Author Archives: sociologyofdevelopment

The Sociology of Development section is organizing an ASA pre-conference, and we are looking for ideas from our membership! Please reach out and share your ideas, suggestions, and proposals with Chair Enrique S. Pumar, who will share them with the … Continue reading →

Volume 6, Issue 6 (2021) is “Diversions: How the Absence of Research on Advantaged Groups Perpetuates Health Inequalities” by Bruce G. Link (University of California, Riverside) and San Juanita Garcia (University of California, Santa Barbara) Below is a message from … Continue reading →

The latest edition of our section’s newsletter, Sectors (Fall 2021), is now out! It is full of information about Sociology of Development events, publications, and people. It also includes symposia on the War, Global Capitalism, and Feminist Mobilizations for Liberation … Continue reading →

This is the final call for submissions to the Fall/Winter edition of Sectors! If you’d like to include any breaking news (see list below), please email the pertinent information to socdevsectors@gmail.com by Monday, December 6th:  New books (please send an image of the … Continue reading →

A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief is out! Volume 6, Issue 5 (2021) is “Missing Widows” by Siwan Anderson (University of British Columbia) and Debraj Ray (New York University). Below is a message from our policy brief editor, Alaka … Continue reading →

A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief is out! Volume 6, Issue 4 (2021) is “‘Morality Policy’ vs Social or Development Policy: The Catholic Church in the Politics of Abortion in Ireland and Poland” by Sydney Calkin (Queen Mary University … Continue reading →

A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief is out! Volume 6, Issue 3 (2021) is: “Time Poverty and Multi-Tasking among Women with Young Children in India” by by  Laili Irani (Independent Researcher) and Vidya Vemireddy (Indian Institute of Management). A … Continue reading →

Congratulations to all of our 2021 section award winners and thank you to all who served on the committees! ASA Sociology of Development Section Book Award Committee: Firuzeh Shokooh Valle (Co-Chair), Joseph Harris (Co-Chair), Andy Chang, Sefika Kumral, Yao Li … Continue reading →

Feminist Development is one of three subsections of Sociology of Development. Membership is open to all section members. Why should section members join us? Feminist Development brings together scholars and professionals who recognize that many development approaches continue to sideline women, girls, … Continue reading →

The latest edition of our section’s newsletter, Sectors (Spring 2021), is now out! It is full of information about Sociology of Development events, publications, and people. It also includes a special symposia on the unevenness of testing, production, and distribution of … Continue reading →