Intercontinental

 

Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR)
Association Internationale des Sociologues de Langue Française (AISLF)
International Sociological Association (ISA)
Research Committees of the ISA
Armed forces and Conflict Resolution Economy and Society Community Research Sociology of Education Ethnic, Race and Minority Relations Family Research Futures Research History of Sociology Social Practice and Social Transformation Participation and Self-Management Sociology of Aging Sociology of Law Sociology of Leisure Sociology of Communications, Knowledge & Culture Sociology of Health Sociological Theory Sociology of Organization Political Sociology Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy Comparative Sociology Regional and Urban Development Sociology of Religion Sociology of Science and Technology Environment and Society Sociolinguistics Sociotechnics, Sociological Practice Sociology of Sport	Social Stratification Deviance and Social Control Sociology of Work Sociology of Migration Women in Society Logic and Methodology in Sociology Sociology of Youth Conceptual and Terminological Analysis Alienation Theory and Research Sociology of Arts Biography and Society Sociology of Disasters Sociology of Agriculture Sociology of Population Social Psychology Housing and Built Environment Labor Movements Rational Choice Clinical Sociology Social Classes and Social Movements Social Movements, Collective Action & Social Change Mental Health and Illness International Tourist Sociocybernetics Sociology of Professional Groups Sociology of Childhood
Working Groups	Thematic Groups
The Body in the Social Sciences (WG03) Famine and Society (WG05) Social Indicators (WG06)	Time Use Research (TG1) Historical and Comparative Sociology (TG2) Sociology on Local-Global Relations (TG6)

Africa
Angola	Associaçao de Antropólogos e Sociólogos de Angola
Cape Verde	Associaçâo CaboVerdiana de Sociología
Nigeria	Nigerian Anthropological-Sociological Association
Tunesia	Association Tunisienne de Sociologie
South Africa	South African Sociological Association
Asia
General	Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA)
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijanian Sociological Association
China	Chinese Sociological Association
India	Indian Sociological Association
Japan	Folklore Society of Japan (FSJ) Japan Association for the Study on the History of Sociology (JASHS) Japan Society of Educational Sociology (JSES) Japan Society of Family Sociology (JSFS) Japan Society of Sport Sociology (JSSSHP) Japan Sociological Society (JSS) Japanese Association of Mathematical Sociology (JAMS) Japanese Society for Environmental Sociology (JSES) Japanese Society for Sociological Criminology (JASC) Kansai Sociological Association (KSA) Kantoh Sociological Society (KSS) Society for the Study of Social Policy (SSSP) Tohoku Sociological Association
Kazakhstan	Association of Sociologists of Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Korea	Korean Sociological Association (KSA)
Mongolia	Association of Mongolian Sociologists
Singapore	Sociology Society
Taiwan	Taiwanese Sociological Association
Vietnam	Institute de Sociologie
Middle East
General	Association Arabe de Sociologie
Israel	Israel Sociological Society
Oceania
Australia	The Australian Sociological Association (TASA)
New Zealand	Sociological Association of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (SAANZ)
Latin America
General	Asociación Latino Americana de Sociología (ALAS) Asociación Latino Americana de Sociología del Trabajo (ALAST) Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLASCO) Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Brasil	Associação Brasileira de Antropologia (ABA) Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP) Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informaçâo (ANCIB) Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS) Sociedade Brasileira de Sociologia (SBS)
Chile	Asociación Chilena de Ciencia Política (ACCP) Sociedad Chilena de Sociologia
Colombia	Asociación Colombiana de Sociología
Mexico	Asociación Mexicana de Sociología
Venezuela	Asociación Venezolanda de Sociologia

North America

• American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • Organized Sections
    Public Administration | Conflict Processes | Political Methodology | Religion and Politics | Urban Politics | Science, Technology & Environmental Politics | Women and Politics | Foundations of Political Thought | Information Technology & Politics | Politics & History | Political Economy | Ecological and Transformational Politics | Race, Ethnicity and Politics
  • Publications
    American Political Science Review (APSR)
  
  

• American Sociological Association (ASA)
   

