Editing Rural sociology (section)

== Associations ==
Scholarly associations in rural sociology include:
* The '''[[Rural Sociological Society]]''' (RSS), of the United States, was formed in 1937 after years of discussion as a spinoff of the [[American Sociological Association|American Sociological Society]]. It publishes the scholarly quarterly journal ''Rural Sociology.''<ref>See [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291549-0831 webpage]</ref> The full run of back issues is online from 1936 to 1989 through Cornell University Library's program of putting online core historical resources in rural sociology.<ref>See [http://chla.library.cornell.edu/c/chla/browse/title/5075626.html#1940 listing]</ref>
* The '''European Society for Rural Sociology''' (ESRS) was founded in 1957. It says it is "the leading European association for scientists involved in the study of agriculture and fisheries, food production and consumption, rural development and change, [[rurality]] and cultural heritage, equality and inequality in rural society, and nature and environmental care."<ref>See [http://www.ruralsociology.eu/ homepage]</ref>
* The '''International Rural Sociology Association''' (IRSA) has as its mission, 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." It published the '' International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food.''<ref>See [http://www.irsa-world.org/ homepage]</ref>
* The '''International Association for Society and Natural Resources''' (IASNR) publishes the journal, ''Society & Natural Resources.''<ref>See [http://www.iasnr.org/ homepage]</ref>
* '''Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociologia Rural''' (ALASRU) as an organization founded in 1969, much of the rural sociology findings that come out of Latin America today is the work of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociologia Rural (Latin American Rural Sociological Association).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Latin American Rural Sociological Association {{!}} UIA Yearbook Profile {{!}} Union of International Associations |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100041823 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=uia.org}}</ref> With a combined effort of inter- and non-governmental organizations, the ALASRU aims to “promote rural development in the region; foster the dissemination and advancement of rural sociology; support the creation of national centres to carry out research in the field.”
* The '''Asian Rural Sociology Association''' (ASRA) was established in 1996.<ref name=":8" /> Their mission is to “cultivate the development of the science of rural sociology, to extend the possible application of results of scientific inquiry to the improvement of the quality of rural life, and to exchange and generate meaningful scientific founding for the rural development in Asia. As a non-profit organization, ARSA strives for scientific and educational purposes only”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-10 |title=Constitution |url=https://arsasocio.wordpress.com/statues/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=ARSA - Asian Rural Sociology Association |language=en}}</ref> ASRA hosted their first council meeting in Seoul, Korea in 1997 from March 7 through the 9th.<ref name=":8" /> It was at this council meeting that the ARSA ratified the constitution and made the decision to hold the First International Conference of ARSA in Thailand in January 1999.<ref name=":8" /> The overarching theme of this first conference was “Globalization and Rural Social Change”; 200 participants from 11 countries attended, and 33 papers were presented and subsequently published in the society’s first volume of the Journal of Asian Rural Sociology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-27 |title=Asian Rural Sociology I |url=https://arsasocio.wordpress.com/asian-rural-sociology-i/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=ARSA - Asian Rural Sociology Association |language=en}}</ref> The society has hosted six total conferences, with the last one in 2018 focusing on food systems.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-26 |title=Conferences |url=https://arsasocio.wordpress.com/portfolio/conferences/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=ARSA - Asian Rural Sociology Association |language=en}}</ref> The journal has continued to publish twice a year in January and July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journal of Asian Rural Studies |url=http://pasca.unhas.ac.id/ojs/index.php/jars/index |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=pasca.unhas.ac.id}}</ref>