ISA Newsletter: Global Dialogue Volume 2, No.1

“Dear Members,
With this email I am sending you the link to Global Dialogue Volume 2, No.1. http://www.isa-sociology.org/global-dialogue/category/v2-i1/ Now in 11 languages, it contains articles on global inequality, social protest in Europe, migrants in Malaysia, the hegemony of English, reports from conferences in Brazil and Canada, accounts of sociology in Romania and Peru, women's movements in the Caucasus, education in South Africa, moving tributes to former ISA President Ulf Himmelstrand, and the changing status of women in the ISA. You can find the individual articles below.
This issue initiates the Executive Committee's second year in office. In our first year we launched many new projects of a digital nature, including our electronic journal eSymposium, a course on Global Sociology, a blog on Universities in Crisis, a webpage called sociotube, which includes videos from Congresses, and most recently an exciting new series of interviews, Journeys through Sociology, with members of the Executive Committee. All are available at our website http://www.isa-sociology.org/We are planning new ventures, such as a website for recent and in progress PhD theses, so that we can all learn about new and exciting research. Next semester we will also begin a new program, Public Sociology, Live! that will bring together some of the most exciting projects across the world. I am hoping it will be the basis of courses and seminars conducted across the globe.
With three more years to go, we can look forward to the ISA Forum of Sociology in Buenos Aires (August 1-4, 2012), and the ISA World Congress of Sociology in Yokohama (July 13-19, 2014). I have had a very busy travel schedule, promoting sociology in different places and venues, always coming away encouraged by the youthful energy propelling our discipline forward, tackling the pressing issues of our time. We are now on twitter so that you can keep up with our ever-expanding range of activities: http://twitter.com/#!/isa_sociology
Best wishes to you all,
Michael Burawoy, ISA President.

Editorial (Issue 1)
Global Inequality: The Return of Class
The (Non)Citizens of Komtar: Transnational Migrants Forging Their Own Communities in Malaysia
The Chaos of Order
The Twists and Turns of Peruvian Sociology
Romanian Sociology: Rapidly Making Up for its Rocky Past
The Hegemony of the English Language and the Social Sciences
Ulf Himmelstrand, 1924-2011 – Father of Sociology in Nigeria
A Personal Tribute to Ulf Himmelstrand
History Corner: The Uneven Inclusion of Women
Challenging Patriarchy in the South Caucasus
Charting the Future of the Humanities and Social Sciences: A Bold Vision from South Africa
Early Career Sociologists in the ISA”