The South African sociological community put aside past divisions in order to establish a new joint association in 1993. Constituted through a merger of the former Association for Sociologists in Southern Africa (ASSA) and the Suid-Afrikaanse Sosiologie Vereniging (SASOV), the newly established South African Sociological Association set itself three main goals, ie to promote the

The South African Sociological Association is committed to a democratic South Africa, where all enjoy economic, political and social justice and freedom from all forms of discrimination on the basis of religion, nationality, race and gender.  SASA was established in 1993 in order to: promote the discipline and the profession of sociology; promote research, teaching and debate about

PREAMBLE The South African Sociological Association is committed to a democratic South Africa, where all enjoy economic, political and social justice and freedom from all forms of discrimination on the basis of religion, nationality, race and gender. The Association is also committed to the promotion of sociological scholarship, research, academic freedom, social ethics and community