Federacion Española de Sociologia

What Federacion Española de Sociologia does

Federación Española de Sociología (FES) is a Spanish nonprofit professional federation that operates as the national umbrella organization for the discipline of sociology. Founded at least as early as the 2010s (with documented activity back to 2017), FES is headquartered in Madrid at the facilities of the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) on Calle Montalbán, and serves individual sociologists, regional territorial associations across Spain's autonomous communities, university sociology departments, and research/professional institutions. The federation's governance is structured around four bodies — the Asamblea Federal, Consejo Territorial, Consejo Académico, and Consejo Profesional — providing representation across its diverse membership base.

FES's core product suite centers on four interconnected offerings: the peer-reviewed Revista Española de Sociología (RES), ranked in Scimago SJR and published in Spanish and English via FECYT-indexed platforms; the biennial Congreso Español de Sociología, the largest gathering of Spanish sociologists (the XV edition in Seville, June 2024, drew a record ~1,600 participants and 1,700+ communications); the Escuela de Doctorado (EDFES), which provides training, networking, and an annual encounter for doctoral students; and 40+ Comités de Investigación covering specialized sociology subfields. The federation also operates two book collections — Colección Investigación Sociológica (open access via Marcial Pons) and Colección Tesis Doctorales (via Tirant lo Blanch) — and runs a centralized news channel and multimedia distribution platform. The underlying technology footprint is modest: a website (fes-sociologia.com), self-service membership enrollment, FECYT-indexed journal hosting, and multimedia/video content.

FES's revenue model is anchored in annual membership dues across individual tiers (€30 reduced, €72 ordinary) and collective tiers (€300 for university departments and institutions, €300-500 for territorial associations by size), supplemented by biennial congress registration fees (with ~40% individual member discounts) and book/publication revenue. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, recruiting through the research committee network, doctoral school, biennial congress, and territorial association channels. The federation maintains strategic international relationships with the International Sociological Association (ISA), European Sociological Association (ESA), Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España (COSCE), and Latin American bodies (CLACSO, ALAS), positioning FES as Spain's representative in the global sociology community.

Name

Federacion Española de Sociologia

Legal name

Federación Española de Sociología

Website

https://fes-sociologia.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Federación Española de Sociología (FES) is the national federation of Spanish sociology associations, providing membership services, the peer-reviewed Revista Española de Sociología, the biennial Spanish Sociology Congress, doctoral training, and 40+ research committees to individual sociologists, universities, and research institutions across Spain.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individual sociologists. Ordinary membership at 72 EUR includes registration in 4 research committees. Reduced membership at 30 EUR for students, unemployed persons, and those with disabilities.
2. Collective Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from territorial associations (Type A: 300-500 EUR depending on size), university departments (Type B: 300 EUR), and scientific/professional institutions (Type C: 300 EUR).
3. Congress Registration Fees: Revenue from the Spanish Sociology Congress with significant member discounts (nearly 40% for individual members, over 20% for territorial association members).
4. Publication Services: Revenue from the Revista Española de Sociología (RES) with article processing charges waived for members, plus book collections including Investigación Sociológica and Tesis Doctorales published through partner publishers like Marcial Pons and Tirant lo Blanch.

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Core offering

FES is a national nonprofit membership federation that organizes the Spanish sociology community. It sells annual individual and collective memberships (€30-500), publishes the peer-reviewed Revista Española de Sociología (RES), runs the biennial Congreso Español de Sociología, operates the Escuela de Doctorado (EDFES) doctoral school, and coordinates a network of 40+ specialized research committees covering sociology subfields.

Product overview

Federacion Española de Sociologia (FES) operates as a professional association for Spanish sociologists offering a platform of interconnected services. The core offerings include the Revista Española de Sociología (RES) peer-reviewed journal, the Congreso Español de Sociología (national congress), the Escuela de Doctorado doctoral school, and over 40 Comités de Investigación research committees. FES publishes two book collections (Colección Investigación Sociológica and Colección Tesis Doctorales) and provides individual and collective membership services. The ecosystem is unified by a news channel, multimedia resources, and the annual congress that serves as the primary networking event.

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Brands

• Revista Española de Sociología (RES): The official journal of the federation publishing scientific works evaluated according to international quality standards
• Escuela de Doctorado de la FES (EDFES)
• Comités de Investigación
• Colección Investigación Sociológica
• Colección Tesis Doctorales

