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, announcements, updates and reports of various kinds, and reminders of upcoming events of interest to …

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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 Award recipient) discusses the declining developmental impact of manufacturing employment for less developed countries. Thanks …

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In the newest policy brief, our colleague, Professor Maryann Bylander extends our understanding of the potential harms of microcredit.  Drawing on her extensive research in Cambodia, she argues that microcredit can compel unwanted migration.  The combination of indebtedness and migration can exacerbate individuals' vulnerability, causing them to move into potentially exploitative work.  She recommends that …

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Volume 3, Issue 1 of Sociological Insights for Development Policy is now available HERE or by clicking on the Policy Brief tab of the Section Website. In this issue, Professor Victoria Reyes provides a fascinating discussion of the impacts of ships on host communities, and makes recommendations to address the social problems that ships create …

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The fall 2017 issue of Sectors, the Sociology of Development section newsletter, is hot off the presses! Please click HERE to access this and other issues or click on the Sectors Newsletters tab on this website. Thank you to newsletter editors, Victoria Reyes and Kelly Birch Maginot, for their work in putting together this terrific …

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Click HERE to access the latest issue published by Sociological Insights for Development Policy. In this issue, Amm Quamruzzaman (UC Berkeley) discusses the governance of healthcare in developing countries and considers strategies for enhancing services and outcomes.

Sociology of Development is pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive guide to funding sources for development sociologists. The guide is available here and on the Resources page of this website, by clicking on Guide to Grants for Development Sociologists. Thank you Jeffrey Swindle and Karin Johnson for preparing this wonderful resource for our …

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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 colleagues Katy Fallon, Alissa Mazar and Liam Swiss discuss the impacts of maternity leave policies - in terms of women’s labor force participation, fertility, and infant/child mortality …

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​Wow, wow, wow!  ​Click on the Sectors Newsletters tab to access the spring edition of SECTORS, our Sociology of Development newsletter.  It is packed with information about Sociology of Development events, publications, and people.  This edition also contains a complete guide to Development-related events and sessions at the 2017 ASA Annual Meeting. Please join me …

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