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15 June 2026
Meet Us at the 121st American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, 7–11 August 2026, New York, USA


Conference: 121st American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
Date: 7–11 August 2026
Location: New York, USA

MDPI will be attending the 121st American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, taking place from 7 to 11 August 2026, as an exhibitor. We welcome researchers from various backgrounds to visit our booth and share their latest ideas with us.

Each year, ASA’s president chooses a theme on which to focus some of the programming for the ASA Annual Meeting—a tradition that ensures that our meetings reflect the rich diversity of perspectives and subject matter in our discipline. President Shelley J. Correll has chosen the theme “Disrupting the Status Quo: Putting Sociology to Work for a More Equitable Society”.

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association will bring together sociologists from both inside and outside of the academy and across sub-disciplines and methodological approaches in a determined effort to answer the following questions: How can we use sociology to create a better, more equitable world? How can we best leverage existing and new methods, data sources, and approaches to develop and evaluate theories of change – theories that articulate how to change the status quo? How might changes to organizational practices, improved education, and other interventions work in tandem with national polices and larger social movements to create sustained change? How can we prioritize a research agenda that moves beyond explaining social problems to providing solutions for overcoming them?

Making headway in this research endeavor will require upending status quos within sociology itself. Historically, we have centered research agendas on how social problems are reproduced, which leaves us with less to say about how to ameliorate them. Moreover, knowledge developed by sociologists outside the academy has frequently been discounted and ignored for being too applied, while insights derived from everyday people’s lived experience have been deemed to be inferior. How can we enhance our research infrastructures, including our funding agencies, journals, and tenure committees, to better value and support solutions-focused research? How can we embrace sociological knowledge in all its forms so that the discipline can impact the world beyond our campuses? How can we practice a public form of sociology that actively engages and partners with policy makers, organizations, and communities in two-way, mutual learning that advances our theoretical and empirical understanding of social change?

To use sociology to create a more equitable world, we need to disrupt the status quo in both society and sociology. The 2026 Annual Meeting will explore what we need to build upon, upend, and do differently to foster a form of sociology that not only examines social problems but also offers evidence-based solutions for achieving social progress.

The following open access journals will be represented at this conference:

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at the booth and answering any questions that you may have. For more information, please visit https://www.asanet.org/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-overview/.

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