Conference Early Bird Registration: May 7th

[Dr Anne Wiltshire]

Dear SASA Members, Good news! 📢 The Early Bird registration deadline for the South African Sociological Association 2026 Conference has been extended to May 7th! Don’t just watch the future: Lead it! Secure your spot now: sasa2026.witsevents.co.za The University of Witwatersrand | 6-9 July

Best Regards,

Dr. Anne Hilda Wiltshire

 Council Member (Ex‑Officio) – South African Sociological Association  www.sociology.africa

Sociologist | Social Research Methodologist | Social Policy Analyst | Academic Publishing | Editorial Leadership  www.drannewiltshire.com 

Sociology Ph.D., Sociology M.A. (cum laude), Sociology B.A. Hons. (cum laude), Humanities B.A. (cum laude) – University of Stellenbosch  www.su.ac.za

'Sociology is the science of making the familiar strange, to better understand and improve the world we live in'.

 Editor – South African Review of Sociology  www.tandfonline.com/journals/rssr20/

 Director & Co‑Founder – Cohere Solutions  www.cohere.solutions

 Independent Sociologist  www.orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-5420

 Subscriber – International Science Council  www.council.science

 Member – International Sociological Association (ISA)  www.isa-sociology.org

 Member – South African Sociological Association  www.sociology.africa

 Member – Logic and Methodology in Sociology ISA Research Committee  RC33

 Member – Conceptual and Terminological Analysis ISA Research Committee  RC35

 Member – Sociological Theory ISA Research Committee  RC16

 Member – Economy and Society ISA Research Committee  RC02

 Member – Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy ISA Research Committee  RC19

 Research Excellence Award – Agricultural Sector Education Training Authority of South Africa 

 Academic Excellence Award – Rector, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

 Recent Publication – Wiltshire, A.H. 2025. Child Work, Care and Neglect in Farmworker Homes: An Empirical Critique of Social Reproduction Theory. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 45 (13-14), 73–91  https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-03-2025-0208