CFP: Rethinking Development

The Department of Development Sociology at Cornell University, in conjunction with the Development Sociology section-in-formation of the American Sociological Association, is organizing a conference on “Rethinking Development” to be held 10 - 12 November 2011 at the ILR Conference Center on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY. Abstracts are invited from all, including scholars, activists, organizers and policy-makers. Please send abstracts of no more than one page to RethinkingDevelopment2011@gmail.com and be sure to include full contact details (email, affiliation and contacts). The deadline for submitting abstracts is 15 August 2011. Notifications and initial programs will be sent out in early September. There is no fee for registration. Hospitality grants will be provided to some participants, but they are limited. Please specify whether you would like to be considered for partial funding. During the conference, all meals and materials will be provided for participants.