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President of the International Sociological Association FNRS Professor at UCLouvain Global Sociology, Social Movements, Religion, Democracy, Ecology, Youth, Latin America

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Geoffrey Pleyers is an F.R.S.–FNRS researcher and professor of sociology at Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, where he chairs the research program "Social Movements in the Global Age". He is the author of the book "Alter-Globalization. Becoming Actors in the Global Age". .. more

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Nov 19

An interview about Global Sociology and the transformations of sociology since the beginning of the century.

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Global Sociology in Times of Polycrisis: An Interview with Geoffrey Pleyers

Geoffrey Pleyers, ISA President for 2023-27, is interviewed by Breno Bringel, editor of Global Dialogue.

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Christian Strippel @strippel.bsky.social · 17d

„Die israelische Fachgesellschaft für Soziologie wurde von der internationale Dachorganisation ISA suspendiert. Daran gab es Kritik. Allerdings ist die ganze Situation komplexer als sie dargestellt wurde.“ — Replik von @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social auf Alexander Bogner und Caspar Hirschi. #dgs2025

Soziologenverband ISA und Israel: Eine Suspendierung, kein Ausschluss

Die israelische Fachgesellschaft für Soziologie wurde von der internationale Dachorganisation ISA suspendiert. Daran gab es Kritik. Allerdings ist die ganze Situation komplexer als sie dargestellt wur...

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 17d

"Faktenprüfung ... bedeutet auch jene Falschdarstellungen über die Entscheidung der ISA richtigzustellen"

"Die Vielfalt der Reaktionen.. ist ein Zeichen unserer Vitalität"

Replik von @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social auf Bogner und Hitachis Kritik im der FAZ. Vermutlich relevant für die #dgs2025

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 23d

Highlights from the XIX Polish National Sociological Congress with ISA President Geoffrey Pleyers, President of Polish Sociological Association Mirosława Grabowska, President of the European Sociological Association Kaja Gadowska, and colleagues.

📸 Personal archive of @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · Aug 21

We're excited for the relaunch of ISA's "Presidential Corner"!

Explore the newly reactivated Corner on our website. Read the latest letter from ISA President @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social (2023-2027) to the members, find recent addresses, articles, interviews and podcasts.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Feb 13

Together with more than 45 other organizations, ASA signed a public statement reaffirming our commitment to academic freedom, stable research funding, and policies grounded in scientific evidence. unitedsciencealliance.org

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Jul 9

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Join us & endorse the declaration "A time for sociology"

A Time for Sociology

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Jul 9

A time for #sociology
Welcome address #ISAForum25
We need a sociology that is rigorous independent critical public & global. As the world faces climate change, wars, rising inequality &hatred, sociology is an indispensable tool for living together
@isa-sociology.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5D7...

ISA World Forum of Sociology - Opening Geoffrey Pleyers "A Time for Sociology"

YouTube video by Geoffrey Pleyers

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Jun 18

Social movements and protests unveil and help deal with intergenerational trauma caused by state violence and dictatorship.
We show it in this article coauthored with Karla Henríquez & N Pinochet taking #Chile as case study @crimjustjournal.bsky.social
www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view...

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy

The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is an open access, blind peer reviewed journal that seeks to publish critical research about...

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · May 28

"The Chilean Awakening in a global decade of movements"
My chapter in "Citizenship Utopias in the Global South"
The 2019 Chilean Uprising analyzed based on citizens' protests around the world & how it helps us to understand social movements today and their impacts.

www.academia.edu/129603940/Th...

The Chilean awakening in a global decade of social movements

This chapter analyses the 2019 citizens’ uprising in Chile and its aftermath in light of some key features of the global wave of social movements and citizens’ uprisings in the 2010s. Based on intervi...

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Breaking Britain Podcast @britainpodcast.bsky.social · May 22

This week on the Breaking Britain podcast, we've been joined by Geoffrey Pleyers, a renowned scholar of social movements who can help us explore the impact the rise of MAGA Trump populism has had on Mexico and the rest of Latin America.
www.buzzsprout.com/1611550/epis...

Surviving the America Crisis: How Mexico and the rest of Latin America are adapting to the Trump Era - With Geoffrey Pleyers - Breaking Britain: A Podcast about the Politics of a Disunited Kingdom

In this week's episode we have been joined by Geoffrey Pleyers, whose extensive expertise in global activism during times of crisis can provide crucial insights into the impact President Trump's autho...

