Standards in sociology: A position statement at the 25th anniversary of the European Academy of Sociology

Ozan Aksoy, Gianluca Manzo, Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund, Werner Raub, Nuffield College , Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, Department of Sociology, Sorbonne University, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Department of Sociology, Utrecht University

Rationality and Society

Published online on April 22, 2026

Abstract

Rationality and Society, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 267-280, May 2026.
In this note we outline a vision on standards for sociology. The occasion is given us by the 25th anniversary of the European Academy of Sociology (EAS), an institution that aims to promote those standards. We first revisit the founding aims of EAS and ...