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This site has been online since 2003, offering news and resources to fans and practitioners of sociological theory of all kinds, and introducing the Theory Section, its members, and their work to those outside this field as well as those beyond our discipline.

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News & Updates

• The 2009 Theory Section award winners have been announced, and the schedule and registration form for the third Junior Theorists Symposium have been released.
• Complete details about the 2009 Mini-Conference, Section sessions, Roundtables, Business Meeting, Joint Reception, and Coser Salon , andhave been posted in their respective places on this site. We look forward to seeing you in August!
• The Spring 2009 newsletter is now available.
• The International Social Theory Consortium has issued its Call for Papers for the 8th Annual Conference, May 21-23, 2009, in Knoxville, TN.
• Frens Kroeger has discovered and scanned an old newsletter missing from our archive; April 1992 (15:2) is thus now available; thanks, Frens!
• 2008 winners of the Theory Prize and Shils-Coleman Award have been announced, and information on the 2008 Mini-Conference and Junior Theorists' Symposium has been added, as well as about the Coser Lecture & Salon.
• Please note that the structure and file names of this site have been recently standardized. You will need to update any hyperlinks you have to pages other than this homepage.
• Please visit these pages regularly, and contribute any corrections or additions you discover to the Website Editor

Contact Information

• Asatheory.org is maintained by the Theory Section of the American Sociological Association. The website was first developed on August 22, 2003, and maintained for the subsequent four years, by Mathieu Deflem. It is currently maintained by Ellis Godard (California State University, Northridge).
• Corrections and additional materials may be sent by...
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• In the event of an emergency, Ellis may be reached at almost any time by phone at (818) 677-4050.