{"id":694,"date":"2025-07-08T17:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=694"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:09:40","slug":"book-series-rural-studies-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/publications\/book-series-rural-studies-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Series: Rural Studies Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-694\" data-postid=\"694\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-694 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_1lsm693 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_aaib693 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_h5yz371 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Rural Studies Series            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    A Collaboration Between the Rural Sociological Society &amp; UNC Press            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_4fz7431 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o90d431 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m0zx859   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The <em>Rural Studies Series<\/em> publishes innovative, accessible research that deepens our understanding of rural life and society. This series is a joint effort between the <strong>Rural Sociological Society<\/strong> and the <strong>University of North Carolina Press<\/strong>.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_lthk289 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_be11289 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_pbhz289\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_curd289 tb_gs593685 first\">\n                    <!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_9u6k289 no-chart layout-icon-left size-small \" data-layout-mobile=\"icon-top\" 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class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Kai Schafft, Co-Editor\u00a0<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-brpy979-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-brpy979-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_c60i979\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_6msr979 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sggw979   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <address>Professor of Education and Rural Sociology<\/address><address>The Pennsylvania State University<\/address>\n<p>kas45@psu.edu<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- 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        <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Jennifer Sherman, Co-Editor<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-lewm979-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-lewm979-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_r2de979\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_864a979 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_um4e879   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <address>Professor of Sociology<\/address>\n<address>Washington State University<\/address>\n<p>jennifer_sherman@wsu.edu<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- 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This series is a joint effort between the Rural Sociological Society and the University of North Carolina Press. About the Series We welcome manuscripts that are: Scholarly yet readable Grounded in strong theory and methods Relevant to both academic and public audiences Focus Area Global-local dynamics in rural areas Social structures and spatial organization Race, ethnicity, and rural identity Environmental and climate challenges Rural integration into global systems Navigating the Submission ProcessGuidance for Prospective Authors Submission Process Initial Contact: Authors are encouraged to reach out to the Co-Editors with ideas or proposals. Review &amp; Feedback: Manuscripts undergo informal feedback and formal peer review. Editorial Support: An advisory committee supports the editorial process. Final Review: Approved manuscripts are submitted to UNC Press for final publication decisions. Referrals: UNC Press may also refer manuscripts to the Series Co-Editors. Tips and Resources: For Prospective Authors Meet the Editors Kai Schafft, Co-Editor\u00a0 Professor of Education and Rural Sociology The Pennsylvania State University kas45@psu.edu Professor of Education and Rural Sociology The Pennsylvania State University kas45@psu.edu Jennifer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-694","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4973,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/694\/revisions\/4973"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}