Thank you to all who attended the March 21 Publishing Global South Cases webinar hosted by the Sociology of Development Section of the American Sociological Association. Below is a video recording, transcription, and the slides from the event. Panelists included Erin McDonnell, author of Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States, Margaret Frye, author of “Moralizing the Production and Sale of Student Papers in … Continue reading March 21 Publishing Global South Cases Recording

We are pleased to share a video recording from Sociology of Development’s February 16 book talk. Thank you to our moderator, Holly Reed (CUNY-Queens College), and our student coordinator, Ji-Won Lee (SUNY-Albany), for putting together this successful event. During the talk, Jennifer Keahey and Douglas L. Murray provided brief introductions to their recently published or soon-to-be-published books, Decolonizing Development: Food, Heritage, and Trade in Post-Authoritarian Environments and We … Continue reading Feb 16 Book Talk Recording

Join us via Zoom on Thursday, April 11 from 9 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. EST for the inaugural event of the Global South Interest Group (GSIG), which seeks to discuss how development has been imagined as different normative goals, strategies, and historical experiences across the Global South. Situating development within broader social theory, senior scholars in Brazil, India, and South Africa will discuss modernity and … Continue reading April 11: Development Theory and Social Theory from/in the Global South

Dear Sociology of Development Section Members, We are thrilled to share the exciting news that the Sociology of Development section will be hosting its virtual book talk, featuring two distinguished members. Jennifer Keahey and Douglas L. Murray will provide brief introductions to their recently published or soon-to-be-published books, Decolonizing Development: Food, Heritage, and Trade in Post-Authoritarian Environments and We Can Change the World: Tales from a Generation’s Quest … Continue reading Soc-Dev Book Talk: Friday, Feb 16th