  Sections of the ASA
  Aging and the Life Course Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs Animals and Society Asia and Asian America Children and Youth Collective Behavior & Social Movements Communication and Information Technologies Community and Urban Sociology Comparative and Historical Sociology Consumer Studies Crime, Law, and Deviance Culture Economic Sociology Education Emotions Environment and Technology Ethnomethodology & Conversation Analysis	Evolution & Society Family History of Sociology International Migration Latino/a Sociology Law Marxist Sociology Mathematical Sociology Medical Sociology Mental Health Methodology Organizations, Occupations & Work Peace, War and Social Conflict Political Economy & World Systems Political Sociology Population Race, Gender, and Class	Racial & Ethnic Minorities Rationality & Society Religion Science, Knowledge & Technology Sexualities Social Psychology Sociological Practice Teaching and Learning Theory Publications of the ASA Carreers and Jobs Footnotes - Newsletter Journals Mailing Lists Teaching Sociology

• Regional Associations
  • Eastern Sociological Society (ESS)
  • Great Plains Sociological Association (GPSA)
  • Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA)
  • Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)
  • New England Sociological Association (NESA)
  • North Central Sociological Association (NCSA)
  • Pacific Sociological Association (PSA)
  • Southern Sociological Society (SSS)
  • Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA)
  • Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA)

• State Associations
  • Alabama-Missisippi Sociological Association (ALMSSA)
  • California Sociological Association (CSA)
  • Georgia Sociological Association (GSA)
  • Illinois Sociological Association (ISA)
  • Michigan Sociological Association (MSA)
  • Missouri Sociological Association (MSA)
  • North Carolina Sociological Association (NCSA)
  • Oklahoma Sociological Association (OSA)
  • Sociologists of Minnesota (SOM)
  • South Carolina Sociological Association (SCSA)
  • Wisconsin Sociological Association (WSA)
  • National Council of State Sociological Associations (NCSSA)

• Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA)

• Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA)

• Sociological Association of Trinidad and Tobago

Europe

General

European Association for Advancement in Social Sciences

European Association for South-East Asian Studies (EUROSEAS)

European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG)

European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)

European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

European Educational Research Association (EERA)

European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)

European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC)

European Society for Rural Sociology (ESR)

European Society of Criminology (ESC)

European Sociological Association (ESA)
Read the Newsletter of the ESA, or participate in the discussion list: european-sociologist. The Social Theory Research Network is one of the sections of the ESA.

European Sociobiological Society (ESS)

European Union Association (EUSA)

Armenia

Armenian Sociological Association (ASA)

Society for Armenian Studies (SAS)

Austria

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Sociologie (ÖGS)

Belgium

Belgian Sociological Association

Flemish Sociological Association

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Society for Regional Cultural Studies (BSRCS)

Bulgarian Sociological Association (BSA)

Croatia

Croatian Sociological Association

Czech Republic

Masaryk Czech Sociological Association

Denmark

Dansk Sociologforening
Danish Sociological Association

England

British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS)

British Sociological Association (BSA)

Estonia

Eesti Sotsioloogide Lit (ESL)
Estonian Association of Sociologists

Finland

Sosiologian laiton

Westermark Society
Finnish Sociological Association

France

Conseil National des Universités (CNU)
Section 19: Sociologie et Demographie. Presentation of the results of the work of the section. Mainly information on French sociology students, their recrutement, and their promotion. Webmaster: Jean-Marie Duprez.

Société Française de Sociologie

Germany

Berufsverband Deutscher Soziologen (BDS)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)
 

Sections and Working Groups of the DGS

Alter(n) und Gesellschaft Arbeits- und Industriesoziologie Bildung und Erziehung Biographieforschung Entwicklungssoziologie und Sozialanthropologie Familiensoziologie Frauen- und Geslechterforschung Arbeits- und Betriebssoziologie Kultursoziologie Land- und Agrarsoziologie Jugendsoziologie Medien- und Kommunikationssoziologie Medizinsoziologie Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung Migration und Ethnische Minderheiten Modellbildung und Simulation Ost- und Ostmitteleuropa- Soziologie Politische Soziologie Rechtssoziologie Religionssoziologie

Rechtssoziologie Religionssoziologie Soziale Indikatoren Soziale Probleme und soziale Kontrolle Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse Sozialpolitik Soziologie der Kindheit Soziologie des Sports Soziologie und Ökologie Soziologische Theorie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung Wissenssoziologie   Arbeitsgruppen Methoden der qualitativen Sozialforschung Organisationssoziologie Sozial- und Ideengeschichte der Soziologie

