2021 NRRIG Graduate Student Paper Award

The Natural Resources Research Interest Group (NRRIG) of the Rural Sociological Society is soliciting submissions for a graduate student paper award in the area of environmental or natural resources sociology. The paper should be related to the broad interests of the NRRIG. Current graduate students and recent graduates (who received their degrees no earlier than May of the year of award) may apply.

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2021 SAFRIG Student Paper Award

The Sociology of Agriculture and Food Research Interest Group (SAFRIG) will present a Student Paper Award at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society. Requirements for this award include that:

1) the paper focuses on an agrifood topic,
2) the paper is authored by a student or group of students (no faculty co-authors),
3) all authors are members of the Rural Sociological Society,
4) the authors commit to presenting at the 2021 RSS Annual Meeting if the paper is selected as the winner (format of the conference is TBD);
5) the paper uses the Rural Sociology journal guidelines for style, formatting, and references.

Papers will be particularly competitive if they demonstrate effective use of innovative theories, methods, and/or attention to unique geographic, cultural, and political contexts. Submissions for the Student Paper Award competition can be under initial review at a peer-reviewed journal but cannot be already accepted (in press) or published in a peer-reviewed journal. The winner(s) will receive a certificate and monetary award. The award will be presented during the SAFRIG Business Meeting at the 2021 conference. Questions and submissions as a word document should be sent to Florence Becot at [email protected]. Submission deadline is May 15, 2021.

The Philippine Sociological Society will have its annual conference in October with the theme: The Sociology of Vulnerabilities and Resistance: New and Emerging Challenges on Lives, Communities, and Places. This International Conference invites presentations from sociologists and social scientists from around the world on research and think pieces that would generate discussion, debate, and dialogue on vulnerabilities and resistance.

This year's theme captures the specificity of present conditions in different contexts and various domains. Lives and livelihoods as well as spaces and communities are drastically changed by health crises, ecological disasters, polarization, and political repression. Social institutions are constantly adapting to these challenges. Social relationships are being restructured and new ways of responding to the needs of the time are emerging. Novel and deviant forms of agency, social networking, and collective action that display adaptation, resilience, or resistance have emerged. How can sociological imagination make sense of all these? How might sociologists shape the ongoing conversations about a rapidly changing social context?

The international conference will highlight issues arising from interaction between Amish communities and wider society, including those in areas such as public health, government regulation, business and economic development, charitable work, land use and environmental issues, tourism, and civic involvement.

Conference planners at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College welcome proposals from scholars and practitioners working in disciplines such as social science, public policy, health care, and human services. Planners also welcome proposals on other aspects of Amish life, as well as ones related to other traditional Anabaptist groups. Proposals for presentations as well as poster sessions are acceptable.

Specifications: A clear statement of topic, methods, and significance (350 words or fewer) and a one-page résumé of the presenter

Submission: By e-mail attachment to [email protected]

Deadline: November 1, 2021

Decisions: December 15, 2021