South Africa Sociological Association
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Official Account of the South African Sociological Association (SASA) Est. 1993.
Committed to sociological research, teaching, debate and cooperation.
Committed to sociological research, teaching, debate and cooperation.
#ReconciliationDay encourages reflection on how we can actively build a more equitable and inclusive society. True reconciliation requires tackling systemic inequality. What are your next steps? #Dec16 #Sociology #socialjustice
December 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#ReconciliationDay encourages reflection on how we can actively build a more equitable and inclusive society. True reconciliation requires tackling systemic inequality. What are your next steps? #Dec16 #Sociology #socialjustice
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Rejecting essentialist cultural explanations of drug abuse & gangsterism this article posits it an outcome of broader structural forces: unemployment, poverty, government neglect & colonial & Apartheid racial exclusions
#Tewolde #SARS #Sociology
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#Tewolde #SARS #Sociology
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A Theory of Drug Use and Gangsterism: The “De-Cultured” Framework Using the Experiences of “Coloured” South Africans as Evidence
There is extensive scholarly work on drug problems and drug-related gangsterism on historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups globally. Researchers have also examined drug problems and gang...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Rejecting essentialist cultural explanations of drug abuse & gangsterism this article posits it an outcome of broader structural forces: unemployment, poverty, government neglect & colonial & Apartheid racial exclusions
#Tewolde #SARS #Sociology
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Tewolde #SARS #Sociology
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Join us tomorrow at 12:30 CAT!!!
SASA Webinar:
'Challenging Institutional Cultures in Higher Education'
with Christi van der Westhuizen and Qawekazi Maqabuka from Sociology at the University of the Western Cape
Thursday, 27 November 2025
12:30 - 14:00 (CAT)
MS Teams Link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
#sociology
'Challenging Institutional Cultures in Higher Education'
with Christi van der Westhuizen and Qawekazi Maqabuka from Sociology at the University of the Western Cape
Thursday, 27 November 2025
12:30 - 14:00 (CAT)
MS Teams Link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Join us tomorrow at 12:30 CAT!!!
The South African Sociological Association proudly honours Emeritus Professor Jacklyn Cock with our Lifetime Service Award.
Her pioneering scholarship, activism, and mentorship shaped sociology and inspired generations👏✨
#SASA #LifetimeServiceAward #Sociology #Leadership
Her pioneering scholarship, activism, and mentorship shaped sociology and inspired generations👏✨
#SASA #LifetimeServiceAward #Sociology #Leadership
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The South African Sociological Association proudly honours Emeritus Professor Jacklyn Cock with our Lifetime Service Award.
Her pioneering scholarship, activism, and mentorship shaped sociology and inspired generations👏✨
#SASA #LifetimeServiceAward #Sociology #Leadership
Her pioneering scholarship, activism, and mentorship shaped sociology and inspired generations👏✨
#SASA #LifetimeServiceAward #Sociology #Leadership
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Special Issue Remembering Eddie Webster Available NOW
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November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Special Issue Remembering Eddie Webster Available NOW
See more at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/5...
#Sociology
See more at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/5...
#Sociology
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Economic Legacies of the #COVIDー19 Pandemic:
'Pandemic-related intertemporal relative deprivation reduced the likelihood of approving political incumbents, potentially contributing to a broader desire for political change'.
Read more at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
'Pandemic-related intertemporal relative deprivation reduced the likelihood of approving political incumbents, potentially contributing to a broader desire for political change'.
Read more at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Economic Legacies of the #COVIDー19 Pandemic:
'Pandemic-related intertemporal relative deprivation reduced the likelihood of approving political incumbents, potentially contributing to a broader desire for political change'.
Read more at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
'Pandemic-related intertemporal relative deprivation reduced the likelihood of approving political incumbents, potentially contributing to a broader desire for political change'.
Read more at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
Webinar:
'The Quest for a Public Sociology in South Africa' @UKZN
Date: 18th November 2025
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CAT
Convener: Nelly Vuyokazi Sharpley (ADL #Sociology)
Join online: register @ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
'The Quest for a Public Sociology in South Africa' @UKZN
Date: 18th November 2025
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CAT
Convener: Nelly Vuyokazi Sharpley (ADL #Sociology)
Join online: register @ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Webinar:
'The Quest for a Public Sociology in South Africa' @UKZN
Date: 18th November 2025
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CAT
Convener: Nelly Vuyokazi Sharpley (ADL #Sociology)
Join online: register @ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
'The Quest for a Public Sociology in South Africa' @UKZN
Date: 18th November 2025
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CAT
Convener: Nelly Vuyokazi Sharpley (ADL #Sociology)
Join online: register @ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Call for Panelists for Hybrid Conference
Of Streets and Streeters: New Methods and Theories in Researching African Urban Spaces
The 10th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference Date June 16th - 20th, 2026
Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2025
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Of Streets and Streeters: New Methods and Theories in Researching African Urban Spaces
The 10th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference Date June 16th - 20th, 2026
Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Call for Panelists for Hybrid Conference
Of Streets and Streeters: New Methods and Theories in Researching African Urban Spaces
The 10th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference Date June 16th - 20th, 2026
Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2025
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Of Streets and Streeters: New Methods and Theories in Researching African Urban Spaces
The 10th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference Date June 16th - 20th, 2026
Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2025
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Call for chapter proposals:
Handbook on Digital Activism
Proposals (600 words) with author details should be submitted by December 1, 2025.
More info: paromitapain.com/call-for-cha...
Handbook on Digital Activism
Proposals (600 words) with author details should be submitted by December 1, 2025.
More info: paromitapain.com/call-for-cha...
Call for chapter proposals: Handbook on Digital Activism – Paro Pain
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November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Call for chapter proposals:
Handbook on Digital Activism
Proposals (600 words) with author details should be submitted by December 1, 2025.
More info: paromitapain.com/call-for-cha...
Handbook on Digital Activism
Proposals (600 words) with author details should be submitted by December 1, 2025.
More info: paromitapain.com/call-for-cha...
Call for Chapters:
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa' to be published by the University of Johannesburg Press.
Full chapters should be 6,000 words.
Abstract Deadline: 5 January 2026
#Sociology
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa' to be published by the University of Johannesburg Press.
Full chapters should be 6,000 words.
Abstract Deadline: 5 January 2026
#Sociology
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Call for Chapters:
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa' to be published by the University of Johannesburg Press.
Full chapters should be 6,000 words.
Abstract Deadline: 5 January 2026
#Sociology
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa' to be published by the University of Johannesburg Press.
Full chapters should be 6,000 words.
Abstract Deadline: 5 January 2026
#Sociology
SASA Webinar:
'Challenging Institutional Cultures in Higher Education'
with Christi van der Westhuizen and Qawekazi Maqabuka from Sociology at the University of the Western Cape
Thursday, 27 November 2025
12:30 - 14:00 (CAT)
MS Teams Link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
#sociology
'Challenging Institutional Cultures in Higher Education'
with Christi van der Westhuizen and Qawekazi Maqabuka from Sociology at the University of the Western Cape
Thursday, 27 November 2025
12:30 - 14:00 (CAT)
MS Teams Link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
#sociology
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
SASA Webinar:
'Challenging Institutional Cultures in Higher Education'
with Christi van der Westhuizen and Qawekazi Maqabuka from Sociology at the University of the Western Cape
Thursday, 27 November 2025
12:30 - 14:00 (CAT)
MS Teams Link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
#sociology
'Challenging Institutional Cultures in Higher Education'
with Christi van der Westhuizen and Qawekazi Maqabuka from Sociology at the University of the Western Cape
Thursday, 27 November 2025
12:30 - 14:00 (CAT)
MS Teams Link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
#sociology
Happening Now!!
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October 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Happening Now!!
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Join at MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...
Join us tomorrow for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice'
SASA Webinar:
Join us for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice' with Cosmopolitan Karoo
Thursday, 30 October 2025
12:00 - 14:00 (SAST)
MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...
#Sociology
Join us for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice' with Cosmopolitan Karoo
Thursday, 30 October 2025
12:00 - 14:00 (SAST)
MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...
#Sociology
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Join us tomorrow for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice'
SASA Webinar:
Join us for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice' with Cosmopolitan Karoo
Thursday, 30 October 2025
12:00 - 14:00 (SAST)
MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...
#Sociology
Join us for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice' with Cosmopolitan Karoo
Thursday, 30 October 2025
12:00 - 14:00 (SAST)
MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...
#Sociology
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
SASA Webinar:
Join us for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice' with Cosmopolitan Karoo
Thursday, 30 October 2025
12:00 - 14:00 (SAST)
MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...
#Sociology
Join us for a Webinar on 'Climate Crises and Environmental Justice' with Cosmopolitan Karoo
Thursday, 30 October 2025
12:00 - 14:00 (SAST)
MS Teams Link: teams.live.com/meet/9395499...
#Sociology
October 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
SASA Webinar 24th October:
RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall
with speaker Dr Savo Heleta chaired by Moshibudi Motimele
This Friday from 14:00-15:30 CAT on Microsoft Teams
@SASA_Sociology #Sociology
RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall
with speaker Dr Savo Heleta chaired by Moshibudi Motimele
This Friday from 14:00-15:30 CAT on Microsoft Teams
@SASA_Sociology #Sociology
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
SASA Webinar 24th October:
RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall
with speaker Dr Savo Heleta chaired by Moshibudi Motimele
This Friday from 14:00-15:30 CAT on Microsoft Teams
@SASA_Sociology #Sociology
RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall
with speaker Dr Savo Heleta chaired by Moshibudi Motimele
This Friday from 14:00-15:30 CAT on Microsoft Teams
@SASA_Sociology #Sociology
Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Honours and Masters in Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University's
See www0.sun.ac.za/sociology/ for more
See www0.sun.ac.za/sociology/ for more
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Honours and Masters in Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University's
See www0.sun.ac.za/sociology/ for more
See www0.sun.ac.za/sociology/ for more
2025 Thandika Mkandawire Memorial Lecture
Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CAT/SAST)
(Dakar/Accra: 12.00—14.00, Nairobi: 15.00—17.00)
Teams link tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CAT/SAST)
(Dakar/Accra: 12.00—14.00, Nairobi: 15.00—17.00)
Teams link tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
2025 Thandika Mkandawire Memorial Lecture
Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CAT/SAST)
(Dakar/Accra: 12.00—14.00, Nairobi: 15.00—17.00)
Teams link tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CAT/SAST)
(Dakar/Accra: 12.00—14.00, Nairobi: 15.00—17.00)
Teams link tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
Call for Contributions to the Special Issue of the South African Review of Sociology journal
'Risk and resilience among Black queer people in South Africa and the United States'
e-mail [email protected]
#sociology @SARS_Journal
'Risk and resilience among Black queer people in South Africa and the United States'
e-mail [email protected]
#sociology @SARS_Journal
September 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Call for Contributions to the Special Issue of the South African Review of Sociology journal
'Risk and resilience among Black queer people in South Africa and the United States'
e-mail [email protected]
#sociology @SARS_Journal
'Risk and resilience among Black queer people in South Africa and the United States'
e-mail [email protected]
#sociology @SARS_Journal
Webinar: 30 Years of UJ Scholar Activism
With Kate Alexander & Mosa Phadi
September 30th 3-5.30pm CAT
us02web.zoom.us/j/84736248638
@uj_sociology
@StellenboschUni @go2uj
#Sociology
With Kate Alexander & Mosa Phadi
September 30th 3-5.30pm CAT
us02web.zoom.us/j/84736248638
@uj_sociology
@StellenboschUni @go2uj
#Sociology
September 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Webinar: 30 Years of UJ Scholar Activism
With Kate Alexander & Mosa Phadi
September 30th 3-5.30pm CAT
us02web.zoom.us/j/84736248638
@uj_sociology
@StellenboschUni @go2uj
#Sociology
With Kate Alexander & Mosa Phadi
September 30th 3-5.30pm CAT
us02web.zoom.us/j/84736248638
@uj_sociology
@StellenboschUni @go2uj
#Sociology
Call for Chapters: Edited volume
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa'
Deadline: 5 January 2026
#sasa #sociology
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa'
Deadline: 5 January 2026
#sasa #sociology
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Call for Chapters: Edited volume
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa'
Deadline: 5 January 2026
#sasa #sociology
'Shades of Belonging: Communicating Identity and Representation of the Coloured Body in South Africa'
Deadline: 5 January 2026
#sasa #sociology
Call for Applications for 11 Doctoral Researcher Positions
See RTG Webpage www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/...
Deadline: 1st October
#sociology
See RTG Webpage www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/...
Deadline: 1st October
#sociology
September 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Call for Applications for 11 Doctoral Researcher Positions
See RTG Webpage www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/...
Deadline: 1st October
#sociology
See RTG Webpage www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/...
Deadline: 1st October
#sociology
CfA: Migrant Agricultural Workers' Resistance
For Edited Volume on "Migrant labour resistance and struggles in agriculture in an era of polycrisis" in #Routledge's 'The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture'
Deadline: 30th September
#sociology
For Edited Volume on "Migrant labour resistance and struggles in agriculture in an era of polycrisis" in #Routledge's 'The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture'
Deadline: 30th September
#sociology
September 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
CfA: Migrant Agricultural Workers' Resistance
For Edited Volume on "Migrant labour resistance and struggles in agriculture in an era of polycrisis" in #Routledge's 'The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture'
Deadline: 30th September
#sociology
For Edited Volume on "Migrant labour resistance and struggles in agriculture in an era of polycrisis" in #Routledge's 'The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture'
Deadline: 30th September
#sociology
Emeritus Associate Professor Robert Wesley Pattman 1955-2025
With the heaviest heart we share a tribute to Prof Pattman from Dr Makhetha and inform you of his memorial at Stellenbosch University on Tuesday, 2nd September.
RSVP [email protected].
#robpattman #sasa @StellenboschUni
With the heaviest heart we share a tribute to Prof Pattman from Dr Makhetha and inform you of his memorial at Stellenbosch University on Tuesday, 2nd September.
RSVP [email protected].
#robpattman #sasa @StellenboschUni
August 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Emeritus Associate Professor Robert Wesley Pattman 1955-2025
With the heaviest heart we share a tribute to Prof Pattman from Dr Makhetha and inform you of his memorial at Stellenbosch University on Tuesday, 2nd September.
RSVP [email protected].
#robpattman #sasa @StellenboschUni
With the heaviest heart we share a tribute to Prof Pattman from Dr Makhetha and inform you of his memorial at Stellenbosch University on Tuesday, 2nd September.
RSVP [email protected].
#robpattman #sasa @StellenboschUni