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · May 21

The International Sociological Association (ISA) has been concerned for some time and condemned the acts of violence that have occurred in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · May 13

"if you had a dream and fought for hope and tried to pass it on to those who remain, perhaps a small breath will linger in the hills, in the seas, a faint memory that is worth more than a monument, than a book, than a hymn, than a poem, the human hope that is being realized in new generations."

Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · May 13

Pepe #Mujica was a prophet of our times, a human being who knew the true value of life.

“You have to know this: life slips away and leaves you minute by minute, and you can't go to the supermarket to buy life. So fight to live it, to give meaning to life"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp5R...

Palabras de Pepe Mujica a la juventud · Lektos UNIVA

YouTube video by Universidad del Valle de Atemajac - Sistema UNIVA

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · May 8

This was probably not the American pope Trump & Vance thought about!
Let's hope he will stand firm on this.
#newpope

‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Apr 4

In our times, democracy needs to be defended and deserves to be celebrated. thank you people of South Korea for showing your country and the world such a determination& enthusiasm for democracy!
Thousands gather in Seoul after the president who declared martial law is impeached by the supreme Court

Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Apr 4

Next to the supreme court in Seoul, Thousands citizens listening to the judge to announce the impeachment of the president who declared martial law on Dec. 3rd
Decisive moment for democracy in Korea

Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Mar 31

"A vibrant global sociology in a world in crisis"
On Friday 4th in Seoul with Korean Sociological Association at Korea University & on Wed. 9th at Shanghai University.
A series of talk to prepare the 2027 World Congress of #Sociology in #Gwangju #SouthKorea.
@isa-sociology.bsky.social

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Mar 24

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Journalists among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown

Authorities ask X to block accounts as tens of thousands take to streets in largest anti-government protests in years

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Mar 20

Chaque jour, une nouvelle plus préoccupante.

Ils parlent de liberté d'expression et interdisent à un scientifique d'entrer aux Etats Unis parce qu'il a critiqué Trump...
Leur programme semble chaque jour plus clair

www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »

Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant q...

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RN30 ESA Youth & Generation Research Network @esayouthrn30.bsky.social · Mar 18

📣Call for Papers📣
ESA RN30 Midterm Conference "Youth and Young Adults in a Radically Changing World: Stagnation, Continuation and New Beginnings" in Zagreb
📆October 15-18
🔷Keynote Speakers:
Geoffrey Pleyers
Benjamin Perasović
📩Submission deadline: 31 May 2025
ℹ️More information: bit.ly/41D81Qn

European Sociological Association

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Mar 14

Un entretien à propos de la démocratie, de l'écologie, des médias et des sciences sociales, essentielles et menacées dans le monde d'aujourd'hui.

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Pour une sociologie globale

YouTube video by F.R.S. -FNRS

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Mar 10

This Monday in Johannesburg

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Feb 14

Researchers, educators, teachers, independent journalists, academics of the USA (and around the world!), your work is needed now more than ever!
@asanews.bsky.social @isa-sociology.bsky.social @sciencecouncil.bsky.social

American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Feb 13

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Feb 7

Tribute to Michael Burawoy, one of the most inspiring sociologists of our times and a wonderful human being.
Former president of @isa-sociology.bsky.social and @asanews.bsky.social

In ISA Global Dialogue, the public sociology journal he founded.
globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/articles/mic...

Michael Burawoy, a Compass for Sociology in our Times

Michael Burawoy passed away abruptly on February 3, 2025. The International Sociological Association (ISA) mourns one of its most influential and inspiring presidents

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · Feb 6

Online Tribute in Memory of Michael Burawoy

The International Sociological Association (ISA) mourns the tragic passing of Michael Burawoy (1947-2025), a leading sociologist, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, and 17th President of ISA (2010–2014).

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Feb 4

We will miss his guidance for a stronger and more relevant @isa-sociology, his quest for social and epistemological justice, and his unique smile and enthusiasm.
One of the most inspiring sociologists of our times, and, above all, an extraordinary human being.

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Geoffrey Pleyers @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social · Feb 4

#MichaelBurawoy left us at a time we most needed his leadership, his energy, his tireless work to understand our world, his example as an extraordinary teacher, his faith in a relevant public sociology, his openness to a global dialogue, his energy against injustice

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