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 …
New Policy Brief!
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 …
New Sectors Newsletter!
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 …
New Issue of Sociology of Development
Hello, we are pleased to let you know that the new issue of the journal (Vol. 3 No. 2, Summer 2017) is now out and available HERE. The Table of Contents for the issue is below. Sociology of Development, Table of Contents, Vol. 3 No. 2, Summer 2017 “Double Movement in Hybrid Governance: Contestations in …
New Policy Brief: Sociological Insights for Development Policy
The Policy Brief Committee is pleased to announce the publication of another brief in our ''Sociological Insights for Development Policy'' series. This month Shelley Feldman (Cornell University) discusses possibilities for improving the protections and rights enjoyed by women in Bangladesh's readymade garment factories. All of the briefs in the series can be found at our …
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New Issue, Sociology of Development
We are pleased to let you know that the new issue of Sociology of Development is live. Link to the issue: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__socdev.ucpress.edu_content_3_1&d=DQIGaQ&c=AGbYxfJbXK67KfXyGqyv2Ejiz41FqQuZFk4A-1IxfAU&r=206SdPG1XaFFqa9Ex7s2bGNLIj-nZ4_zc5-cMwBnvMQ&m=KPECJBSrqEifECTqZ-_L1VujkPmtBH39pCszoOCl0jQ&s=mus0bDRzML7zfyIfQ2t9_N5dUJ_hsLt80WcljWey_Gg&e= Please help promote the issue to your colleagues and students. Table of Contents “The Determinants of the Division of Labor between Men and Women in Paid Employment in the Global North and South: …
New Policy Brief!
Sociological Insights for Development Policy has released Volume 2, Issue 2. Developed by Dr. Pamela Neumann, this publication examines violence against women and legal justice in Latin America. You may locate it by going to the policy brief section of this website or by clicking HERE.
New Sociology of Development Issue
The new issue of Sociology of Development is now live: http://socdev.ucpress.edu/content/2/4 There are four terrific articles in the issue: "Gendered Narratives of Mobility: Spatial Discourse and Social Change in Nepal" by Barbara Grossman-Thompson (pp. 323-341) DOI: 10.1525/sod.2016.2.4.323 "World Society and the Global Foreign Aid Network" by Liam Swiss (pp. 342-374) DOI: 10.1525/sod.2016.2.4.342 "The Effects of …
New Policy Brief
Brian Dill, editor of the Policy Briefs series, is pleased to announce the latest policy brief: Mathias vom Hau, How Indigenous Movements (Can) Make a Difference for Development. Click here or visit the Policy Brief webpage to access the brief.
New Feminist Development Subsection
New Sociology of Development Subsection: Feminist Development At the October Cornell conference, several Sociology of Development section members met over lunch and agreed to form a new subsection entitled Feminist Development. This subsection is the successor to the former Gender Initiative interest group that has been inactive recently. The group elected Kristy Kelly (kk2772@columbia.edu) and …
