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The latest edition of our section’s newsletter, Sectors (Fall/Winter 2020), is now out! It is full of information about Sociology of Development events, publications, and people.   A big thank you to the editors, Jeb Sprague, Leslie MacColman, and Preethi Krishnan … Continue reading →

Doctoral students in departments of sociology who have not yet defended their dissertation proposals are invited to apply to a dissertation proposal development workshop on “problem solving sociology.”  Northwestern University will pay for economy-class airfare and accommodation in Evanston, IL, … Continue reading →

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2021 Junior Theorists Symposium Held over Zoom on August 6th (additional dates TBD) SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, February 19, 2021 We invite submissions of précis for the 15th Junior Theorists Symposium (JTS). The symposium will be held over … Continue reading →

The ASA meeting will be entirely virtual this year: https://www.asanet.org/annual-meeting-2021 Reminders: the deadline to submit a full paper or extended abstract is Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m Eastern. You can submit a full paper or extended abstract of … Continue reading →

We live in a time where the need for global collective action is as great as any time in human history: the COVID pandemic and its consequences, climate change, conflict, and mass migration all have the potential to pose compounding … Continue reading →

Call for Applications: Sociology of Education Editorship. The ASA Publications Committee encourages applications for the editorship of Sociology of Education. The official term for the new editor (or co-editors) begins in January 2022, with the transition starting in summer 2021. … Continue reading →

Have you heard about Pick Your Own Sponsorship? One in five members are participating. It’s a new approach to ASA membership renewal, which holds ASA dues steady at their 2020 level and provides members with the choice of (a) paying … Continue reading →

The Sociology of Development section of the American Sociological Association invitesnominations 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 Book … Continue reading →

The third issue of 2020 for Sociology of Development is now published and live! The link to the issue and table of contents is below. Sociology of Development VOLUME 6 NUMBER 3 FALL 2020 Link to issue: https://online.ucpress.edu/socdev/issue/6/3 Production Globalization … Continue reading →

A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief is out! Volume 5, Issue 6 (2020) is: “Mass Incarceration as a Factor in the US Mortality Disadvantage” by Sebastian Daza (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Alberto Palloni (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and Jerrett Jones (University … Continue reading →