Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences (UK)
- Responds to Government and other consultations on behalf of the social science community, organises meetings about social science for practitioners and seminars on topics that span social science disciplines, and sponsors a number of schemes that promote
- http://www.the-academy.org.uk/

Sociological Association of Ireland
- Information on members, events and publications.
- http://www.sociology.ie

British Sociological Association
- The professional association for sociologists in Britain and the BSA website is a key resource for anyone wanting to keep in touch with developments in the discipline.
- http://www.britsoc.co.uk/

Socio-Legal Studies Association (UK)
- Dedicated to improving the quality of and facilities for socio-legal research.
- http://www.kent.ac.uk/slsa/index.htm

European Sociological Association (ESA)
- Relatively young association created in an attempt to offer a pan-European professional association.
- http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/

British Society of Criminology
- Aims to further the interests and knowledge, both academic and professional, of persons engaged in any aspect of teaching and research, advance, research public education about crime, criminal behaviour, and the criminal justice systems in the United King
- http://www.britsoccrim.org/

Social Research Association UK
- News and information relating to training days, seminars, conferences and events.
- http://www.the-sra.org.uk/

European Society for Rural Sociology
- Membership, Congress and conference information, news archive, and mailing list information.
- http://cc.joensuu.fi/~alma/esrs/index.html