New Policy Brief: Sociological Insights for Development Policy

The Policy Brief Committee is pleased to announce the publication of another brief in our ''Sociological Insights for Development Policy'' series.  This month Shelley Feldman (Cornell University) discusses possibilities for improving the protections and rights enjoyed by women in Bangladesh's readymade garment factories. All of the briefs in the series can be found at our …

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New Issue, Sociology of Development

We are pleased to let you know that the new issue of Sociology of Development is live. Link to the issue: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__socdev.ucpress.edu_content_3_1&d=DQIGaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=206SdPG1XaFFqa9Ex7s2bGNLIj-nZ4_zc5-cMwBnvMQ&m=KPECJBSrqEifECTqZ-_L1VujkPmtBH39pCszoOCl0jQ&s=mus0bDRzML7zfyIfQ2t9_N5dUJ_hsLt80WcljWey_Gg&e= Please help promote the issue to your colleagues and students. Table of Contents “The Determinants of the Division of Labor between Men and Women in Paid Employment in the Global North and South: …

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New Policy Brief!

Sociological Insights for Development Policy has released Volume 2, Issue 2. Developed by Dr. Pamela Neumann, this publication examines violence against women and legal justice in Latin America. You may locate it by going to the policy brief section of this website or by clicking HERE.

New Sociology of Development Issue

The new issue of Sociology of Development is now live: http://socdev.ucpress.edu/content/2/4 There are four terrific articles in the issue: "Gendered Narratives of Mobility: Spatial Discourse and Social Change in Nepal" by Barbara Grossman-Thompson (pp. 323-341) DOI: 10.1525/sod.2016.2.4.323 "World Society and the Global Foreign Aid Network" by Liam Swiss (pp. 342-374) DOI: 10.1525/sod.2016.2.4.342 "The Effects of …

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New Feminist Development Subsection

New Sociology of Development Subsection: Feminist Development At the October Cornell conference, several Sociology of Development section members met over lunch and agreed to form a new subsection entitled Feminist Development.  This subsection is the successor to the former Gender Initiative interest group that has been inactive recently. The group elected Kristy Kelly (kk2772@columbia.edu) and …

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