International Rural Sociology Association - IRSA
Sunday, July 6 |
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13:00-18:00 |
Registration |
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18:30-21:00 |
Welcome Reception |
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Monday, July 7 |
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9:00-13:00 |
Opening session |
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14:00-15:45 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 1 |
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16:00-17:45 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 2 |
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18:30-21:00 |
Welcome Dinner |
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Tuesday, July 8 |
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9:00-10:30 |
Plenary session |
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10:45-12:30 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 3 |
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14:00-15:45 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 4 |
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16:00-17:45 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 5 |
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Wednesday, July 9 |
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9:00-18:00 |
Study tour |
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Thursday, July 10 |
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9:00-10:45 |
Plenary session |
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11:00-12:45 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 6 |
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14:00-15:45 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 7 |
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16:00-18:00 |
IRSA General Assembly |
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18:30-21:00 |
Farewell Dinner |
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Friday, July 11 |
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9:00-11:15 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 8 |
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11:30-12:30 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 9 |
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14:00-15:45 |
Parallel Sessions - Cluster 10 |
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16:00-18:00 |
IRSA Council Meeting |
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"Basic Demographic Data From the Shumon Aratame-cho of Kami-shiojiri Village, Ueda, Nagano." Motoyasu Takahashi (Ehime University).
"Arable Land Use Change at the Early Modern in Japanese Village." Yoshiyuki Murayama (Yamagata University) and Futoshi Yamauchi (Kyoto Sangyo University).
"Rural Resources Management at the Tempou-Famine in the Tokugawa Japan." Hiroshi Hasebe (Tohoku University).
"The provisions Against Famine in Japanese Rural Communities." Kouki Iwama (Tohoku University).
Working Group 12- Rethinking Developmental Discourse in the Contemporsry Societies of Asia - chaired by Eswarappa Kasi. Working Group 13 - The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance for Rural Development - Co-chaired by Mark Shucksmith and Lynda Chesire -- Session 1. Investing in Place: Changing Policies for Rural Development"New Fighting Old: The Advent of Leader and of the 'Project State' in Hungary." Gusztav Nemes (Hungarian Academy of Sciences).
"Knowledge Practices Underlying the Paradigm Shift from Sectoral to Spatial Rural Policies" by Karl Bruckmeier (Gothenburg University) and Hilary Tovey (Trinity College Dublin).
"Starting off Right: Reframing Participation Though Stakeholder Analysis and the Politics of Invitation by Chris High, Ray Ison and Chris Blackmore (Open University).
"Localising Rural Development in a Globalising World." Philip Lowe, Kayo Murakami and Neil Ward (Newcastle University).
"Place-based Knowledge Networks: The Case of South West Victoria." Kevin O'Toole, Brad Mitchell and Anne Wallis (Deakin University).
Working Group 20 - Rural Health Issues in Asia and The Pacific Rim - Chaired by Jin Young Choi."Education and Life Course Trajectories of Self-Rated Health in Taiwan: Rural-Urban Differences." Mei-Ling Huang (Department of Agricultural Extension, National Taiwan University).
"Health Care Disparity between Rural and Urban America: Where have We been and Where Are We Going?" Jin Young Choi (Sam Houston State University, USA).
Working Group 26 - The Role of Rural Tourism in Building Rural Futures: New Questions and Challenges - Chaired by Dr Alenka Verbole."Farm Tourism - Who are the Potential Visitors?" Marit S. Haugen (Centre for Rural Research), Arild Blekesaune and Berit Brandth (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).
Working Group 28 - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Rural Water Governance - Chaired by Andreas Neef."Path Dependencies and Institutional Bricolage in Post-Soviet Rural Water Governance". Jenniver Sehring (FernUniversitat in Hagen).
"Water Reforms in Namibia: Effects on CBNRM Institutions and Livelihoods at the Local Level." Bernadette Bock and Thomas Falk (University of Marburg).
"Gender, Climate Change and Water Access in Rural Nigeria." Raymond Nyayiti Enoch and Murtala Adogi Mohammed (Center for Environmental Education and Development)
"Challenges in Coping with Disaster: Water Governance in Mountainous Northern Vietnam." Iven Schad, Petra Schmitter, Camille Saint-Macary and Alwin Keil (University of Hohenheim).
Working Group 30 - Networks, Systems, Structures and Chains: The Search for the Public Good in Rural Studies - Co-chaired by Alberto Arce, Terry Marsden and Gustavo Blanco."Commons versus Public Goods: Social Movements and Rural Development." Annamaria Vitale (Universita della Calabria).
"Learning to Change, Changing to Learn, and Scaling to Make the Difference." Rosana Mula (ICRISAT - International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics).
"Poverty and Social Analysis: Bongao Port Improvement Project, Philippines." Dr. Maria Rebecca A. Campos (Graduate School of Business). "Rural Entrepreneurship Policies." Manuel Belo Moreira (Technical University of Lisbon).
Special Forum on Korean Agriculture, Rural Society and Famers - Chaired by Chong-Hyuk Suh (Hankyong National University) Presenters Heong-Ho KIM (Korea Rural Economic Institute), Hon-Mok Lee ( Korea Advanced Farmers Federation)"Social and Enviornmental Impact Assessment of Participatory Natural Resources Management in Northwest Pakistan." Kurram Iqbal (University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan).
"Socio-Factor Affecting the Sustainability of Irrigation Schemes in Lesotho." Obuh James (The National University of Lesotho).
"Envisioning about Environmental Knowledge, Values and Community Attributes in Natural Resource Uses." Pei-Jung Wang (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute).
"Determinants of Affecting Pro-Environmenal Decision Making: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Areas (Pusan National University).
"Taking Natural Resources Management Back to the Community." Karen Cosgrove (University of Adelaide).
"New Technologies as Challenges and Opportunities for Agroecology in a Context of Globalization." Lucio Noriero Escalante, Maria Almanza Sanchez, and Guillermo Torres Carral (Universidad Autonoma Chapingo).
Working Group 4 - Political participation, civil initiation, and cooperative activities in Rural China Chaired by Tong Zhihui"Chinese Peasants' Political Participation in Local People's Congress Elections" Sun Long (Renmin University of China)
"The Intellectual Debates on the Orientation of Farmers Coopertive" Tong Zhihui (Renmin University of China)
"Citizen-initiated Contact, Revealed Preference and Government Performance Improvement in Public service" Tu Sheng-Wei, Meng Fan-xin (Renmin University)
Working Group 8 - Restructuration of dairy farming: Technologies, Organisational Forms and Survival Strategies in Milk Production - Co-chaired by Reidar Almas and Egil Petter Stręte."Family farming in a deregulated industry: risk, responsibility and the future." Fiona Gill (University of Sydney).
