SASA Working Groups

SASA has a number of thematic working groups. The possibility of developing these into even more active research committees is being considered. Below is a table presenting the different working groups, with the names of their conveners, in which papers are usually presented. Scholars may submit abstracts related to:

the theme of the congress,
the field of speciality of the working groups, or
other interesting sociological subjects.

SASA Working Group	Convenor	Email
African languages, indigenisation and knowledge systems	Ntokozo Mthembu (UNISA)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Clinical sociology	Tina Uys (UJ) Mariam Seedat (UKZN)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Crime, violence and security	Lindy Heinecken (SUN)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Development	Sultan Khan (UKZN)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Economic and industrial sociology	Pragna Rugunanan (UJ)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Environment and natural resources	TBC
Family and population studies	TBC
Gender studies	Kezia Batisai (UJ)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Health	TBC
Higher education and science studies	David Cooper (UCT) Shaheeda Essack (DHET)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lesbian, gay and queer studies	Letitia Smuts (UJ)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Media, culture and society	TBC
Methodology and social theory	Derek Gelderblom (UNISA)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Political sociology and law	TBC
Race, ethnicity and class	Jantjie Xaba (SUN)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Religion	Sepetla Molapo (UP)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Rural sociology	TBC
Social movements and popular protest	Carin Runciman (UJ)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sport, leisure and society	Kiran Odhav (NWU)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sociology of youth	Jay Govender (UKZN)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Urban sociology	Liela Groenewald	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sociology of poverty, inequality and social policy	Jimmi Adesina (UNISA) Gemma Wright	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [email protected]@org

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