Monthly Archives: January 2018

We would like to draw your attention to the CfP for the Development Research Conference on “Rethinking Development”, Gothenburg, 22-23 August 2018. (https://globalstudies.gu.se/forskning/development-research-conference-2018), and specifically invite you to submit abstracts to the panel we are organizing on adaptation to climate change and development. The panel seeks to … Continue reading →

The Sociology of Development section of the American Sociological Association invites nominations for three awards recognizing outstanding scholarship in the area of the sociology of development: Book Award, Faculty Article Award, and Graduate Student Paper Award. Sociology of Development Section … Continue reading →

We’d like to invite you to apply to participate in the Chicago Ethnography Conference. This is a conference run by graduate students for graduate students, and it’s an excellent place to get feedback on ethnographic work at any stage from … Continue reading →

We are working hard to make sure you get the maximum benefits from your section membership.  It looks like it will be another productive year in the upward trajectory of the section!  Please be a part of the group and … Continue reading →

Obstacles to Development 7th Annual Sociology of Development Conference 19–21 October 2018 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois Development investments and interventions should ultimately lead to self-sustaining solutions that are supported by local governments, institutions, and stakeholders. There are … Continue reading →

Happy new year to all development sociologists! We are working hard to make sure you get the maximum benefits from your section membership.  It looks like it will be another productive year in the upward trajectory of the section!  Please … Continue reading →

Dear development sociologists, Just a reminder that the deadline to submit a paper for consideration for the 2018 ASA meeting in Philadelphia is 11:59 PM tomorrow, January 11. Please consider supporting our section by submitting your work to one of … Continue reading →

We invite mid- and late-stage graduate students conducting ethnographic research on African contexts (broadly defined) to submit abstracts for a paper workshop focused on “Ethnographies of Interconnection,” to be held April 19-21, 2018 at Cornell University. This is a wonderful … Continue reading →

SPECIAL ISSUE ON RESISTANCE Co-Editors: Tola Olu Pearce and Richard M. Hessler, University of Missouri Resistance challenges the power of some to impose their will upon others. This is a call for papers on the topic for a special issue of the International Journal of Conflict … Continue reading →

1. Call for papers: Research in Political Sociology, vol. 26:  The Politics of Land Volume editor:  Tim Bartley, Department of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis Submission deadline:  February 12, 2018   Description: The politics of land are vital.  Within the U.S., … Continue reading →