"I have seen the future and it works!" Reidar Almas (Centre for Rural Research, Trondheim). "Joint farming - a strategy to increase welfare?" Bjorn Egil Flo (Centre for Rural Research, Trondheim).
"New technologies such as challenge and opportunity for Agroecology in the context of globalization." Lucio Noriero Escalante (Universidad Autonoma Chapingo).
Working Group 12 - Rethinking Developmental Discourse in the Contemporary Societies of Asia - Chaired by Eswarappa Kasi."Understanding Poverty and Vulnerability: A Study among three Indigenous Communities of Eastern India." Ganesh Chandra Mallick (University of North Bengal).
Working Group 13 - The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance for Rural Development- Session 2. New Forms of Rural Governance: A Multi-level Approach - Co-chaired by Mark Shucksmith and Lynda Chesire."A Corporate Responsibility? Governance Challenges for Rural Development in Mine-affected Localities." Lynda Cheshire (The University of Queensland).
"Dis-integrated Rural Development: Neo-Endogenous Rural Development in an Uncertain World." Mark Shucksmith (Newcastle University).
"Partnership and Subsidiarity: an Irish Case-study of Rural Development." Aine Macken Walsh (Rural Economy Research Centre).
Working Group 28 - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Rural Water Governance - Chaired by Andreas Neef."Rewarding Upland Farmers for Preserving Water Resources in Northern Thailand". Chapika Sangkapitux (Chiang Mai University).
"Irrigation water management developed through conflicts: A case study of Kagawa prefecture in Japan." Mikiko Sugiura (University of Tokyo).
Working Group 29 - Ethnic Dimensions of Rural Social Change and Development - Co-chaired by Dr. Branka Krivokapic-Skoko and Jock Collins."Mesoamerican ethnic identity and culture as part of the Mexican people cultural patrimony." Lourdes Perkins (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico).
"Neo-gentrification: Stratification and the rural self-employed in Quebec's eastern township." Aimee Vieira (Norwich University).
"Placing themselves: retrieving Lahu-ness". Siwarak Siwarom(Chiang Mai University).
"Non-Anglo-Celtic migrants and the built environment in rural Australia." Branka Krivokapic-Skoko (Charles Sturt University), Kirrily Jordan and Jock Collins (The University of Technology, Sydney).
Working Group 30 - Networks, Systems, Structures and Chains: The Search for the Public Good in Rural Studies - Co-chaired by Alberto Arce, Terry Marsden and Gustavo Blanco."Social Capital and the Development Process. A Case Study on Occupational Change in Rural South India." Eberhard Weber (The University of the South Pacific).
"State Participation in Food Distribution to Urban Areas and its Likely Implications." Agustin Morales (Universidad Central de Venezuela).
Special Forum on Korean Agriculture, Rural Society and Famers - Chaired by Kyung-Ryang KIM (Kangwon National University)"Ecological-social relationship in the quest for community and its breakdown." Cho, Kyoung Mann (Mokpo National University).
"Between Agency and Structure: An Analysis of Three Flemish Cooperatives." Joost Dessein (Institute for agricultural and Fisheries Research, Social Sciences Unit) and Erik Mathijs (Catholic University Leuven).
"Policy to value diversity in marginal agroecosystems during an era of risk." Douglas K. Bardsley (The University of Queensland).
"Conventional and Alternative Food Systems: Idiazabal PDO cheese in the Basque Country."Jose-Ramon Mauleon (University of the Basque Country).
Working Group 10 - Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Asia: Session 1 - Co-chaired by Douglas H. Constance and Kotaro Ohara."Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Perspective in Indonesia." Yohanes Bosco Widodo (Indonesia Institute of Sciences).
"Nokyo's Contribution to Rural Development Under the Reform of Japan's Agricultural Policy." Dina Faoziah (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology).
"Composite Rural Development Strategy, Urbanite Inflow, Human Resource Empowerment in Korea." Youngjin Choi (Seoul National University).
"An Empirical Study of the Sustainability of "Natural Farming" and "Organic Farming" in Japan." Shingo Hokazono and Kotaro Ohara (Mie University).
"Land and Caste in a South Indian State." E.Krishna Rao and Vachya L. (University of Hyderabad).
"The Rise of Agrarian Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics." Q. Forrest Zhang, (Singapore Management University) and Li Aiyun (freelance journalist, Singapore).
Working Group 12 - Rethinking Developmental Discourse in the Contemporary Societies of Asia - - Chaired by Eswarappa Kasi."Harnessing Community Capacity for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development." by Cindy Lyn Wachowski (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University).
Working Group 16/17 - Population Change and Rural Society & Demographic issues of Rural Subpopulation - Migration I - Co-chaired by Dudley Poston, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown and Mary Ann Davis."Rural-urban Migration in China: The Latest Changes and The Implications for Chinese Rural Society." Wenmeng Feng Additional and Keiko Wakabayashi (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology).
"Factors influencing population change in rural Australia: a Case Study of the Green Triangle region." Dr Jacki Schirmer (Australian National University).
Working Group 18 - Food, agriculture and rural governance in multi-level systems: The role of reflexivity, networks and multifunctionality -- Session 1 Reflexive Governance - Co-chaired by Peter H. Feindt and Philip Lowe."Introduction to the working group." Peter H. Feindt (Cardiff University), and Philip Lowe (University of Newcastle).
"Reflexive Governance in European Forest Policy and Management." Sabine Weiland (Institut du Developpement Durable et des Relations Internationales).
"Stringing pearls: Horizontal and vertical mediation in the project state." Gusztav Nemes (Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences) and Chris High (Open University).
"Transgenic maize in Mexico: Networks and Political Practices Concerning Regulation." Yolanda Massieu (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco) and Gerard Verschoor (Wageningen University).
Working Group 19/22 - Endogeneous Development Strategies for Rural Revitalization in East Asia (with Comparative Perspectives) -- Exploring Endogeneous Rural Development Possibilities - Co-chaired by Larry Burmeister, Chung Ki-Wan, Keiko Tanaka and Yong-Ju Choi."Endogeneous Rural Development Possibilities: East Asia in Comparative Perspective." Larry L. Burmeister and Keiko Tanaka (University of Kentucky).
"Power and Vulnerability in Rural Development: Global Players vs. Organic Visions, Lesson from the Korean Experience." Michael Reinschmidt (Inje University).
"Characteristics of Social Capital in Rural Korea." Ki-Hong Kim (Korea).
Working Group 20 - Rural Health Issues in Asia and The Pacific Rim - Chaired by Jin Young Choi."Children at Risk: An Investigation of the Street Children in Bangladesh." Mahmudul Hasan and Md. Rafiqul Islam (University of Rajshahi).
"Life Satisfaction Comparison between Urban and Rural People in Korea." Jang-Young Lee (Kookmin University), Toney, Michael (Utah State University) and Byung-Mok Choi (Far East University).
