{"id":712,"date":"2025-07-08T17:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=712"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:21:56","slug":"international-development-and-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/rigs\/international-development-and-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"International Development and Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-712\" data-postid=\"712\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-712 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tlyn991 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_eair992 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_d985344 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    International Development and Studies Research and Interest Group            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Global perspectives on rural change, development, and equity            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_h92w407 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ezkq378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6fqi378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i0gr447   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">What We\u2019re About<\/h3>\n<p>The International Development and Studies Research Interest Group brings together a diverse and interdisciplinary community of scholars and practitioners dedicated to understanding and addressing development issues affecting rural communities around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Grounded in a commitment to equity, justice, and sustainability, the IDEAS RIG promotes research and dialogue on rural transformation, globalization, migration, governance, food systems, environmental change, and community resilience. Members work across national and regional contexts to examine how development policies and practices impact rural people, economies, and ecologies.<\/p>\n<p>The RIG serves as a platform for scholarly collaboration, critical engagement, and the exchange of ideas that bridge global and local perspectives in the study of rural development.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jmlk529 tb_gs591685 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8y0r70   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Annual Dues:<\/h3>\n<h4>Regular Members &#8211; $10<br>Student Members &#8211; $5<\/h4>\n<h4>Get Involved:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Attend our sessions and networking events at the RSS Annual Meeting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Participate in planning discussions or propose new activities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Contact our leadership team to get connected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_bwuw860 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded tb_gs125683\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"\/membership\/account\/profile?registration=%2Fmembership-purchase%2F\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-hands-helping\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-hands-helping\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Join our RIG                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_iuhv963 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_30ky963 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qgxj935   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>What We Do and How to Get Involved<\/h3>\n<p>We support international and comparative rural research through conference sessions, networking, and ongoing collaboration. We organize panels on pressing global issues\u2014such as food security, migration, sustainability, and rural governance\u2014at the RSS Annual Meeting, and foster dialogue across regional, disciplinary, and theoretical boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Members are encouraged to participate by submitting papers or session proposals, attending our events, and joining our RIG through RSS membership. 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His recent work has focused on water access, food sovereignty, nonviolent social movements, and community action in the Middle East (specifically in the West Bank and Gaza &#8211;\u00a0 Palestine), Tanzania, Ghana, and the Pacific Islands.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_m4pn742\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vrb5742 image-center circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture2-125x125.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3931\" title=\"Picture2\" alt=\"Picture2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture2-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture2.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_iucm742 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-iucm742-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-iucm742-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Sooyoung Choi, Co-Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-iucm742-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-iucm742-0\" 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_19us742\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_garc742 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jdti742   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>UC Davis<br><\/strong>sygchoi@ucdavis.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio<\/strong>: Sooyoung is an MS student in the International Agricultural Development program at UC Davis. Her research interests include sustainable rural development, gender, and equity. Her current research examines the extension service accessibility among smallholder women farmers with disabilities in Uganda.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_cebj935 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_h8xa580 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_n320580 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jht1580   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">\ud83d\udcf0 News and Announcements<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- advanced-posts module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-advanced-posts tb_szc5580   themify_builder_content-szc5580\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div  class=\"builder-posts-wrap loops-wrapper news list-post classic tf_clear tf_clearfix\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4785\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-4785 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-applied-and-extension-news news_announcements-community-health-and-family news_announcements-international-development-studies news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-population news_announcements-rural-race-and-ethnicity news_announcements-sociology-of-agriculture-food-safrig has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7rk3580 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 tb_z9nb580 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_y6ai580 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/past-president-john-green-wins\/\">\n\t\tRSS Past-President John Green Wins Rural Renewal Research Prize\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_b8z2580 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-11-12T17:32:59+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-12T17:32:59+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">November<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">12<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-11-12T17:43:40+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_jhuw580 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tThe Rural Renewal Research Prize is an award given to a global leader in rural renewal research, education, and engagement by the Oklahoma State University Rural Renewal Initiative. 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