
This prize is awarded jointly with the International Sociological Association to a sociologist in recognition of his or her work and who enjoys a high international reputation in the sociological community. It is offered every four years on the occasion of the World Congresses of the International Sociological Association.
Recipients | Institutions | Years |
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Neil Smelser* | Université de Californie à Berkeley | 2002 |
Alain Tourraine | Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales | 2006 |
Jeffrey Alexander | Yale University | 2010 |
*Neil Smelser is co-editor of the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences