Past Conferences

SASA hosts an annual conference and AGM. The presentations from recent conferences are archived on this site.
AGM documents are available to registered members.

2024	Sociology and its Publics: Institutions, audiences and vocabularies in a new era of contestations Held at Stellenbosch University (SU); organised by the SASA executive and LOC. 1 - 4 July 2024 programme\| other details \| AGM
2023	Sociologies from the Global South and Beyond: Teaching, Learning, Research and Social Engagement… Held at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), organised by the SASA executive and LOC. 5 - 7 June 2023 programme \| other details \| AGM
2022	Sociology and the COVID-19: RE-IMAGINING THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE Held at Sol Plaatje University (SPU); organised by the SASA executive and LOC. 10 - 13 July 2022 programme \| other details \| AGM (coming soon)
2021	Sociology without Borders: The relevance of Sociology in Society, Life, and Academia in the 21^st Century Held at the University of Free State (UFS), organised by the SASA executive and LOC. 27 - 30 June 2021 programme \| other details \| AGM
2019	Work, Life & Society: Meanings, Manifestations and Trajectories of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa Held at the University of South Africa; organised by the SASA executive 15 - 17 July 2019 programme \| other details \| AGM (coming soon)
2018	Navigating Uncertainty: (re)situating and (re)imagining sociological knowledge within the context of contemporary South Africa, Africa, and the Global South University of the Western Cape 01 - 04 July 2018 programme \| other details \| AGM
2017	#WhatMustRise: Critical Sociological Refelctions on Contemporary Protest Movements North West University - Mafikeng Campus 02 - 05 July 2017 programme \| AGM
2016	Higher Education: Power, Practices and Discourses Rhodes University 26 - 29 June 2016 programme \| other details \| AGM
2015	Contours of Violence: Manifestations, Interventions and Social Justice University of Johannesburg 28 June - 1 July 2015 (forthcoming) programme \| other details \| AGM
2014	The Point of Critique: Knowledge, Society and the State in South Africa After 20 Years of Democracy Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 6 - 8 July 2014 programme \| other details \| AGM
2013	Doing Sociology from the Periphery: Place, Power and Knowledge University of South Africa July 2013 programme \| other details \| AGM
2012	Knowledge, Technologies and Social Change University of Cape Town 1 - 4 July 2012 programme \| papers \| other details \| AGM
2011	Gender in Question: Rights, representation and substantive freedom University of Pretoria 10 - 13 July 2011 programme \| papers \| other details \| AGM
2010	Sport, Leisure and Development in the 21^st Century: Opportunities and Challenges. Fort Hare University, East London 13 - 16 June 2010 programme \| papers \| other details \| AGM
2009	Making sense of borders: Identity, Citizenship and Power in Comparative Perspective University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 28 June – 2 July 2009 programme \| papers \| other details \| AGM
2008	Society, power and the environment: Challenges for the twenty-first century Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Conference venue: Arts and Social Sciences Building 7 - 10 July 2008 programme \| papers a-j \| papers k-z \| other details \| AGM
2007	Sociology and social reconstruction in South Africa North-West University, Potchefstroom Conference venue: Economic Sciences Building 25 -28 June 2007 programme \| other details
2006	The quality of social existence in a globalising world SASA hosted the International Sociological Association in Durban 23 - 28 July 2006 Please refer to this external site for more information
2005	The renewal of sociology in South Africa University of Limpopo, Polokwane Conference Venue : Education Building 26 June - 29 June 2005 programme \| papers
2004	Ten years into democracy: Challenges facing South Africa University of Free State, Bloemfontein 27 June - 30 June 2004 programme \| papers
2003	Resistance and Reconstruction University of Natal, Durban Conference Venue: Science Building 29 June - 2 July 2003 programme \| papers
2002	Citizenship, living rights and the public intellectual Regent Hotel, East London 30 June - 3 July 2002 programme \| papers
2001	Globalization, inequality and identity UNISA, Pretoria Conference venue: Sunnyside Campus 1-4 July 2001 programme
2000	Restructuring the institutions of South Africa for the new millennium University of the Western Cape, Belville July 2-5, 2000
1999	Securing South Africa's future Military college, Saldanha 8 July 1999
1998	Inequality and diversity: Learning to change and the social sciences Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg 30 June – 3 July 1998
1997	Beyond Afro-pessimism: Identity and development in an era of globalization University of Transkei, Umtata 1997
1996	Southern Africa in global context University of Natal, Durban 7 – 11 July 1996
1995	Towards social reconstruction in a fragmented society Rhodes University, Grahamstown 9 – 13 July 1995
1994	The election and social transformation University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg 6 July 1994
1993	First fully-fledged SASA conference University of Pretoria, Pretoria June 1993
1993	SASA founded through merger of ASSA and SASOV University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg January 1993