Volume 21 No. 1 (2026) includes the following paper:
Metamodern Oscillation as a Sociocybernetic Behavioral Regime
Adaptation, Coordination, and Observer-Included Observation in Complex Social Systems
Prof. Dr. Konstantin Feofanov
As further manuscripts are accepted they will be published online.
You can grab the open access full papers following this link.
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to share the official programme of the XIX International Conference of Sociocybernetics (RC51), “Glocal Intersections,” to be held in Oaxaca, Mexico, from August 3 to 7, 2026:
https://socyb.github.io/oax27/
A downloadable PDF version of the programme is also available directly from the site.
Should any questions arise, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to welcoming you in Oaxaca!
Best regards,
On behalf of the RC51 Organizing Committee
Saburo Akahori
ISA-RC51 President 2024-2027
The RC51 Open Online Activity launched in the autumn 2024 continues in September 2026.
The first of the three autumn sessions focuses on HOPE.
These sessions have been organized to meet at regular interval to discuss current themes of research in the Sociocybernetic framework. Launching this kind of activity is based on ideas of co-learning and co-innovation. The choice of concepts to discuss has been made during the process taking into consideration the interests of the participants. The participants in the last session in spring 20.5.2026 focusing on LOVE and INTELLIGENCE chose HOPE for a concept to start the autumn term with.
The activity continues in the autumn 2026 with altogether three sessions: 30.9., 28.10. and 2.12. All these sessions will take place on Wednesdays on Zoom at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time.
We are delighted that so many already have been able to join this activity with their experiences and thoughts. During the past two years these sessions have functioned as a place to present preliminary ideas related to the concepts discussed, to propose new concepts for next session, to get informal feedback of other participants when preparing presentations, to enrich own thinking when preparing articles, to develop own teaching, to introduce students to academic networks etc. Based on these experiences, we encourage all interested participants to join and continue developing this activity further.
Register in advance to the session focusing on the concept of HOPE to be organized on Wednesday 30th September 2026 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time
https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/ajS6QGlJRO6FT9YBs-kNYA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please, pay attention to the schedule of the session regarding to your own time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html For an ideal dialogue, please reserve the whole time, if possible!
Thoughts, questions and literature shedding light to the chosen concepts are warmly welcome. To gather literature shared in the sessions systematically and to function as continuous support for the RC51 Open Online Activity, we have created a group library in Zotero, and the participants of the sessions have been invited to join the group library. For general information: https://www.zotero.org/. The sessions are initiated, led and facilitated, also in form of collaborative documentation of the discussions, by Finnish RC51 members, Mikael Kivelä and Raija Koskinen.
Contact information related to these meetings preferably: raija.koskinen@hamk.fi see also my Häme University of Applied Sciences Finder entry Also reachable with my affiliation in the University of Helsinki: raija.koskinen@helsinki.fi
Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have questions, comments, or suggestions.
Submission Deadline: 25 June 2026
RC51 on Sociocybernetics is a Research Committee of the International Sociological Association (ISA). As part of the XXI World Congress of Sociology, to be held in Gwangju, Korea, from 4 to 10 July 2027, RC51 is actively participating in the scientific programme under the Congress theme “Global Sociology in Turbulent Times”.
RC51 hereby calls on its members and the broader sociological community to submit session proposals for inclusion in the Congress programme. Eligible formats include regular paper sessions, roundtable discussions, and joint sessions organized in collaboration with other Research Committees. Each session runs for 105 minutes and can host up to five paper presentations, followed by a 25-minute plenary discussion.
How to Submit (Deadline: 25 June 2026):
Any enquiries regarding the RC51 programme should be directed to the programme coordinators: Saburo AKAHORI (akahori@lab.twcu.ac.jp) and Andrew MITCHELL (amitchell@kumamoto-u.ac.jp).
RC51 greatly values the active engagement of its community and warmly encourages proposals that will enrich the diversity and intellectual vitality of the Congress programme.
The RC51 Board
Welcome to participate to stay connected and to have a chance to share conceptual discussions in the sociocybernetic framework.
With reference to the information about the activity provided in the RC51 Newsletters and on the website, the activity launched in 2024 continues during the spring 2026 as follows:
The third and last session of the spring takes place on Wednesday the 20th of May 2026 at 3:00 – 4.30 pm Finnish time on Zoom. The activity continues in the autumn.
Based on the discussions shared during the March session focusing on LOVE the topic for the third session was chosen. We will continue discussions in the sociocybernetic framework focusing on LOVE and INTELLIGENCE
Please, register in advance for the meeting of 20th of May 2026.
https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/5YFfmrOhQxyaNDVRsXLPBg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the meeting.
Please, pay attention to the schedule of the session regarding to your own time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
Join with your view! Thoughts, questions, and literature shedding light to this concept are warmly welcome. The sessions are initiated, led and facilitated, also in form of collaborative documentation of the discussions, by Finnish RC51 members, Mikael Kivelä and Raija Koskinen.
Feel free to share the information for the next sessions in your networks!
Contact information related to these meetings preferably: raija.koskinen@hamk.fi see also my Häme University of Applied Sciences Finder entry Also reachable with my affiliation in the University of Helsinki: raija.koskinen@helsinki.fi.
Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have questions, comments, or suggestions.