International Rural Sociology Association - IRSA
The April 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland has caused immediate
disruption of air traffic in and to Europe, and may have longer-term
implications for climate change. Further south, the ongoing oil catastrophe
in the Gulf of Mexico may destroy regional wildlife and fisheries for
decades. Both of these events have raised new public and research concerns
over food issues.
The objectives of the Association are to: foster the development of rural sociology;
further the application of sociological inquiry to the improvement of the quality of
rural life; and provide a mechanism whereby rural sociologists can generate dialogue
and useful exchange.
In IRSA we are now introducing a more outspoken, actual and vivid homepage. As of today we launch a President's Corner and an IRSA Forum, where members and others may comment the Corner text and other IRSA issues. You are also invited as members to send us longer texts, up to 600 words, in which you may take part in a discussion of upcoming issues and concerns in international rural sociology. The aim is to become a more living organisation with more active members.
ESRS Newsletter 27.5.2010
The ESRS Newsletter 27.5.2010 has been published on the ESRS Website. The contents of the ESRS Newsletter are New Scientific Committee, Extended dl. for the ESRS Summer School, Conferences and Job opportunity
The Asian Rural Sociology Association (ARSA) announces the 4th International Conference in Legazpi City, Philippines on September 6-10, 2010. The theme for the conference is “The Multidimensionality of Economy, Energy and Environmental Crises and their Implications for Rural Livelihoods”.
A Turning Point of Women, Families and Agriculture in Rural Japan
edited by Masae Tsutsumi (ISBN: 978-4-7620-2015-5) has just been released by Gakubunsha Publishing of Tokyo. The book’s six chapters focus is the changing and emerging role of entrepreneurial women in rural Japan, with special emphasis on women farmers. The chapters include studies of example of women from non-farm backgrounds who are becoming farmers, women who are inheriting farms, and the significant role played by Japanese women in emerging alternative agri-food systems. All of the chapters are in English and were built upon contributions made at the World Congress of the International Rural Sociological Association in Seoul in 2008.
Rural sociologists in media
In order to expose how rural sociologists have made a social impact we are
going to post news on the IRSA website, showing how colleagues have been
active in the media recently. It can be interviews, chronicles or newspaper
articles in which rural sociologists are referred to in a substantial way.
Please nominate media news from yourself or your colleagues to: reidar.almas@bygdeforskning.no