Working Group 21 - Rural Food Experiences - Co-chaired by Tracey Scarpello, Jason Middleton and Fiona Poland."Consumer's Willing to Pay for Fast Food and Slow Food in Korea." Pyeong Ik Choe and Myung Hee Kim (Kongju National University).
"Effect of ICT on food marketing and poverty alleviation among women in rural Nigeria." Modupe Adebo (University of Ado-Ekiti).
"The Determinants of Agricultural Production and Profitability in Akoko Land, Ono State, Nigeria." Fasoranti Olayiwola Olujenyo (Adekunle Ajasin University).
Working Group 26 - The Role of Rural Tourism in Building Rural Futures: New Questions and Challenges - Chaired by Dr Alenka Verbole."Knowledge Dynamics and Rural Economy in European Development." Krzysztof Gorlach, Tomasz Adamski (Jagiellonian University), Krystyna Dzwonkowska, Andrzej Pilichowski, and Pawel Starosta (Lodz University).
"Rediscovery of Folk Culture and the Unification of the Rural Community." Wolduk Kim (Chonbuk National University).
Working Group 29 - Ethnic Dimensions of Rural Social Change and Development - Co-chaired by Dr. Branka Krivokapic-Skoko and Jock Collins."Rural governance at grassroots level and socio-political changes in villages of Madhya Pradesh (India)." Yatindra Singh Sisodia (Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research).
"Cultural and ethnic determinants of land use and inheritance in Romania." Ruth Rossier (Agroscope) and Agnes Nemenyi (University "Babes Bolyai").
"Doing Political Ecology: Territoriality, Conservation and Counter-Mapping in the Colombian Amazon." Gerard Verschoor (Wageningen University).
"Social Impacts of Land Use Change: Lessons for Understanding Impacts of Environmental Change in Australia." Jacki Schirmer (Australian National University).
"A Stakeholder Analysis in Successful Rural Tourism Communities with Social Network Analysis." Sonhun Kwon (University of Tokyo), Sungil Kim and Yi-Kook Jouyeon (Seoul National University).
Working Group 6 - Technology Adoption in Indian Rural Areas - - Chaired by Ugrasen Pandey."Factors affecting the decision-making of farmers to buy Neem Pesticides." Joshi Abhay and Kaneko Jihei (Kobe University).
"Impact of Technology on Rural Life." Sumana V. Pandey (Government Girls College).
"Technology Adoption in Indian Rural Areas." Ugrasen Pandey (Agra University).
"Utilization of Forestry Related Technologies by Farmers in Nigerian Rural Communities." Adebola O. Adu (Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria).
Working Group 16/17 - Population Change and Rural Society & Demographic issues of Rural Subpopulation - Migration II - Co-chaired by Dudley Poston, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown and Mary Ann Davis."Perception of Rural-Urban Migration in Selected Rural Communities in Ondo State." Nigeria Fasoranti O. Olayiwola (Adekunle Ajasin University).
"Canada: The Other Migratory Destiny." Ibis Sepulveda Additional (Universidad Autonoma Chapingo) and Adela Miranda (Instituto Politecnico Nacional).
Working Group 18 - Food, agriculture and rural governance in multi-level systems: The role of reflexivity, networks and multifunctionality -- Session 2 Governance of multifunctionality 1: The role of culture and society demand - Co-chaired by Peter H. Feindt and Philip Lowe."Society's Demand for Agricultural and Rural Multifunctionalities in Korea." Chang-Gil Kim (Korea Rural Economic Institute).
"The Localization of Farm Policy." Philip Lowe (University of Newcastle) and Michael Bell (University of Wisconsin).
"Multifunctionality & Network Governance in the Botswana Livestock Sector."Elizabeth Ransom (University of Richmond).
Working Group 19/22 - Endogeneous Development Strategies for Rural Revitalization in East Asia (with Comparative Perspectives) -- Sociodemographic Trends and Rural Development Strategies - Co-chaired by Larry Burmeister, Chung Ki-Wan, Keiko Tanaka and Yong-Ju Choi."Rural In-Migration and Its Meanings: A Case Study of Jinan, Jeonbuk, South Korea." Myong-suk Jinyang and Sung-ho Lee (Korea).
"Development Strategies for Revitalization in Northern Kyoto Prefecture of Japan" Toyohiko Matsubara (Ritsumeikan University).
Working Group 29 - Ethnic Dimensions of Rural Social Change and Development - Co-chaired by Dr. Branka Krivokapic-Skoko and Jock Collins."Modernity and ethnicity in Mexican rural society." Joaquin Careaga Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico).
"A comparison of international marriage and multicultural family in rural and urban areas of Korea." In-Jin Yoon and Yang-Sook Kim (Korea University).
"A study on Parenting Efficacy for Married Immigrant Women in Rural Areas of Korea: SEM Approach." Do-Hee Kim (Uiduk University).
"The development and modernization of Minangkabau people: Their impact towards local identity." Silfia Hanani.
Working Group 31 - Change and Development of Rural Society in Korea"A Study of the Gender Impact Assessment on the Rural Development Project in Korea." Mee-Young Huh, Mee-Hae Kong.
Working Group 33 - Growth of Consumer Culture and Rural Community - Chaired by Ram Manohar Vikas."The freedom of consumer's stance & the ideal of coexistence and cooperation in the rural community." Toshiyuki Hokimoto (Yamagata University).
"The Reconstruction of Ethnic Rural Food under the Dynamics of Modern Consumer Culture: A Case Study. "Shou-Cheng Lai and Yi-ting Chung (National Taiwan University).
"Understanding urban-rural tensions by reference to wider social transformations." Roger Wilkinson and Peter Parbery (Department of Primary Industries).
"Yeh-Lien: From agrestic to commoditized cuisine." Yi-ting Chung and Shou-Cheng Lai (National Taiwan University).
Working Group 35 - Mitigating Impacts of Climate Changes on Rural Agriculture Communities - Chaired by Narendra Kumar Choudhary and Annette Kimmich."Sustainable Development on Community Livestock." Gordon Ondiek Nyabade (Go Fishnet Youth Project).
"Impact of Landcare Technology to the Adaptive Capacity of the Communities of Claveria, Misamis, Philippines to Oriental to Climate Variability." Jessica Denila Villanueva (Univeristy of the Philippines Diliman)
"Owning Risk and Unleashing Creativity: an Australian Region's Response to Climate Change Risk." Douglas K. Bardsley (The University of Queensland).
"Possible Impacts of Bio-fuels in Rural Chiapas, Mexico." Avila Romero Leon Enrique (Universidad Intercultural de Chiapas).
"Survival Strategies of the Female Displacees in Rural Bangladesh: A Study of Two Riparian Villages on the Right Bank of Jamuna." M Sulfiquar Ali Islam (University of Rajshahi).
