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Conference Report on ‘The Renewal of Sociology in South Africa’ Guest Editor: Jìmí O. Adésínà

Sociology beyond despair: Recovery of nerve, endogeneity, and epistemic intervention

Presidential Address South African Sociological Association Annual Congress, 2005 The Renewal of Sociology in South Africa University of Limpopo, Polokwane 26 June 2005

Pages 241-259 | Published online: 11 Jan 2012

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