tries to point out meanings of success of 18th World Congress of Sociology in Yokohama by examining history of International Sociological Association, the Japan Sociological Society and the relationship between International Sociological Association and the Japan Sociological Society. The author defines them as following 5 meanings. First, The Congress got the record number of participants in history of World Congress of Sociology. Second, The Congress was to be able to change a characteristic of International Sociological Association, that is, so-called European Club. Third, The Congress was to succeed in glocalization of World Congress of Sociology. Fourth, The Congress was to accelerate internationalization of sociology in Japan. Fifth, The Congress is to try to evaluate 18th Congress by organizers themselves. In the final section of the article, author suggests several tasks of International Sociological Association and Japan Sociological Society in order to develop them further.

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Japanese Sociological Review

Japanese Sociological Review 65 (3), 317-326, 2014

The Japan Sociological Society

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