At a moment marked by global crises, rising inequalities, growing intolerance, and threats to academic freedom, this statement reasserts the values of a rigorous, independent, public, critical, and global sociology. In these challenging times, we believe that critical interventions by social scientists are more essential than ever, and we reaffirm the values and commitments at the core of our work as researchers, educators, and public intellectuals.

The full declaration is available here in English, as well as in Armenian, Arabic, Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish.

The declaration was presented by ISA President Geoffrey Pleyers at the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat on July 6th, 2025. It is supported by ISA former presidents Sari Hanafi, Margaret Abraham, and Michel Wieviorka; ISA current vice-presidents Allison Loconto, Marta Soler, and Elina Oinas, as well as the presidents of the European and Latin American associations of sociology and the Latin American Council for Social Sciences (CLACSO) Kaja Gadowska, Jesus Diaz, and Pablo Vommaro.

We collect endorsements by individual sociologists and by members of the wider social sciences community. Join us by adding your name to this collective statement of commitment and solidarity.

For institutional or collective endorsements (national, regional, or continental associations, journal editorial boards, departments of sociology or social sciences, research centers or networks, among others), please send us an endorsement email to: isa@isa-sociology.org