Date: 28 th  April 2026 (Tues Day) RC49 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness                                  Concept Note and Event Overview The Research Committee 49 (RC49: Sociology of Mental Health and Illness) of the ‘International Sociological Association’ provides a global platform for the sociological study of mental health, mental illness, and the social systems that shape them. It brings together scholars examining the social conditions that influence mental well-

l-r) Aruna Mahananda, PhD Scholar in Criminology at the University of Essex, Asang Wankhede, D.Phil. candidate in Law at Oxford...