"Conflicts Between Rural Communities and Urban Municipalities for Water in Central Mexico." Carlos Rodriguez (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco).
"Oil Industry and Fishermen: Accounting for Losses of Local Communities of Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil." Henrique de Barros (Fundacao Joaquim Nabuco/UFRPE).
Working Group 7 - Role of Private Sector in Agricultural Marketing of India - Chaired by Ugrasen Pandey."Harnessing Public-Private Partnership for Enhanced Impacts of Crop." Rosana P Mula and S. Ramesh (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics).
Working Group 12 - Rethinking Developmental Discourse in the Contemporary Societies of Asia - Chaired by Eswarappa Kasi."Changing Water Institutions in Afghan Context" by Iskandar Abdullaev, Usman Shah, Peter Mollinga, Conrad Schetter, Saravanan Subramanian (Center for Development Research).
Aurasri Ngamwittauagpong (Thammasat University). "40 years from the wealth-oriented Paradigm to the stable sustem of Relationship Paradigm"
Working Group 13 - The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance for Rural Development- Session 3. A New Rural Paradigm: Challenges and Opportunities- Co-chaired by Mark Shucksmith and Lynda Chesire."Rural Governance Networks and Local Development in Western Newfoundland." Peter Sinclair and Barbara Neis (Memorial University).
"Learning from Evaluation: Participatory Video in the Project State." Chris High (Open University) and Gusztav Nemes (Hungarian Academy of Sciences).
"The Meaning of Regional Development, According to Board Members." Mary Louise Conway (University of New England).
Working Group 16/17 - Population Change and Rural Society & Demographic issues of Rural Subpopulation - Fertility I - Co-chaired by Dudley Poston, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown and Mary Ann Davis."Trends in the Sex Ratio at Birth in Korea, 1985-2005." Dudley L. Poston, Jr. (Texas A&M University), Han Gon Kim (Yeungnam University), and Bethany DeSalvo.
Working Group 18 - Food, agriculture and rural governance in multi-level systems: The role of reflexivity, networks and multifunctionality -- Session 3: Multi-level governance in Asia, Europe and the USA - Co-chaired by Peter H. Feindt and Philip Lowe."Multifunctionality and multi-arena governance in Europe: a comparative analysis of Rural Development." Alan Greer (University of the West of England).
"A Multi-Actor Perspective on Ecological Modernization and Multifunctional Agriculture: The Case of the CAP Rural Development Pillar." Martin H Lenihan (Worldbank Group).
"Fruits of fragmentation - reflexivity, networks, multifunctionality and multi-level governance in the 2008 US Farm Bill." Peter H. Feindt (Cardiff University).
"Neo-liberalism and the rice policy in Taiwan." Pei-hui Tsai (National Taiwan University).
Working Group 19/22 - Endogeneous Development Strategies for Rural Revitalization in East Asia (with Comparative Perspectives) -- New Connectivities between Agriculture and Rural Development? - Co-chaired by Larry Burmeister, Chung Ki-Wan, Keiko Tanaka and Yong-Ju Choi."Organic Farming in Japan: History and Future Prospects." Noriaki Iwamoto (University of Tokyo).
"Typical Products, Food Quality and Rural Development: The Case of I-Lan Calamondini in Taiwan." Shou-Cheng Lai (National Taiwan University).
"Commodification of Local Resources and its Paradox: The Case of Traditional Vegetables in Kyoto." Yoshifumi Ikejima and Shuji Hisano (Kyoto University).
"Get Together to Plant Rice: A Case Study of a CSA Farm in Taiwan." Chun-ling Tai and Erh-Rou Lai (National Taiwan University).
Working Group 25 - Embodying the Rural - Co-chaired by Lia Bryant and Barbara Pini"Embodying the Rural Idyll? Presenting Farming and Practicing Tourism." Berit Brandth (NTNU Dragvoll) and Marit Haugen (Norwegian Centre for Rural Research).
"Gender, Leadership and the Agricultural Body." Barbara Pini (Curtin University).
"Gender, Bodies, and Ethnicity in a Rural Place." Gayle Farnsworth (University of South Australia).
"Embodied Work: Women in the Wine Industry." Lia Bryant (University of South Australia).
Working Group 26 - The Role of Rural Tourism in Building Rural Futures: New Questions and Challenges - Chaired by Dr Alenka Verbole."Social and Cultural Dynamisation through Rural Tourism." Dr Alenka Verbole (Ljubljana, Slovenia).
"The Impact of Tourism Upon Rural Livelihoods in Ayubia National Park, Pakistan." Khurram Iqbal (University of Agriculture, Pakistan).
"A study on Antipoverty in Rural Areas and Rural Eco-tourism Village in Nepal." Jeon Un-Seong (Kangwon National University) and Narendra Lama.
"Widespread Tourist Hospitality and Social Commitment: an Italian Responsible Tourist Destination." Silvia Sivini (University of Calabria).
"A comparative study of Rural Development and Green Tourism in Japan and South Korea with Special Reference to Rural Women and Their Local Actioities for Running Farm Restaurants" Myunju Jang (Rural Development Acministration)
Working Group 31 - Change and Development of Rural Society in Korea"From Hometown Village to Fragmented Community." Do Hyun Han.
"The Rural Predicament of South Korean Development." Kyung-Sup Chang.
"Alternative Agriculture and Its Tasks in South Korea." Jong Duk KIM and So Young Lee.
"Korean Development and Changing Contours of Farmers' Movement." Chul-Kyoo Kim and Cheol Lee (Korea University).
"Alternative agri-food systems and (re)connection to land in England." Carol A Richards, Mike Woods, Suzie Watkin and Jesse Healey (Aberystwyth University).
"The 'Wellness' Phenomenon: Implications for Global Agri-food Systems." Geoffrey Lawrence (The University of Queensland) and David Burch (Griffith University).
"Development of alternative production and consumption activities relating to food safety and security." Hitomi Nakamichi (Ehime University).
"'Farming for health' as a new type of agricultural production and consumption : a case study from F." Joost Dessein (Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research).
Working Group 14 - Scientific Discourse, Governance and the Agri-Food System - Co-chaired by Elizabeth Ransom, Gianluca Brunori and Masashi Tachikawa."Introduction to the Working Group." Elizabeth Ransom (University of Richmond), Gianluca Brunori (University of Pisa) and Masashi Tachikawa (Ibaraki University).
" Food Safety Science: Law, Science, and Market." Lawrence Busch and Toby Ten Eyck (Michigan State University).
"Control of Scientific Discourse about Food and Agriculture." Tomiko Yamaguchi (International Christian University).
"Science for Trust and Trust in Science: The Case of Japan in Dealing with BSE Risk." Keiko Tanaka (University of Kentucky).
