How to Join?
Any social scientist can apply for membership in RC28. There are two ways to join RC28:
1. If you are already an ISA (International Sociological Association) member or would like to join ISA as well as RC28, please login to the ISA account (or create one) and become a RC28 member through the ISA webpage.
(1) Login to your account (or become a member of ISA by creating an account), select RC28 as one of your preferences of Research Committee (RC), and pay the membership fee.
http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/membership/individual-membership/
(2) Please inform the RC28 secretary (rc28.emails2023@gmail.com) of becoming a RC28 member through ISA. ISA does not automatically inform RCs of new membership or renewal.
2. You may become a RC28 member without becoming a member of ISA.
Applications should be addressed to RC28 Secretary/Treasurer rc28.foundation@gmail.com. Please send the following information: your name, institutional affiliation, status (professor, student, etc.), email address, and membership status (regular, regular with subsidized dues, or student). You will receive a notification how much you should pay (either 100 US dollars or 20 US dollars, depending on your membership status). Pay the membership fee via paypal transfer to rc28.foundation@gmail.com. After paying the fees, you will become a RC28 member.
You must be a member before presenting your work at any RC28 meetings. Just to make sure, you have to be a RC28 member but you do not need to become an ISA member to present your work at local RC28 meetings.
Membership Fees
Membership fees are 100 US dollars for each four-year period. Students as well as members from low and middle income countries (categories B and C economies) may pay a reduced fee of 20 dollars. For the list of these countries, please see ISA membership application (http://www.isa-sociology.org/table_c.htm). All members are welcome to contribute to the RC28 travel award fund.
Life membership
Life membership is available to members aged 70 or above. It requires a one-time payment at the time of application. The one-time payment is USD 125 (Category A) / USD 25 (Categories B/C).
Newsletters
If you are interested to sign in for the RC28 newsletters, please visit https://sites.google.com/site/rc28hp/resources/newsletters.
RC28 members have the right to:
Participate in Board elections.
Propose themselves or others for Board membership.
Participate and vote in business meetings of the RC28.
Receive messages from the RC28 listserv.
Participate in local RC28 meetings held twice a year.
Nominate a candidate for the RC28 Significant Scholarship Award.
Participate in all other activities of the RC28.
The requirement to hold RC28 membership when presenting at meetings
Active RC28 membership is required for participation in the academic programmes of all RC28 conferences and meetings. This requirement applies to all paper presenters and other formal academic programme participants, including session chairs and discussants. The only exception is for invited keynote speakers, including invited keynote discussants (who may also be designated as keynote panelists, depending on the conference format). Non-attending co-authors are not required to hold RC28 membership solely because they are listed as co-authors of a conference paper.
Membership Verification and Deadlines
All active conference participants must hold valid RC28 membership by the deadline established for the respective meeting and communicated by the local conference organisers.
Membership status will be verified by the RC28 Secretary/Treasurer in coordination with the local organising committee.
Participants whose membership has expired or is missing will be asked to join or renew their membership before the deadline.
Participants who have paid their membership fees before the deadline but whose membership status has not yet been updated may be asked to provide evidence of payment
Papers by presenters without valid RC28 membership by the stated deadline will not be included in the final conference programme.
Participants who attend an RC28 meeting without fulfilling the membership requirement will not be eligible for active participation in subsequent RC28 meetings until their membership has been regularised.
Local Non-Active Participants
Local conference organisers may allow non-active local participants, such as graduate students, junior scholars, faculty members and other researchers, to attend conference sessions without RC28 membership. This flexibility applies only to participants who do not present papers, chair sessions, serve as discussants or otherwise participate formally in the academic programme.
Membership Fees and Financial Support
RC28 membership is individual rather than institutional. Members are normally expected to pay their membership fees directly and, where applicable, seek reimbursement from their institutions.
RC28 offers a reduced membership rate of USD 20 for four years to individuals who qualify under the existing membership structure.
Local conference organisers may waive or reduce conference registration fees and may use local funds to cover or reimburse RC28 membership fees for selected participants. However, local organisers cannot independently waive RC28 membership requirements or fees.
Membership Verification and Data Protection
For membership verification and conference organisation, local organising committees and the RC28 Secretary/Treasurer will exchange only the participant information necessary to verify membership status and prepare the conference programme, in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.
Further Information
Participants are encouraged to check their RC28 membership status and renew their membership well before registering for a conference.
Members who joined RC28 through the International Sociological Association (ISA) should log in to their ISA membership portal to check whether their RC28 membership is currently valid.
Members who joined RC28 directly (without ISA membership) should check their payment records or receipts to confirm that their RC28 membership is still valid. If they are unsure about their membership status, they may contact the RC28 Secretary/Treasurer.
For questions concerning membership status, payments or renewals, please contact the RC28 Secretary/Treasurer: rc28.foundation@gmail.com