ECSR is a non-profit, scientific, professional organization that promotes theoretically driven empirical research in Sociology.

Activities

The ECSR organizes yearly conferences and annual graduate schools. It offers visitor grants for graduate students and awards a yearly prize for the best PhD thesis among candidates from the ECSR member institutes. It provides funding to organize thematic conferences and network workshop.

Members

Currently, more than 70 leading European academic institutions are members of the association.

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The European Sociological Review (ESR) is the Consortium’s official journal.

news

  • Visitor Grants
    The ECSR offers five Visitor Grants per academic year in order to foster research exchanges of graduate students and young scholars from ECSR member institutes. The grant is designed to contribute up to 2,000 EUR towards travel and accommodation costs, depending on the duration of stay. The opening date for applications is 1 April 2025 and the closing … Read more
  • Travel grants for 2025 ECSR Annual Conference in Cologne
    The ECSR offers several Travel Grants to participate in the 2025 ECSR Annual Conference in Cologne (3 to 5 September 2025) for PhD students and researchers from institutions in EU “Inclusiveness Target Countries” (for list see below). The grant is designed to contribute up to 1,000 EUR for travel and accommodation costs, conference fee and … Read more
  • In memoriam Professor Ellu Saar
    It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Ellu Saar (08.10.1955 – 02.06.2024), a former member of the Board of the European Consortium for Sociological Research. Ellu was a key figure in sociology in Estonia, and was affiliated with the Institute of International and Social Studies (IISS) for over 35 years. She … Read more

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