Working Group 15 - State vs. Civil Society - Chaired by A Karuppiah."Industrial Factors Influencing Rapid Economic Growth and Issues of Unemployment in Inner Mongolia." Zhan Jin (Minami Kyushu Junior College).
Working Group 16/17 - Population Change and Rural Society & Demographic issues of Rural Subpopulation - Fertility II - Co-chaired by Dudley Poston, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown and Mary Ann Davis."Factors Affecting Abortion Practices among the Rural Women in Bangladesh." Mahmudul Hasan and Md. Golam Mostafa (University of Rajshahi).
"Differences in fertility behaviour among farm, rural an urban population in Slovenia." Majda Cernic Istenic (University of Ljubljana).
"How Different is Actual Fertility from Desired Fertility?: Evidence from Rural China." Zhuoyan Joanne Mao (Renmin University of China).
Working Group 18 - Food, agriculture and rural governance in multi-level systems: The role of reflexivity, networks and multifunctionality -- Session 4: Governance of multifunctionality 2: Rural and producer networks - Co-chaired by Peter H. Feindt and Philip Lowe."Dynamics of Producer Cooperation in Rural Development: The Case of Chianina Beef Producers in Italy." Yoko Kanemasu and Roberta Sonnino (Cardiff University).
"'Pride and economy:' The New Peasantries and The Alternative Agri-Food Networks." Alessandra Corrado (University of Calabria).
Working Group 19/22 - Endogeneous Development Strategies for Rural Revitalization in East Asia (with Comparative Perspectives) -- Organizational Networks and Local Governance Institutions in Rural Development - Co-chaired by Larry Burmeister, Chung Ki-Wan, Keiko Tanaka and Yong-Ju Choi."New Local Management Systems for Community Regeneration of Japan's Less Favored Areas." Masayuki Kashiwagi and Katutaka Shiraishi (Waseda University).
"An Analysis of Community Learning Organization in Rural Taiwan." Erh-Rou Lai and Tzung-Wei Tsai (National Taiwan University).
"A Social Movement for New Jeju Revitalization: Several Critical Issues on Vision and Practice." Seung-Hahn Koh (Jeju Development Institute).
"Two Phases of Difficulties in Sustainability and Local Governance in Japan." Katsutaka Shiraishi (Ryukoku University) and Masayuki Kashiwagi (Waseda University).
"Saemaul Undong as Local Governance System in Korea in the 1970s and Lao PDR in the 2lst Century." Jin-Kwang So (Kyungwon University).
Working Group 34 - An Evaluation of the Roles of Women Farmers in East Asia -- Status and Problems of Women Farmers in East Asia (1) - Co-chaired by Gim,Gyung-Mee, Tokuya Kawate and Juri Hara-Fukuyo."An Analysis of Meaning on Rural Woman's Legal Status in Agricultural Policy of Korea." Gyung Mee Gim, Jin Young Lee and Yoon Ji Cho (Rural Development Administration).
"Change about Women Farmers in Japan." Tokuya Kawate (Nihon University)
"Generational Relationship of Farming Women in Stem-family Households." Yukiko Otomo (Jumonji University).
"Meaning of Female Farmers' Networking in Japan and its Effects on Farm Management." Juri-Hara-Fukuyo (National Agricultural Research Center).
Working Group 37 - Past and Present of East Asian Rice Culture Chaired by Seung-Jin Chung."Agriculture land development and reclamation of the Honam Plain in Korea." Kyong Eon Song (Chonbuk National University).
"Daejangchon, a Japanese Village in the Colonial Korea: Dilemma of the Development." Seung-Jin Chung (Chonbuk National University).
"Infrastructures and Communal Practices in Transition: A Case of Road Improvement Projects in a Remote Village in West Java." Takenori Matsumoto (Tokyo University).
"Regional Growth Discourse and the Structure of Social Conflict: Focusing on Saemanguem reclamation project" Sung-Ho Lee (Chonbuk National University).
Working Group 38 - Rural Livelihood Changes in the Mekong Region: Water, Climate Change and Human Security - Chaired by Surichai Wun'Gaeo Khin Ni Ni Thein (AIT, Myanmar)"Nargis and Livelihood Security."
"On Rural-Urban Relationships of Water Allocation: A Case Study from Kunming City." Lu Xing (Yunnan University)
"Tonle Sap and Human Security." Mak Sithirith (FACT)
Discussant Suon Seng (CENTDOR).
"An analysis of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Maize Farmers in Tanzania in the Globalization Era." Elibariki Emmanuel Msuya and Tatsuhiko Nariu (Kyoto University).
"Direct vegetable sales in Vietnam suit farmers and consumers' interests." Paule Moustier, Nguyen Thi Tan Loc, Favri and Muriel Figui (CIRAD).
"Making devices for sustainable agriculture systems: From the case study of the Japanese Farmers." Tadahiro Iizaka (National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region) and Fumiaki Suda (Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries).
"Religion and Educational Behaviour of Muslims in Rural India" Malik Raihan Ahmad (Maulana Azad National Urdu University)
Working Group 11 - Production Contracts in the Agri-Food System"Development of Contract Farming in Chinese Sericulture and Silk Industry;" Ni Hui and Shuji Hisano (Kyoto University).
"Industrialization, Labour and Flexible Employment in Food Industry: A Case Study of Food Industry in Chiang Mai, Thailand." Saowalak Chaytaweep (Maejo University).
"Contracts Without Borders: Regional Co-operation and Contract Farming in SE Asia." David Burch and Roy Rickson (Griffith University).
"Tyson and Bachoco in Mexico: The Diffusion of the Contract Model of Broiler Production." Douglas H. Constance (Sam Houston State University), Francisco Martinez and Gilberto Aboites (Autonomous University of Coahuila)
Working Group 16/17 - Population Change and Rural Society & Demographic issues of Rural Subpopulation - Local Economy - Co-chaired by Dudley Poston, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown and Mary Ann Davis."Manpower development in agricultural engineering in less developed countries." Vladimir Krepl.
"The socio-economic change and a matter of growing unemployment among rural women in Poland." Natalia Pron-Nowak (Nicolaus Copernicus University)
"The occupational structure and mobility of migrants in the Greek rural labour markets." Charalambos Kasimis (Agricultural University of Athens) and Apostolos G. Papadopoulos (Hapokopio University).
"Attitudes Toward Rural Community Life in Post Industrial New York." David Brown and Robin Blakely (Cornell University).
Working Group 18 - Food, agriculture and rural governance in multi-level systems: The role of reflexivity, networks and multifunctionality -- Session 5 Competing models of Food Governance? Developments and perspectives - Co-chaired by Peter H. Feindt and Philip Lowe."Impacts of globalisation on the governing of Australia's organic industry." Samantha Neal and Geoffrey Lawrence (University of Queensland).
