TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON QUALITATIVE RESEARCH at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health. All workshops held twice per year in May and August. Registrations are now open for May 2017. Visit our website https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__tinyurl.com_rsph-2Dqr&d=DQIGaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=206SdPG1XaFFqa9Ex7s2bGNLIj-nZ4_zc5-cMwBnvMQ&m=8C5Let5Av0Zs0e5ONVjr01b3DehjusTLGQvIv69EBQs&s=U6E7UFznLVPVj7vqQvFiW48Rzfd5xhThnV-nhlkilVQ&e=  or contact kmuwwak@emory.edu or 404-7273152. Qualitative Research Methods, May 15-19, 2017. Registration Fee $750 (Students $650). This 4-day workshop covers theory and practice of qualitative data collection. It is suitable for … Continue reading Qualitative Research Training Workshops

Call for papers for a proposed panel on “Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in Research and Consulting” Jeffrey Jackson (University of Mississippi) and Cathy A. Rakowski (Ohio State University) are organizing a panel for the next Sociology of Development Conference to be held at Wayne State University in Detroit on October 5-7, 2017. The panel is a next stage of a discussion on ethical dilemmas and quandaries … Continue reading CFP for Organized Session at SOC DEV Conference

Call for Participation   ASA Sociology of Development Sixth Annual Conference   Disparities in Development: Global, Regional and Local   October 5-7, 2017 Wayne State University Detroit, MI Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Rina Agarwala, Arthur Alderson, Thomas Dietz, Saskia Sassen, Moshe Semyonov, and Howard Waitzkin The processes of development generate a broad range of disparities across populations, cities, economies and geographies at the global, regional and … Continue reading Call for Papers: 6th Annual Sociology of Development Conference

DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Arizona State University The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, at Arizona State University (ASU) invites application for School Director. This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in a rapidly growing, socially conscious, innovative liberal arts college embedded in … Continue reading Job Posting: Arizona State University

Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Columbus, Ohio, July 27-30 Dear Colleagues, Please consider attending this years RSS annual meeting. There will be a number of relevant sessions including a keynote address by environmental sociologist Tom Rudel, the 2017 RSS President.  The conference will also include a wide variety of papers on many topics beyond the theme and attract a diverse community of scholars … Continue reading Call for Papers

Colleagues in the Feminist Development Subsection of the ASA, Please post and distribute this announcement about our search for the position of Chairperson of the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University.  We would really appreciate applications from people in your departments or colleagues around the country and world. The Department of Sociology, jointly administered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the … Continue reading Chair Position in Sociology, Iowa State

Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Columbus, Ohio, July 27-30 Dear Colleagues, Please consider attending this years RSS annual meeting. There will be a number of relevant sessions including a keynote address by environmental sociologist Tom Rudel, the 2017 RSS President.  The conference will also include a wide variety of papers on many topics beyond the theme and attract a diverse community of scholars … Continue reading Call for Papers

Dear Members of the Sociology of Development Section: Happy new year!  We have three very important reminders for you as we kick off 2017: 1.  ASA SUBMISSIONS Paper submissions for the 2017 Annual Meetings in Montreal are due this Wednesday, January 11th.  Submission information is available here: http://www.asanet.org/annual-meeting-2017/submit-2017-call-papers 2.  SECTION MEMBERSHIP Please renew your ASA membership ASAP, and especially your membership in our section.  The … Continue reading Three Important Announcements

We have created a Facebook page for our journal Sociology of Development. To view it, click HERE Please like the page and share with your friends. Best, Andrew Jorgenson, coeditor Continue reading New Facebook Page for Sociology of Development Journal