Welcome!
Welcome to the web site for the Southwestern Social Science Association. Founded in 1919, SSSA is the oldest social science association in the United States. The organization is composed of professionals and students in the social sciences, including individuals in academia and those in fields of professional practice.
SSSA is the umbrella organization for seven academic and professional affiliate associations. The purpose of SSSA is to promote, cultivate and correlate the various areas of the social sciences and their applications through
- Publication of Social Science Quarterly, a well-regarded and well-ranked interdisciplinary journal; and
- Annual meetings, which regularly draw more than 1,000 social scientists from across the country and the world. Our 2008 conference in Las Vegas drew nearly 1,100 participants from most states and more than a dozen different countries.
SSSA’s Mile-High 89th Annual Meeting – Denver, Colorado, April 7-11, 2009
SSSA will be traveling to the beautiful city of Denver in 2009, for a program organized under the theme, “Investing in the Social Sciences: A Hidden Gem in Higher Education.” Join more than 1,000 colleagues at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver, on a diverse program representing the major social science disciplines.
PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are having difficulty with processing registrations using American Express. Visa and Mastercard, however, are still working. We hope to have this glitch rectified soon, and apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.
The 2009 Online Registration form is up and running! Use this secure form to register for the conference or renew your SSSA membership or both.
The mail registration packet is available here.
The 2009 Preliminary Program is available! See it here.
2008 Las Vegas Convention Recap
In March 2008, nearly 1100 social science academics and practitioners from around the US and the world came together at the Riviera Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Highlights included the plenary session with remarks from Dr. Howard Silver, Executive Director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), a coalition of professional and academic associations promoting attention to and federal funding for the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, and serving as a bridge between the research community and the Washington policy making community. See his presentation here.
Executive Director Update
Abdul Turay, President of SSSA, is pleased to announce that, following approval by the SSSA Council, Peter W. Wielhouwer has been appointed as the first Executive Director for the Southwestern Social Science Association. Dr. Wielhouwer is Associate Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University, and has served for the last three years as SSSA's Convention Director. The position of Executive Director consolidates the duties previously performed by the Convention Director, Exhibitor Relations Director, Workshops Director, Membership Director, and Site Selection Director.
Program Files
The programs for the SSSA Annual Meeting and for the individual affiliates have a new home on the SSSA website! Click here to view the programs that are available (Adobe Acrobat required).
Did you know...
- Social Science Quarterly publishes an annual special issue at no extra charge to subscribers? 2005’s special issue is on inequality and poverty, and 2006’s special issue is on ethnicity and social change.
- Our affiliates include History, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, International Studies, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Social Work?
- Our 2006 membership now stands at 1234, with members in 13 countries, including the US, Canada, Germany, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom?
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