Working Group 19/22 - Endogeneous Development Strategies for Rural Revitalization in East Asia (with Comparative Perspectives) -- Dimensions of Rural Revitalization - Co-chaired by Larry Burmeister, Chung Ki-Wan, Keiko Tanaka and Yong-Ju Choi."How to Develop Local Food into a Cultural Symbol." Hanhee Hahm and Jin Young Park (Chonbuk National University).
"Representing Rural Life: News Coverage of Rural Communities in Korea." Seungahn Nah (University of Kentucky).
"The Meaning of Agricultural Products in an Advanced Consuming Society: The Case of Nara, Japan." Teraoka Shingo (Nara Women's University).
"The status and Development plan of Geographical Indiction system in South Korea" Young-Min Kin (Korea Indigenous Intellectual Property)
Working Group 27 - Gender Inequality in the Indian Rural Environment Chaired by Sumana V. Pandey"Gender issues and community development in rural set up: Analyzing the dynamics"Subir Bandyopadhyay (Jadavpur University).
"Gender Bias Health Care vis-a-vis Sex Differences in Growth among Rajbansis of Northern West Bengal"Subir Biswas (North Bengal University)
"Women and the management of community forests: does male outmigration offer new opportunities?"Kalpana Giri (Univ. of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences)
"Women in Bangladesh Civil Service: Vulnerability & Challenges"Rezaul Karim (Transparency International Bangladesh)
"Self Help Group as an instrument to establish gender equality -with reference to Indian Rural Women"T.Karunakaran (The Madura College)
"Role of Women Labour in Tobacco Cultivation in Prakasam"Ch Kranthi Kumar (University fo Hyderabad)
"Gender Bias Disease Treatment Pattern among Rajbansis of Eastern India: An Observation"Ganesh Chandra Mallick (North Bengal University)
"Gender Bias: Perspectives from Rajbansis, a little known Community of Northern West Bengal, India"Ganesh Chandra Mallick (North Bengal University)
"Myth of theoretical equality and ingrained Patriarchy: An Anthropological study of Muslim Women"Roseena Nasir (Tata Institute of Social Sciences)
"Status of Women in a Strongly Patrilineal Tribal society in India"P.H.V.Vasudeva Rao (Soiciety for Environmetal and Economic Developmnt)
"Feminism and environment : understanding rural discourse in India"Shailja Singh (Lecturer(sociology), D.S.N., college)
"Women Assertion and Political Participation at the Grassroot Level: Ethnographic Study of an Indian"Sanjay Singh RAm Manohar Lohia National Law University)
"Women Discrimination in Land and Labor Market: Reality from Gross route Level"L. Vachya (University of Hyderabad)
"Dominant Tharu Women: A Sociological Study oF Women of an Indian Tribal Community"Subhash Chandra Verma (Government Post Graduate College)
Working Group 32 - Integration - at what price? Uplands in Southeast Asia and beyond - Co-chaired by: Rupert Friederichsen, Chiengthong and Dr Andreas Neef."Similar rhetoric, but different reality? National integration of uplands in Vietnam and Laos compared." Andreas Neef (University of Hohenheim) and Rupert Friederichsen (University of Sheffield).
"Integration, Segregation or Exploitation? Exploring lowland-induced innovation processes in pig husbandry in the Uplands of Northern Vietnam and Northern Thailand." Iven Schad, Andreas Neef and Volker Hoffmann (University of Hohenheim).
"State and Market; the politics of 'development' in the 'economic corridor'." Jamaree Chiengthong.
"Degraded Forest as a Discursive Tactic of Economic Land Concessions." Touch Siphat (Chiang Mai University).
Working Group 34 - An Evaluation of the Roles of Women Farmers in East Asia -- Status and Problems of Women Farmers in East Asia (2) - Co-chaired by Gim, Gyung-Mee, Tokuya Kawate and Juri Hara-Fukuyo."An International Comparative Study about the Work Life Balance of Women Farmers." Michi Tsutsumi (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology).
"Gender Differences in Time Use of Farmers." Yoon-Ji Choi, Gyung-Mee Gim, Jin-Young Lee and Kyung-Ha Kang (Rural Development Administration).
"Issues and Characteristics of the Economic Activities of Women of Middle Age in Japanese Farming Village." Miki Shibuya (National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region).
Working Group 37 - Past and Present of East Asian Rice Cultures - Chaired by Seung-Jin Chung."East-Asian Rice Civilization and the view of Nature: The Perspective of Ecologism." Myun Hee Han (Chonbuk National University).
"Shang's Agriculture in Inscriptions on Bones and Tortoise Carapaces" Jinyoung Bae (Chonbuk National University).
"Rediscovery of Folk Culture and the Unification of the Community" Wolduk Kim (Chonbuk National University).
"A Sociological Research on Relation between Korean traditional Performing Art/ Pansori and Rice Farm" Ik-Doo Kim (Chonbuk National University).
"The Meaning of the Fair Trade in the Context of the Republic of South Africa." Koichi Ikegami (Kinki University).
"Keeping the Food Sovereignty through the Local Food Movement." Byeong-Seon Yoon (Konkuk University).
"The Implications of Zero Food Waste Movement for the Korean Food Situation and Global Food System." Jong Duk Kim (Kyungnam University).
Working Group 12 - Rethinking Developmental Discourse in the Contemporary Societies of Asia - Chaired by Eswarappa Kasi."Saemaul Movement and the Korean Developmental State." Do Hyun Han (Academy of Korean Studies).
Working Group 14 - Scientific Discourse, Governance and the Agri-Food System - Co-chaired by Elizabeth Ransom, Gianluca Brunori and Masashi Tachikawa."Understanding changes on food supply chains in the globalization context." Manuel Belo Moreira (Portugal).
"Conceptualizing the Mainstream Agri-food System." Raymond A. Jussaume Jr. (Washington State University).
"The struggle for transition to sustainable consumption: the role of alternative food networks Gianluca Brunori (University of Pisa).
"New trends of food re-localisation and role of alternative food networks." Ada Cavazzani (Universita della Calabria).
"In the name of conservation: coffee "Practices" in the protected area El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico." Marie-Christine Renard (Universidad Autaunoma Chapingo). "Agrarian Society and Lifestock Economy: Reflection on Governance Bishnu C. Barik (S R T M University).
Working Group 15 - State vs. Civil Society - Chaired by A Karuppiah."ICTs: A tool for conceptual analysis view knowledge indicators on state versus civil society's response." V. Kasirao (Central Leather Institute).
"State-led Multiculturalism and Citizen-led Multiculturalism in South Korea" - In-Jin Yoon (Transparency International Bangladesh)
Working Group 16/17 - Population Change and Rural Society & Demographic issues of Rural Subpopulation - Age Structure - Co-chaired by Dudley Poston, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown and Mary Ann Davis."A development of Healthy Aging City Model." Duangkamol Poonual and Patcharin Sirasoonthorn (Naresuan University).
