A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief is out! Volume 5, Issue 4 (2020) is: “Ease of Transportation and Women’s Employment in India” by Lei Lei (Rutgers University), Sonalde Desai (University of Maryland), and Reeve Vanneman (University of Maryland). Also, here is a message from our Policy Brief editor Alaka Basu: Here  is the fourth of the 2020 series of Policy Briefs being edited by … Continue reading Sociology of Development Policy Brief: “Ease of Transportation and Women’s Employment in India”

The latest edition of our section’s newsletter, Sectors (Spring 2020), is now out! Inside you will find a message from our chair, essays written by section members about the COVID-19 pandemic, and reflections on recent fieldwork in the section “Notes from the Field.” The newsletter also contains a list of new member publications–including many great books–and other section news and opportunities. A big thank you … Continue reading Spring 2020 Edition of Sectors Newsletter