European Society for Rural Sociology
- European Society for Rural Sociology
The European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) [http://www.ruralsociology.eu] was founded in 1957.
Today, ESRS is the leading European association for scientists involved in the study ofagriculture and fisheries, food production and consumption, rural development and change,rurality and cultural heritage, equality and inequal ity in rural society, and nature andenvironmental care. The membership in the ESRS is open to people in- and outside Europewho are interested in the study of rural questions.
The objectives of ESRS are:
* to stimulate and promote the development of rural sociology
* to foster closer relations between rural sociologists, other social scientists, and practitioners with an interest in agricultural development, rural society and the environment
* to promote international co-operation and the exchange of information and experience in the field of rural sociological research
* to provide a forum in Europe for the discussion of issues related to rural change
* to encourage the training of young social scientists within an international framework
ESRS Journal
* Sociologia Ruralis [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0038-0199&site=1]
Sociologia Ruralis has been published quarterly by the ESRS since 1960. It is currently edited by Henry Buller and is published through BlackwellPublishing. Sociologia Ruralis reflects the diversity of European socialscienceresearch on rural areas and related issues. The complexity and diversityof rural problems require multi and interdisciplinary approaches. Over thepast 40 years Sociologia Ruralis has been an inter national forum for socialscientists engaged in a broad variety of disciplines focusing on social, politicaland cultural aspects of rural development. Sociologia Ruralis covers a widerange of subjects, ranging from farming, natural resources and food systemsto rural communities, rural identities and the restructuring of rurality.
ESRS Congresses
* 2009 XXIII ESRS Congress, Vaasa, Finland [http://www.esrs2009.fi/]
External links
* [http://www.ruralsociology.eu/ European Society for Rural Sociology]
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