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International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Economy & Society

New RC02 Member Profiles

Simone D'Alessandro

Researcher of General Sociology at the University of Chieti-Pescara. Courses: 1. Social Research Method; 2. Sociology of creative processes; 3. Welfare service management techniques. Main lines of research: a) the relationships between creative and innovative processes; b) interactions between humans and non-humans. Orcid:0000-0002-9366-7220; https://dea.unich.it/home-dalessandro-simone-18259

Associate professor at the Faculty of Education Sciences, Mohamed 5 University. Member of the ‘Educational Policies and Social Dynamics’ laboratory. Involved in the developement of research in the fields of professional skills dévelopment, personal branding and marketing. E-mail: s.bouarourou@um5r.ac.ma

Kawtar Lebdaoui

Kawtar is an associate Professor and a researcher (HDR) in sociology at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (Fez). Her research interests are varied, with a particular focus on gender dynamics, social economy and education. She is also an active member of the LaRECS-Fez, 2I2S-Fez, and RSSI-Rabat laboratories. Her field of involvement includes consulting projects in social sciences.

Hanane Bouketaya

Hanane is a University Professor, Sociology. Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco Work Fields, Family, Migration and Gender. b.hanan@yahoo.fr

Fatima-Zahrae Berrfai

A Ph.D. student in Curriculum & Instruction at Indiana State University, where she serves as a Teacher Assistant, mentoring teacher trainees and facilitating professional development. An aspiring educator of Indiana State Teachers Association, Fatima-Zahrae is a TEFL-certified Fulbright Scholar, with a commitment to international education highlighted by her work adjudicating 5 U.S. Arabic Debating Championships with Qatar Debate and coaching debate teams. During her Fulbright at Wofford College, she taught Arabic and led cross-cultural events that fostered intercultural competence. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatima-zahrae-berrfai-975230288/

Şahan Savaş Karataşli

Sahan is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He examines the dynamics of historical capitalism, inequality, social movements, labor, and nationalism from a global, long-historical perspective. His research combines theoretical, comparative-historical, and quantitative approaches to address critical social problems on a global scale and to explore pathways toward a more emancipatory and equitable future rooted in transformative societal change. Email: skaratasli@uncg.edu

Dimitris Soudias

Dimitris is the PI of the DFG-funded research project ‘Welfare Visions 2.0: Future-Making Practices in the Social Economies of Athens and Berlin’ (Department of Political Science, Universität Kassel). His research builds on political sociology and cultural economy approaches to study such issues as happiness, solidarity, social innovation and care in neoliberalism. Email: d.soudias@rug.nl

Natascia Tieri

PhD in Social Policies and Local Development, works at a public school. She is a sociologist with experience in professional coaching, career guidance, social policies, European funding and environmental sociology, with particular attention to emergencies and disasters. She is passionate about mindfulness applied to school. e-mail: natascia.tieri@yahoo.it; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasciatieri/

Editorial: President, RC02

RC02 at the 5th ISA Forum in Rabat, Morocco, July 6 – 11, 2025