"The Social Role and Position of Elderly in order to Sustain Rural Life in Japan." Tolga Ozsen and Sadao Tokuno (Kumamoto University).
"Older In-migrants and Longer-Term Residents as Volunteers in Rural Communities." Nina Glasgow and David L. Brown (Cornell University).
"Neighborhood Effects on Self-Rated Health of Elders in Taiwan GA Multilevel Analysis." Mei-Ling Huang (National Taiwan University).
"The Republic Of Korea And The Democratic People's Republic Of Korea: Demographic Projections Of Aging." Dudley L. Poston, Jr. (Texas A&M University) and Mary Ann Davis (Sam Houston State University)
"Planning for the Ageing Countryside in Japan: the potential Impact of Multi-habitation" Kayo Murakami, Rose Gilroy and Jane Atterton (Newcastle University).
Working Group 19/22 - Endogeneous Development Strategies for Rural Revitalization in East Asia (with Comparative Perspectives) -- The Role of Cooperatives in Rural Revitalization: East Asian Perspectives - Co-chaired by Larry Burmeister, Chung Ki-Wan, Keiko Tanaka and Yong-Ju Choi."Living in the WTO Era: The Impacts of Fallow Rice Production on Farmers and Rural Communities in Taiwan." Lucy C.-H. Chen (Tunghai University)."
"Developing Strategies for Marketing Firms in Common among Korea's Primary Cooperatives." Hogun Chung and Yongwon Cho (Korea Rural Economic Institute).
"Current Strategies for Revitalizing Farmers Associations to Promote Agricultural and Rural Development in Taiwan." Hong-Chin Tsai (Taiwan)."
"Organic Products, Consumer Cooperatives, and the Sustainability of a Rural Ethnic Community in Taiwan." Pei-hui Tsai (National Taiwan University).
Working Group 23 - Territorial Development, Sustainability and Social Dynamics: Experiences from South America - Productive Dynamics and Territoriality - Co-chaired by Hermes Morales."Well-being, work comfort and food security are better than maximizing production in the Amazon." Jean F. Tourrand (University of Brasilia & CIRAD), T. Barbosa, B. Nahum, D. Quanz, J. B. Vieiga and N. Hostiou.
"Livestock wage earners in the Brazilian Amazon region - peones, cowboys or fazendeiros?" Sophie Madelerieux (CEMAGREF), N. Hostiou, L. Dupre, T. Barbosa, A. B. Burlamaqui, A. M. Alves, J. F. Tourrand.
"Territorial development versus settlement sedimentation." Laura G. Duarte (University of Brasilia), R. Franceschini, R. Poccard, P. Valarie, P. Bommel, P. Lescoat, J. F. Tourrand.
"Local territory insertion of cattle breeders and artificialization of production systems: the case of managing of the cattle feeding in the Southwest of the Argentine Pampean area." Marcelo Champredonde, (Inta, Bordenave), Christophe Albadadejo (UNLP FCAyF, INRA/SAD y Agriterris) and Fernanda Ercoli (INTA, Bordenave).
"Tradition and Change in the Southern Cone of America. Limits and potentialities of Multi-Agent Systems as methodological tools for the study of the social dynamics of territorial change." Hermes Morales Grosskopf (Instituto Plan Agropecuario) and Gabriela Litre (University of Brasilia - Brazil).
"Validation of Work Balance to evaluate strategies and discuss viability of beef farms in Uruguay." Francisco Dieguez (Instituto Plan Agropecuario), Hermes Morales, Pastora Correa and Francisco Dieguez.
Working Group 31 - Change and Development of Rural Society in Korea"Rural Development and the New Village Movement(SAEMAUL UNDONG) in 1970s in Korea." Jung-Joo Kim.
"Innovation and Innovation System in Rural Korea." Wook Chang, MiRyung Song).
"Utilizing Intellectual Property in Agricultural Sector: Case of Geographical Indications." Myung-Hwan Sung.
Working Group 34 - An Evaluation of the Roles of Women Farmers in East Asia -- Various Acitivities and Roles of Women Farmers in Rural East Asia - Co-chaired by Gim,Gyung-Mee, Tokuya Kawate and Juri Hara-Fukuyo."The Characteristics and the Challenges of Rural Women's Entrepreneurial Activities in Japan." Kyoko Morofuji (Research Institute for Rural Community and Life).
"How Rural Women's Entrepreneurship based on Life Improvement Practice Group Developed: A Case Study on Tochigi and Nagano, Japan." Kumi Sawano and Tomoko Ichida (Meiji University).
"A Study on Female Organic Farmers' Use of Communication Channels for Acquiring Farming Innovations." Tzy-Ling Chen and Li-Yang Fang (National Chung Hsing Unviersity).
"The Role of Farm Women for Reconstruction of Community in Rural Japan." Mima Nishiyama, Sawako Ono (Chiba University) and Ryoko Sato (Women & Agriculture Network R.I.).
"Activities of Korean Women Farmer Leaders." Presented by Korean women farmer leaders.
PS01- Tzy-Ling Chen (National Chung Hsing University). "A Study on Female Organic Farmers' Use of Communication Channels for Acquiring Farming Innovations."
PS02- Yoshio Kawamura (Ryukoku University). "Community Development and Local Government's Roles for Poverty Reduction: Case of the JICA-Indonesia Project-Takalar Model."
PS03- Yosinobu Misuda (Iwate Prefectural University), Kana Yamada (Iwate Prefectural University) and Koya Sato (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University). "Current-State and Problems of Local Food System Building in Tohoku District, Japan."
PS04- Gyung Mee Gim (Rural Development Administration). "Design of an Educational Program for Rural Woman Leader's Activity in Local Agricultural Cooperative."
PS05- Gyung Mee Gim (Rural Development Administration). "Development of an Educational Program for Rural Woman Leader's Activity in Local Committee."
PS06- Gyung Mee Gim (Rural Development Administration). "Evaluation of an Educational Program for Rural Woman's Motivation to Solve Problem Based on Gender E."
PS07- Naomi Stenning and Kyoichi Miyoshi (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University). "Endogenous Community Capacith Development in Rural Japan-For Case- Studies and a Model
PS-08- Subir Bandyopadhyay (Jadavpur University). "Gender Issues and Community Development in Rural Set Up: Analyzing the Dynamics."
PS09- Sung-Joo Lee (Daegu University). "The Burdens and the Welfare Demands of the Grandparents-Grandchildren Families in Rural Areas."
PS10- Yonungsook, Cho (Rural Resource Development Institute, RDA). "The Structure of Decision-Making in Farm Couples in Rural Korea."
PS11- Seiichi Sakurai (Chiba University). "Toward a Comparative Analysis of Farmers' Markets."
