Sociology of Development

Join us via Zoom on Thursday, April 11 from 9-10:30am EST for the inaugural event of the Global South Interest Group, moderated by Dr. Milena Arancibia. To join, please register at the following link by 8:00am EST on April 11: naz.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The next Sociology of Development section conference will be held October 18-20, 2024 at Johns Hopkins University with the theme “Solving Global Poverty.” socdev2024.weebly.com We invite abstracts for papers due April 2, 2024. Registration: bit.ly/SocDev2024

Join us Thursday, March 21 at 1pm EST for a webinar hosted by the Sociology of Development Section of the ASA. Panelists include authors Erin McDonnell and Margaret Frye, and editor-in-chief of International Migration Review, Holly Reed. Registration: tinyurl.com/southcases

The latest edition of our section's newsletter, Sectors (Spring 2024), is now out! It is full of information about Sociology of Development events, publications, and people. It also includes symposia on "Rethinking the Roll of States in Development". …logyofdevelopment.files.wordpress.com/2024/02/final-…

On Friday, February 16th join Sociology of Development section for its virtual book talk, featuring authors Jennifer Keahey and Douglas L. Murray. Mushahid Hussain and Matthew Zinsli will serve as discussants for each book. Register here: snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

ASA strongly recommends that attendees use masks while we are together in Philadelphia for #ASA2023. As you navigate the meeting space, please do your best to help protect all of our colleagues.

#ASA2023 badge pick up and registration counters are located at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, and are open today, 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Have some spare unused masks? Bring them with you to Philly to drop off at @ASAnews registration for others to use. With COVID rates rising, help protect yourself & those around you by making masks available @ASAMedSoc @SocDevelopment @ASACulture @ASApoliticalsoc @prudencelcarter

Miss any of the fabulous talks this spring by ⁦@Ethnography911⁩ ⁦@Prof_PSingh⁩ @mendenhall_em⁩ or Ann Swidler? Watch here! Global Health Politics Workshop: Spring 2023 | The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future bu.edu/pardee/global-…

New policy brief on the racialization of labor pain in pregnant individuals! @ASAMedSoc @ASA_SREM @ASAnews @socwomen @ASASexandGender

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Structural racism in the vulnerable environment of the delivery room leads to the potential mistreatment of labor pains in those pregnant individuals least able to advocate for themselves. Read authors' policy recommendations below: …logyofdevelopment.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/murphy…

Sociology of Development Policy Brief: “The Racialization of Labor Pain” sociologyofdevelopment.com/2023/04/14/soc…

A real pleasure to have the chance to sit down and get into Until We Have Won Our Liberty, the latest by the great @evlieb from @PrincetonUPress Hard not to appreciate the hopeful perspective he offers this beautiful Sun morning @APSAtweets @dadakim @SocDevelopment @GDP_Center

So excited that my copy of From Development to Democracy by @SlaterPolitics & @JosephWongUT arrived in advance of the talk by @SlaterPolitics next week @BU_Tweets @BUPardeeSchool ! Can’t wait to dig in to it! @SEAREG_ @APSAtweets @ASApoliticalsoc @SocDevelopment @GDP_Center

Upcoming Webinar: What is consulting, how does it work, & why should one be interested in that? Let's explore international development consulting as an alternative career path for academics with Dr. Emily Springer (USAID, UNFPA), next Thursday @ 3:30 pm. tinyurl.com/socdevwebinar

Our section is sponsoring this webinar on international development consulting as an alternative carreer for sociologists! @ASAnews @JosephHarrisBU @isa_sociology @asa_ipm

“More than any social researcher I know, Woolcock understands the architecture & dynamics of complex social change. His experience making pragmatic & theoretical sense of development makes for a highly engaging book.” Sanjeev Sridharan of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on ↓

🚨 New publication in @SocDevelopment 🚨 @IUSociology Ph.D. student Derek Richardson (@drichardsonsoc) and Dr. Keera Allendorf (@KeeraAllendorf) examine patterns and predictors of developmental idealism about marriage in the U.S. Check it out! online.ucpress.edu/socdev/article…