Author Archives: sociologyofdevelopment

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT SECTION AWARD RECIPIENTS I am delighted to congratulate the winners of this year’s section awards. I also want to sincerely thank the members of each award committee listed below for their terrific work. Sociology of Development Section … Continue reading →

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVEOPMENT SECTION ELECTION RESULTS Congratulations to our new section officers: Chair-Elect: Jennifer Keahey, Arizona State University Secretary/Treasurer: Jennifer Hsu, University of Alberta Council Members:  Margaret Frye, Princeton University and Joseph Harris, Boston University Student Council Member: Karin Johnson, … Continue reading →

Dear Development Sociology Colleagues, The Policy Brief Committee is pleased to announce the publication of another brief in our ”Sociological Insights for Development Policy” series.  This month our colleague Jennifer Keahey discusses the pros and cons of market-based sustainability using … Continue reading →

Dear development sociologists, I am delighted to share with you the very substantial spring 2018 issue of Sectors, the Sociology of Development section newsletter. In it, you’ll find essays on the state of the field, interviews with section award winners, … Continue reading →

Dear development sociologists, I am delighted to share our latest Policy Brief, Sociological Insights for Development Policy. This issue is devoted to the very timely topic of the industrial sector. Specifically, Roshan Pandian (our section’s 2016 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper … 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 →

Please see the call for submissions below, and note the 15 April deadline!  Please send all materials to our fantastic newsletter editors at the email address below… Dear Section Members, The editors of the Sociology of Development section’s newsletter, Sectors, … Continue reading →