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2026 Annual Conference Call for Papers!The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction and the Qualitative Analysis Conference are pleased to announce their joint conference for 2026, to be held June 10-12 at The Brock Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University. The conference theme is, “The Power of Meaning: Symbolic Interaction and its Adjacents.” More information at https://www.qualitatives.ca/home |
Call for Editor for Symbolic Interaction!The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) invites applications for Editor(s) of the journal Symbolic Interaction for a five-year term beginning January 1, 2027. SSSI also invites students to apply for a paid student internship with the media and publications committee. |
The annual conference of the European Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction will take place from June 16 -19 in beautiful Oslo, Norway. The conference theme is "situations, power, and persuasion," reflecting important recent trends in scholarship and public life. More info: |
What is SSSI?The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) is an international professional organization of scholars interested in the study of a wide range of social issues with an emphasis on identity, everyday practice, and language. People act toward things based on the meaning those things have for them, and these meanings are derived from social interaction and modified through interpretation. |

It is time to renew your membership for 2026. All memberships including renewals are now handled through the website.
If your are not a member consider joining the organization! Memberships include a subscription to the flagship journal--Symbolic Interaction.