Group Travel for U.S. Participants in the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, July 13-19, 2014

sally hillsman美国社会学协会国际社会学协会（ISA）是社会学家的主要国际组织，每四年举办一次世界大会。这次会议是美国社会学家交流思想和学术成果、发展个人和机构联系以及促进国际范围内合作的最重要机会。第八届大会的主题是“面对一个不平等的世界：全球社会学的挑战”，重点讨论在日益相互联系、相互依存和全球化的世界中，不同社会背景和情况下的不平等问题。社交媒体的重要性、2008年经济危机的后果、日本地震等自然/环境灾害的影响，以及从“阿拉伯之春”到“占领运动”等社会运动的影响，都是本届大会将举行会议的主题。因此，考虑到需要促进国际合作，应对这些全球性社会问题、全球转型和超越国家的环境问题所带来的挑战，世界大会特别有价值。世界大会会议包括数百场会议、展览和其他活动，吸引了来自世界各地的约5000名参与者。为美国社会学家提供的旅费补助确保了美国学者在这一重要场所的强大存在，并使社会学领域的国际交流与合作得以持续发展。差旅支助的选择程序将包括对申请进行同行评议评估，由美国社会学协会管理，以确保在国际学术会议上代表性不足的青年学者和社会学家出席世界大会。更广泛的影响社会学有能力对许多紧迫的全球问题提供有价值的见解。旅行支持计划为具有世界视野的学者提供一个机会，在一个重要的国际会议上展示他们的研究。在管理旅行补助金时，美国社会学协会非常重视鼓励年轻学者、未被充分代表的少数民族和妇女申请旅行补助。因此，对美国社会学家的支持促进了那些可能没有机会参加国际会议的人的学术研究。除了使个别学者受益外，美国的参与更广泛地促进了世界范围内社会学知识的进步，促进了科学的国际化，促进了确保科学事业本身建立在其开展的许多环境之上的进程，并改善了世界各地人民的生活。

SES-1345594Sally HillsmanAmerican Sociological AssociationThe International Sociological Association (ISA), the major international organization of sociologists, hosts The World Congress meetings every four years. The meeting is the most important opportunity for U.S. sociologists to exchange ideas and scholarship, develop personal and institutional contacts, and promote collaborations on an international scale. The theme of the VIIIth Congress is "Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology," and features sessions focusing on inequalities in different social contexts and situations in an increasingly interconnected, interdependent, and globalized world. The importance of social media, consequences of the economic crisis of 2008, impacts of natural/environmental disasters such as the earthquake in Japan, and the influence of social movements--from the "Arab Spring," to the "occupy movements"-- are illustrative of themes of sessions will be held at the Congress. The Congress is therefore particularly valuable given the need to promote international collaborations on challenges arising from such worldwide social problems, global transformations, and environmental concerns that transcend national The World Congress meeting consists of hundreds of sessions, exhibits, and other events, and draws approximately 5,000 participants from around the world. Travel grants to support transportation of U.S. sociologists ensures a strong presence of U.S. scholars in this important venue and permits continued growth of international exchange and collaboration in sociology. The selection process for travel support will include a peer-reviewed assessment of applications, managed by the American Sociological Association, to ensure a presence at the World Congress of junior scholars and sociologists underrepresented in international scholarly meetings. Broader ImpactsSociology has the capacity to contribute valuable insights on many pressing global issues. The Travel Support program provides an opportunity for scholars with a worldwide perspective to present their research at a major international conference. In administering the travel grant, the American Sociological Association places great emphasis on encouraging young scholars, underrepresented minorities, and women to apply for travel support. Support for U.S. sociologists thus advances the scholarship of those who might not otherwise have an opportunity to attend an international meeting. In addition to benefiting individual scholars, U.S. involvement contributes more generally to the advancement of sociological knowledge worldwide, to the internationalization of science, and to facilitating processes that ensure that the scientific enterprise itself builds upon the many contexts in which it is carried out, and that it improves the lives of people around the world.