Envisioning Prosperous Rural Futures
in a Globalizing World

Poster Exhibition

The co-chairs of the poster session invite posters on any of the World Congresses' themes. The overarching theme of the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology will be to explore the economic, socio-cultural, political, and environmental context, and challenges, facing rural communities throughout the world. Particular emphasis will be placed on uncovering strategies and mechanisms that rural citizens might utilize to engage in a self-determined form of development. Subsequently, congress papers will pay particular attention to the possibilities for rural communities to adapt to and/or resist the negative aspects of globalizing tendencies.

Amongst the sub-themes which might be pursued under this overarching theme are:

• The distribution of food resources and food security in the context of globalization.
• Global/local dimensions of rural community sustainability.
• Poverty alleviation in different rural contexts.
• Alternative models (e.g. Saemaul Undong) of rural development.
• Demographic dimensions of rural social change.
• Social capital and sustainable development.
• Alternative forms of agri-food system development in the context of food system industrialization.
• Gender and women's issues for rural community development.
• Ethnic dimensions of rural social change and development.
• Community empowerment and civic participation.
• The role of social movements and/or NGOs in empowering rural people and communities.