Ferdinand-Tönnies-Gesellschaft

Greece

Hellenic Sociological Association

Hungary

Hungarian Sociological Association
Anthropolis - Association of Hungarian Anthropologists

Ireland

Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI)

Italy

Associazione Italiana di Sociologia (AIS)
• Sezione Metodologia

AISP Basilicata - Associazione Italiana di Sociologia Professionale

Associazione Nazionale Sociologi (ANS)

Società Italiana di Sociologia (SoIS)

Ireland

Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI)

Latvia

Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS)

Lithuania

Lithuanian Sociological Association

Macedonia

Association of Sociologists of the Republic of Macedonia

Netherlands

Anthropologische Beroepsvereniging CA/SNWS

Belgisch-Nederlandse Vereniging voor de Geschiedenis van Opvoeding en Onderwijs (BNVGOO)
Belgian-Dutch Association for the History of Education.

Nederlandse Sociologische Vereniging (NSV) - The Dutch Sociological Association

Nederlands Genootschap Vrouwenstudies (NGV)
Dutch Society for Women Studies.

Nederlandse Kring voor Wetenschap der Politiek (NKWP)
Society for politica scientists.

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Maatschappij- en Cultuurwetenschappen (NVMC)
Dutch Association for Social and Cultural Sciences.

SISWO - Maatschappijwetenschappen

Sections
• Arbeidsmarkt - Labor Market
• Biografie & Identiteit - Biography & Identity
• Emancipatieonderzoek - Emancipation studies
• Etnische Minderheden - Etnical minorities
• Godsdienstsociologie - Religion Sociology
• Kwaliteit van de arbeid - Quality of labor
• Sociale ongelijkheid en levensloop - Social inequality and life cycle
• Universiteitsgeschiedenis - University History

Student Associations

• Amsterdam: SEC -
• Amsterdam: KWAKIUTL - Anthropologists
• Nijmegen: GWS
• Tilburg: VERSOT
• Utrecht: USOCIA

Vakbondshistorische Vereniging (VHV)
Association of labour union history.

Vereniging van Marktonderzoekers (VMO)
Association for marketing researchers.

Vereniging voor Beleidsonderzoek (VBO)

Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde
Association of Administrative Science.

Vereniging voor de Sociaal-wetenschappelijke bestudering van het Recht (VSR)

Vereniging voor Statistiek en Onderzoek (VSO)
Association for statistics and research.

Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operationele Research

Norway

Norsk Sosiologforening (NSF)

Poland

Polish Sociological Association / Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne (PTS)

Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia (APS)

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Antropologia e Sociologia Crítica (ASASC)
An association that tries to develop alternative ways of looking at social events. It stimulates a critical solidarity and active point of view within the social sciences.

Associação Portuguesa de Profissionais em Sociologia Indústrial, das Organizações e do Trabalho (APSIOT)
Portuguese Association for Sociology of Industry, Organizations and Work

Romania

Romanian Sociological Association

Russia

Association of Professional Sociologists

Maxim Kovalevsky Russian Sociological Society - St.Petersburg State University

Professional Sociological Association (PSOCA)

Russian International Studies Association (RISA)

Russian Political Science Association (RAPN) [in English]

Russian Sociological Society (ROS)

St. Petersburg Association of Sociologists (SPAS)

Serbia & Montenegro

Sociological Association of Serbia and Montenegro

Slovakia

Slovak Sociological Association

Slovenia

Slovenská Sociologická Spolocnost (SSS) [Moved to ...?]
Slovenian Sociological Association

Spain

Asociación Castellano-Manchega de Sociología (ACMS)

Asociación de Estudiantes de Ciencia Política y Sociología (EDROS)

Sweden

Sveriges Sociologförbund
Swedish Sociological Association

Switzerland

Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Soziologie (SGS)
Swiss Sociological Association

Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde (SGV)

Turkey

Turkish Social Science Association

Ukraine

Sociological Association of Ukraine

Yugoslavia

Yugoslav Sociological Association

Thematic Associations

• Academy of Management (AOM)
   

