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The Cyprus Sociological Association was founded in
Nicosia-Cyprus in November 1996. The Goals of the
Association are:
1. To contribute towards the spread sociological thought
in the Cypriot Society
2. The education / training of the members of the
Association, as well as the promotion of their
usefulness to the benefit of society
3. The safeguarding of the sociological profession of
the sociologist and the promotion of the professional
engagement of the members
4. The cooperation with research centers, tertiary
education institutions and other bodies in matters of
sociological interest
Means of achieving these goals:
• Organizing of and participating in conferences,
seminars, symposia and lectures.
• Promoting of issues and problems of social interest
trough the Mass Media.
• Following developments regarding international social
issues and participating in international conferences
and associations.
• Contributing to the founding and function of research
centers, whose research concerns are of a sociological
interest.
• The establishment of the Association’s Library
• The publication or / and participation in publications
of sociological interest
• The cooperation with other Sociological associations
abroad, as well as with relates to the profession
services and institutions that can serve the goals of
the association in any way
Activities
In the eleven years of its existence, the Association
has exhibited a rich and multiple contribution. In
particular it organized numerous professional
activities, lectures and conferences, the most important
being its annual conferences:
• The 1st Annual Conference (1997) “Cypriot Youth: Face
and Façade”
• The 2nd Annual Conference (1998) “Family in a changing
world”
• The 3rd Annual Conference (2000) “Cypriot Society:
Continuity and Change”
• Series of three conferences 2001-02 “Britain and
Cyprus: Colonialism and its Impact”
• March 2003 “Society and the City: Accommodating
Diversity”
• May 2005 “The Psycho-Social Aspects of Reunification”
• November 2006 “Between Social Change and Nationalism”
All conferences were open to the public
Research activities
as a partner or as a co-coordinator
1999 “Family violence” for the Advisory Committee for
the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family.
1999 Leonardo Da Vinci: Project Loxandra: «Training
unskilled and semi-skilled single parents for entering
the labour market”
2000-2002 “Football violence in Cyprus”, funded by the
Research Promotion Foundation.
2001 “Problems in school of the children of the families
from Pontus”, for the Pancyprian Confederation of
Parents.
2001-2002 “Study for the formulation of a demographic
policy proposal for Cyprus”
2002-2004 “The State of the Cypriot Family in Cyprus”,
for the Family Committee.
2002-2003 “Leisure time in youth”, for the Youth Board
of Cyprus
2003 “Moral values, attitudes, problems and motivation
of high performance athletes in Cyprus”, for the Cyprus
Sports Organization.
2003-2004 “Juvenile delinquency in Cyprus”, for the
Ministry of Justice and Public Order
2003-2004 “Bi-communal Perceptions of the Anan Plan”
(the UN Secretary’s proposed for a solution for the
Cyprus Problem), funded by UNOPS
2004 Dialog-Population Policy Acceptance Study (PPAS) /
“Delphi Study”
2004-2005 “Use of prohibited substances in sports in
Cyprus”, for the Cyprus Sports Organization
2004-2007 “Single Parent Families in Cyprus”, funded by
Research Promotion Foundation
2004-2007 “MERLIN-Storytelling as life-long learning” (Grundtvig)
2005-Present “Psychological and Social Aspects of
Diabetes Mellitus”, funded by Research Promotion
Foundation
2006-Present “The Development of Citizenship as an
Approach Towards Preventing Youth Delinquency”, funded
by Research Promotion Foundation
Executive Board
(2008-10)
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Nicos
Peristianis |
President |
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Savvas
Katsikides |
Vice President |
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Katerina
Kokkinou |
General
Secretary |
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Evi Eftychiou |
Treasurer |
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Tatiana
Zachariadou |
Press
Representative |
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Christina
Loizou |
Assistant
Secretary A' |
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Constantinos
Constantinou |
Assistant
Secretary B' |
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Simona Tsambaslidou |
Assistant
Treasurer |
Collaborations
Cyprus Sociological Association is a member of
ISA-International Sociological Association
On the 28th of August 2007 a collaboration agreement was
signed between Cyprus and Italian Sociological
Associations
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