About Department Affiliates

The Department Affiliates Program provides a department-level link between academic institutions and the American Sociological Association.  The Affiliate year runs from August 1st to July 31st. Department Affiliates receive a broad range of benefits, including Chairlink--an electronic newsletter exclusively for department chairpersons--and advance notice of calls for papers, meetings, and funding opportunities.  Joining ASA as a Department Affiliate advances the role of departments and the discipline more generally. 

Individual social capital is a well-understood and long-used concept in sociology.  The related concept of organizational capital suggests that an organization, distinct from the individuals within it, has resources and networks that predict outcomes.  In organizations with strong social capital, there is better knowledge sharing, higher levels of trust in relationships (both within and between organizations), more common frames of reference, a larger proportion of shared goals, lower turnover rates, and greater organizational continuity.  Departments can build their organizational capital by becoming an ASA Department Affiliate. 

You can also download the Application and mail, fax, or email the application to the ASA. visit this page for more information about the cost of the program

Use this link to renew your Department Affiliation with the ASA

If you cannot remember your Department ID please contact
ASA Customer Service customer@asanet.org

Is Your ASA Department Record Accurate?

1. Click here, and then type in your department's ASA ID. If your department is an ASA Affiliate, this is located in the header of recent Chairlink newsletters.  If not, send an email to ASA customer service.
2. Type in your department zip code.
3. Update information as needed.  Please be sure to include an email address for the current department chair, as well as a key email that will not change over time.

• CHAIRLINK:  An electronic newsletter exclusively for department chairs. Chairlink provides information to departments on current trends, and newest resources. Chairlink also provides advance notice of calls for papers, meeting, and funding notices.
• FREE COPY OF GUIDE TO GRADUATE DEPARTMENTS 
• DISCOUNT ON LISTINGS IN THE GUIDE TO GRADUATE DEPARTMENTS
• NEW DISCOUNT ON TRAILS
  for all department members including Graduate students
  Use Promocode DATRAILS when subscribing.
• DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT, PUBLICATIONS:
  Department Affiliates receive an annual packet with a selection of new publications in these areas.
• DIRECTORY OF ASA MEMBERS:
  Produced every-other year, it lists all members of the ASA.
• CAREER RESOURCES:
  Selections from the latest booklets and brochures in the ASA Career Publications Series. 
• ASA STYLE GUIDE AND ASA CODE OF ETHICS:
• RESEARCH BRIEFS:
  Department Affiliates receive copies of the newest ASA Research Department briefs covering topics such as disciplinary trends in salaries, enrollments, degrees, faculty composition, and curriculum.
• DISCOUNTS ON POSTINGS IN THE ASA'S JOB BANK
• DISCOUNTS ON CONFERENCES:
   Chairs Conference, Director of Graduate Studies Conference, table costs for Department Alumni Night (DAN) at the Annual Meeting.