The Institute of Sociology has become a member of the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) this month. The ECSR is a non-profit, scientific, professional organization that promotes theoretically driven empirical research in Sociology. The consortium organizes yearly conferences and annual graduate schools. It offers visitor grants for graduate students and awards a yearly prize for the best PhD thesis among candidates from the ECSR member institutes. It provides funding to organize thematic conferences and network workshop. The renowned and globally recognized European Sociological Review (ESR) is the Consortium’s official journal.