  Divisions and Interest Groups
  Business Policy and Strategy Careers Conflict Management Entrepreneurship Gender and Diversity in Management Human Resource Management International Management Management, Education & Development Management History Management Consulting Management, Spirituality and Religion	Managerial & Organizational Cognition Operations Management Organization Development and Change Organization and Management Theory Organizational Behavior Organizational Communication & Information Systems Organizations & the Natural Environment Public & Non-Profit Division Research Method Social Issues in Management Technology and Innovation Management

• African Studies Association (ASA)

• Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) - The Sociology Honor Society

• Anabaptist Sociology and Anthropology Association (ASAA)

• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)

• Anthropological Associations

• Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) American Library Association

• Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS)

• Association for Humanist Sociology (AHS)

• Association for Qualitative Research (AQR)
  AQR is an international organization which aims to further the practice and study of qualitative research.

• Association for Research on Nonprofit Oorganizations and Voluntary Actions (ARNOVA)

• Association for the Study of Dreams (ASD)
  An international, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the pure and applied investigation of dreams and dreaming. ASD purposes are to promote an awareness and appreciation of dreams in both professional and public arenas; to encourage research into the nature, function, and significance of dreaming; to advance the application of the study of dreams; and to provide a forum for the eclectic and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and information.

• Communication Associations

• Educational Associations

• Gerontological Society of America

• International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)

• International Rural Sociology Association (IRSA)
  Formed in 1964, IRSA, is an international consortium of regional and continental societies in rural sociology. The object of IRSA is to foster the development of the science of sociology, to further the application of social research to the improvement of the quality of life for rural populations, and to promote the subject-matter of rural sociology as a topic of instruction. The home page has links to member associations and to international organizations working on rural topics. As a worldwide association of associations, its members include The Asian Rural Sociological Society, The Australian and Oceania Network for Rural Social Research and Community Development, the Rural Sociological Society (North America), the Latin American Rural Sociology Association, the European Society for Rural Sociology, and the Association of Mediterranean Rural Sociologists. IRSA sponsors a World Congress every four years. The next Congress will be held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2000.

• International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA)
  The IVSA is a professional organization devoted to the visual study of society, culture, and social relationships. The purpose of the IVSA is to promote the study, production, and use of visual images, data, and materials in teaching, research, and applied activities. It also wants to foster the development and use of still photographs, film, video, and electronically transmitted images in sociology and other social sciences.

• Management Associations

• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

• Regional Studies Association (RSA)
  An inter-disciplinary body concerned with urban and regional planning and development. They focus on economic, environmental and social policy issues in a regional context. The site provides information on the organization, publications (such as Regional Studies, the Journal of the RSA) and forthcoming events.

• Rural Sociological Society (RSS)

• Social Science Computing Association (SSCA)
  An international organization for professionals involved in applying sociological knowledge in a wide variety of settings. The site contains information about the SAS, the annual meetings, publications and sociological resources.

• Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)

• Society for the Study of Social Interaction (SSSI)

• Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) - Publisher of the Journal Social Problems

• Sociological Practice Organization (SPA)
  The professional association focusing on the use of sociology: applied and clinical sociology.

• Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)
  An international organization of over 1,100 social scientists, including undergraduates, graduate students, university and college faculty, researchers in government and business, and independent scholars. SWS members share dedication to fostering the social equality of women. The organization publishes the quarterly newsletter, Network News, and the journal Gender & Society.

• Sociologists' Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Caucus (SLGC)

• Sociology of Education Association (SOE)

• Transformational Learning Community (TLC)

Reference

• GESIS SocioGuide: Scientific Associations, Councils, Foundations

• ISA: National and Regional Sociological Associations

• Professional Associations: USA - Yahoo!

• Resources of Scholarly Societies - Sociology - University of Waterloo Electronic Library

• SocioWeb - Sociological Associations

Jobs

• ASA Job Bank (successor of Employment Bulletin ASA)
  Employment listings and fellowship opportunities: positions academic settings and in sociological practice & fellowships.

• H-Net's Job Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Jobs and Studentships in the Academic Community

• Jobs for Sociologists
  A site with numerous links to many professional organizations and employment opportunities. Editor: Hugh McCain (Dept. of Sociology & Social Work, Jacksonville State University, Alabama, USA).

• Jobs Unlimited - The Guardian
  The Guardian will help you find a job.