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Officers + Committees

  • The ISSR is governed by a General Assembly of members, which meets at biennial conferences.  
  • More frequent governance is provided by an elected Council, which meets yearly. 
  • Decisions between these meetings are taken by an Executive Committee, consisting of the organization's main officers.
  • Day-to-day operation of the Society is handled by the General Secretary, assisted by the Treasurer.

Executive

Irene BecciUniversity of LausanneSwitzerlandPresident
Marian BurchardtUniversity of LeipzigGermanyVice President
Victor Albert BlancoUniversitat Autónoma de BarcelonaSpain General Secretary
(2025, first mandate)
Sabrina PastorelliCNRSFranceTreasurer
(2025, second mandate)
  • France: Dr Kristina Kovalskaya (2025, first mandate)
  • Australasia: Adam Possamai (2023, first mandate)
  • Italy: Stefania Palmisano (2023, first mandate)
  • USA: Conrad Hackett (2023, first mandate)
  • Canada: David Koussens (2023, first mandate)
  • Nordic Countries: Lene Kühle (2023, first mandate)
  • UK: Marat Shterin: (2023, first mandate)
  • Germany: Christel Gärtner (2025, first mandate)
  • Benelux: Dr Nadia Fadil (2025, first mandate)
  • Iberic Peninsula: Mar Griera (first mandate ending 2025)
  • Mexico: Olga Odgers (first mandate ending 2025)
  • East Asia and Japan: Norihito Takahashi (2023, second mandate)
  • Middle East and South Asia: Dr. Yaghoob Foroutan (2025, first mandate)
  • Central Europe: Gergely Rosta (2023, second mandate)
  • Switzerland: Manéli Farahmand (2023, second mandate)
  • South America: Dr Verónica Giménez Beliveau (2025, first mandate)
  • General Secretary: Dr Víctor Albert-Blanco
  • Inger Furseth (past president)
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Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions

International Society for the Sociology of Religion