New York State Sociological Association

The New York State Sociological Association (NYSSA) is an organization of sociologists and community activists studying and or working in New York State. Founded in 1952, NYSSA holds annual academic conferences (meetings) and publishes the online journal, “The New York Sociologist” [1]. The first NYSSA conference was hosted by Cornell University.

NYSSA’s 56th Annual Meeting will be hosted by Buffalo State College in October 2007. Paper submissions are peer reviewed. Papers selected by peer review for presentation at NYSSA conferences are eligible for submission to The New York Sociologist. Submissions are then peer reviewed for possible inclusion in The New York Sociologist. NYSSA also provides a platform for student participation and awards an undergraduate and a graduate paper at each Annual Meeting.

NYSSA describes itself as an organization “dedicated to providing a space for sociologists, and those interested in sociology, to present their work and exchange ideas.” NYSSA is dedicated to non-hiearchical governance with decisions made democratically through a consensus process.

According to NYSSA, membership is “made up of people teaching in the fields of Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Anthropology, and Women's Studies, as well as graduate and undergraduate scholars in these fields.” The organization also claims a significant number of social workers among their members.

See also

• List of Annual NYSSA Meetings 1952-2007 (http://newyorksociologist.org/archivemtgs.html)

• List of Keynote Speakers 1965-2006 (http://newyorksociologist.org/archiveadresses.html)

• The New York Sociologist [2]