AACS Leaders Attend International Institute of Sociology
Jay Weinstein and Jeff Will recently participated in the World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology. This year’s Congress, held in Budapest, boosted the theme: “Sociology Looks at the Twenty-First Century: From Local Universalism to Global Contextualism.”
Jeff, current President of AACS and Professor of Sociology at the University of North Florida, presented the paper Understanding Community Through Proactive Applied Sociology. The paper examined how university based sociologists engage with community partners to address social problems and public policy.
Jay, editor of our journal, Applied Social Science, and Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University, co-organized two sessions with his colleague Dr. Fatos Tarifa, Sociology Professor and former Albanian Abassador to the
U.S., on Post-Communist Reconstruction in Central and Eastern Europe: The Second Decade.
I asked these esteemed colleagues a few questions about their trip. One J responded. See if you can guess.
1. What did you like the most about the IIS? Meeting with friends and colleagues from past world congresses. Nice people, good food if you choose wisely. Very nice setting on the Donnau (Danube) River.
2. What did you like the least about the IIS? The usual dose of “pure” sociology virtuosity (how many “isms” and “izations” can one fit into a sentence). And it is too hot (this time of year) and way too expensive.
3. What was the strangest thing you observed at the IIS? Jeff Will. 