Products and services

• Individual Membership FES Annual membership for individual sociologists, researchers, and students with two tiers — Ordinary (€72/year, includes 4 free research committees) and Reduced (€30/year for students, unemployed, and persons with disabilities). Benefits include research committee participation, ~40% congress discount, waived APCs for the RES journal, voting rights in the Federal Assembly, and access to the newsletter and member resources.
• Collective Membership FES Annual collective membership in three categories — Type A: Territorial Associations (€300 for <100 members, €500 for >100), Type B: University Departments (€300), and Type C: Scientific/Professional Institutions (€300). Collective members gain representation in the Federal Assembly and corresponding councils (Territorial, Academic, Professional) and over 20% congress discounts.
• Revista Espanola de Sociologia (RES) Peer-reviewed academic journal publishing scientific works evaluated according to international quality standards. Articles appear in Spanish and English in open access and podcast format; indexed in Scimago SJR and hosted on FECYT platforms. Members are exempt from article processing charges.
• Congreso Espanol de Sociologia The largest national event for Spanish sociology, held biennially, concentrating a large number of scientific and professional activities including working groups, symposia, workshops, and exhibitions. Open to members and non-members with significant fee discounts for individual (~40%) and territorial association members (20%+).
• Escuela de Doctorado de la FES (EDFES) Doctoral school that coordinates, supports, and establishes networks among PhD candidates in sociology. Offers pre-congressional workshops, specific courses, and annual doctoral encounters at rotating Spanish university host institutions.
• Comites de Investigacion (Research Committees) Network of over 40 specialized research committees covering nearly all aspects of social life and recognized sociology specialties. Ordinary members can register in up to four committees free of charge; additional committee registrations cost €18 each. The committees form the basic structure for FES scientific activities.
• Coleccion Investigacion Sociologica Open-access book collection publishing sociological research monographs under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licensing, distributed in partnership with publisher Marcial Pons Ediciones Jurídicas y Sociales.
• Coleccion Tesis Doctorales

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ research committees covering nearly all aspects of social life
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Sociological Association (ISA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFES participates actively in ISA as the primary international sociology body. ISA presidents have participated in FES congresses, and FES supports internationalization through participation in equivalent ISA research committees. ISA publishes International Sociology Reviews where FES disseminates calls for editors.
• European Sociological Association (ESA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFES maintains active membership in ESA and participates in ESA research networks. ESA presidents have participated in FES congresses, and FES supports internationalization through participation in ESA equivalent research committees.
• Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España (COSCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFES is a member of COSCE, the confederation of scientific societies in Spain. Through COSCE, FES participates in initiatives like the COSCE Science Dissemination Awards and maintains a presence at Madrid es Ciencia events.
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFES maintains permanent contact with CLACSO as a Latin American social sciences council, facilitating international collaboration in the Spanish-speaking sociology community.
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología (ALAS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFES maintains contact with ALAS for Latin American sociology collaboration and networking.
• Red Europea del Sur de Europa (RESU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFES participates in this European Southern Europe network for additional regional collaboration within European sociology.
• Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS)coreOthersCIS provides headquarters facilities for FES at its Madrid location. FES publishes the Revista Española de Sociológicas through FECYT-indexed platforms and coordinates on publication matters with CIS publications including REIS.
• FECYT (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFECYT provides funding opportunities including I+P stays for researchers. FES disseminates FECYT job offers and research opportunities through its news channel.
• Marcial Pons, Ediciones Jurídicas y SocialesminorOthersPublisher partner for FES's Investigación Sociológica book collection, including open access publications under Creative Commons licensing.
• Tirant lo BlanchminorOthersPublisher partner for FES's Tesis Doctorales collection, including the publication of award-winning doctoral dissertations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Association Française de Sociologie: French sociology association organized around thematic research networks (RT) similar to FES's Comités de Investigación. Direct national peer operating a comparable congress, journal, and doctoral support model.
• American Sociological Association: The US national sociology association. Most directly comparable professional society to FES: peer-reviewed journal, annual meeting, research sections, membership tiers, and doctoral/early-career programming mirror FES's structure at larger US scale.
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología (ALAS): Latin American sociology federation partnered with FES. Comparable regional federation model with congresses and member associations spanning multiple countries.
• British Sociological Association: UK professional sociology association with individual/institutional membership, an annual conference, peer-reviewed journal (Sociology), and study groups akin to FES's Comités de Investigación. Closest scale and English-language analog to FES.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie: German national sociology society with section structure analogous to FES's 40+ research committees. Comparable membership model, biennial congresses, and publications make it FES's closest large European national counterpart.
• Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia: Portuguese national sociology association with membership, congress, and journal structure closely matching FES. Comparable Iberian peer with overlapping language and academic ties.
• Asociación Mexicana de Sociología: Mexican national sociology association. Comparable professional society model (membership, congress, journal, sections) in the same Spanish-speaking academic ecosystem where FES has ties.
• European Sociological Association: Regional federation of European sociologists; FES is an active member partner. Comparable as a multi-tiered regional sociology association running ESA Conferences and research networks equivalent to FES's congress and committees.

Broad incumbents

• Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España (COSCE): Spanish confederation of scientific societies of which FES is a member. Broader umbrella relevant to how FES relates to the wider Spanish scientific community, including Madrid es Ciencia events and science dissemination awards.
• International Sociological Association: Global sociology association in which FES actively participates. Operates a worldwide congress program, research committees, and journals; comparable in scope but supersedes FES in geographic coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

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