Author Archives: sociologyofdevelopment

Despite the global community’s commitments to health, articulated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and more recently, the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), huge disparities remain in health outcomes and experiences between the global North and South. Almost two thirds … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that the new issue of Sociology of Development is live. This is a special issue authored by four of the keynote speakers at last year’s 6th Annual Sociology of Development Conference at Wayne State University; Rina … Continue reading →

We are seeking a new co-editor of our section newsletter, Sectors. This is a great opportunity for a junior scholar to become involved with the section and network with other individuals in our subfield. The newsletter is published semi-annually (in … Continue reading →

Would your university like to host a future ASA Sociology of Development Section Annual Conference?  If so, please send a short (2-5 page, single spaced) proposal that includes the following information to Jennifer Hsu (jenniferhsu@cantab.net): a. Leadership b. Dates c. … Continue reading →

The conference title is Gender Equality Unlocks the Power of Nations, and the conference is organized by the World Center for Women’s Studies (www.world-CWS.com). Scholars from Asia, Africa and Europe are coming and it would be a chance to develop … Continue reading →

Call for Papers Cities of the Arab World: Theory, Investigation, Critique February 14-16, 2019 Global Urban Studies Program Michigan State University Contemporary Arab cities are dynamic entities within and through which larger national, regional and global political-economic, technological and cultural … Continue reading →

Boston, March 16-19, 2019 Deadline for Abstract: October 30, 2018 http://www.essnet.org/annual-meeting/miniconferences/ Previously a contrast case against which classical sociologists defined European industrial societies, South Asia has become a distinct region of sociological inquiry in its own right. Nonetheless, the study … Continue reading →