PS12- Sanjay Singh ( Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University). "Women Assertion and Political Participation at the Grassroot Level: Ethnographic Study of an Indian Village Panchayat."
PS13- Laszlo Kovacs (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University). "World Rural Population ? Variation Over Time of the Proportion of Urban-Rural Population."
PS14- Modupe Adebo (University of Ado-Ekiti). "Effect of ICT on Food Marketing and Poverty Alleviation among Women in Rural Nigeria."
PS15- Keung-Eun Lee (Kyungpook National University), Do-Hee Kim (Uiduk University) and Mi-Jung Kim (Social Solidarity Bank). "The Intensive Needs for Community-Based Collaborative Care for Children with Child Abuse in Rural Area."
PS16-Soohyun Kwon (The University of Tokyo) and Seongil Kim and Jouyeon Yi-Kook (Seoul National University). "A Stakeholder Analysis in Successful Rural Tourism Communities with Social Network Analysis."
PS17- Soon Duck Yoon (Rural Resource Development Institute). "Case Study on Informal Care for Rural Elderly by Community Members in Korea."
PS18- Soon Duck Yoon (Rural Resource Development Institute). "Estimating the Economic Influence of Retirement Migration on Rural Communities in Korea."
PS19- Hye-seon Chae (Rural Resource Development Institute). "Evaluation of Elderly-Elderly Care Education Program in the Rural."
PS20- Jeong Im Hwang (Rural Development Administration). "The Present Status and New Direction in Extension Services of Agricultural Experiment Station."
PS21- Duk-Hee Jang (Uiduk University), Hyo-Sun Shin, Yeon-Joo Kim and Dong-Hui Lim (Multicultural Family Support Center). "Effects of Experiences in Social Skill Training Groups on the Adaptation of Children from Multicultural Homes to their School Lives."
PS22- YeongMi Jeon (Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Republic of Korea). "The Redirections of Rural Tourism Policy in Korea."
PS24- Jin-Young Lee, Gyung-Mee Gim, Yoon-Ji Choi (Rural Development Administration). "Report on Cases for Unequal Status of Women Farmer in Agricultural Policies."
PS25- K.H.J. Kang, M. Y. Huh, J. Y. Lee, Y. J. Choi, G. M. Gim, and D. Y. Hwang (Rural Resources Development Institute NIAST RDA, and Silla University) "Impacts of Farmer Couples' Practice of Family Agreement on Farm Management in Korea.".
PS26- D. Y. Hwang, Y. S. Cho, K. H. Kang, J.S. Ko, and G. M. Gim (Rural Resources Development Institute NIAST RDA, South Korea). "An Analysis on Participation of Social Education in Rural Residents in Korea."
"Farmers' Cooperatives and Community Building in South Korea." Chul-Kyoo Kim and Min-su Park (Korea University).
"The State participation in food distribution to urban areas." Agustin Morales (Universidad Central de Venezuela).
"Developing Food Sovereignty indicators at the community level." Marta G. Rivera-Ferre (Autonomous University of Barcelona).
Working Group 10 - Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Asia: Session 2 - - Co-chaired by Douglas H. Constance and Kotaro Ohara"Multiple Trajectories of Agrarian Transition in a Traditional Craft Village, Northern Vietnam." Nguyen Phuong Le (Chiang Mai University).
"The Role and Possibility of Subsistence Production: Reflecting the Experience in Japan." Keiko Yoshino (Tokyo University).
"Resticking Agriculture in Indonesia: Facts, Policy Issues and Poverty Reduction." Muhammad Arsyad (Hasanuddin University).
"The Analysis of Energy Consumption in Rice Farmers' Households: A Case Study of TAO Ya Plong." Pracha Jantarasarsophon (Chulalongkorn University).
Working Group 12 - Rethinking Developmental Discourse in the Contemporary Societies of Asia - Chaired by Eswarappa Kasi."Collective Land Ownership in Rural China: A Safeguard against the Tyranny of Market." Q. Forrest Zhang (Singapore Management University).
Working Group 14 - Scientific Discourse, Governance and the Agri-Food System - Co-chaired by Elizabeth Ransom, Gianluca Brunori and Masashi Tachikawa."Technology Assessment in social context." Frank Vanclay (University of Tasmania).
"A Japanese tradition of study on agricultural ethics." Motoki Akitsu (Kyoto University).
"Farmers as social learners: Sustainable farming and communities of practice." Selyf Morgan (Cardiff University).
"When "Perceptions" Become "Knowledge": Publics and Risk Assessment Procedures in New Zealand." Carolyn Morris (University of Canterbury).
RC-40 Business meeting immediately following Session 3
Working Group 15 - State vs. Civil Society - Chaired by A Karuppiah."Involvement of Civil Society in Anti Corruption Movement: An analytical Study." (Research and Information, Transparency International).
"Power, Cooperation and Social Capital in Rural Development." Yoko Kanemasu (Cardiff University).
Working Group 16/17 - Population Change and Rural Society & Demographic issues of Rural Subpopulation - Socio-Economic Structure - Co-chaired by Dudley Poston, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown and Mary Ann Davis."Socio-demographic context of the rural poverty." Jorde Jakimovski (Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Researches)
"The social expression of the rural: A case-study of four Irish social representative groups." Loka Ashwood (National University of Ireland).
"Children at Risk: An Investigation of the Street Children in Bangladesh." Mahmudul Hasan and Md. Rafiqul Islam (University of Rajshahi).
"Socio economic profile and development of tribals: a case of Paraja and Gadava tribes of Orissa." Snehalata Panda (Berhampur University).
"Unemployment, Rural Residence, and Suicide in South Korea." Mary Ann Davis (Sam Houston State University) and Hosik Min (University of Hawaii).
Working Group 18 - Food, agriculture and rural governance in multi-level systems: The role of reflexivity, networks and multifunctionality -- Session 6 Rural Governance of transformation - rural governance in transformation - Co-chaired by Peter H. Feindt and Philip Lowe."Relational Spaces and Rural Development: A Case Study of Formosa Oolong at Longtan." Hung Jen Tan (National Taiwan Normal University).
"Facing the Change: Polish Farmers` Reflexivity on Post-Communist Transformation and Europeanization." Krzysztof Gorlach (Jagiellonian University).
Working Group 19/22 - Endogeneous Development Strategies for Rural Revitalization in East Asia (with Comparative Perspectives) -- The Role of Cooperatives in Rural Revitalization: Comparative Perspectives - Co-chaired by Larry Burmeister, Chung Ki-Wan, Keiko Tanaka and Yong-Ju Choi."Increasing Functionality of Cooperatives and Achieving Organizational Cooperation among Different Organizations via the EU Local Development Initiatives." Hasan Acka (Gaziosmanpasa University), Yunus Serin (Erciyes University), and Selahattin Iptas (Gaziosmanpasa University).
"The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives for Rural Development: An Egyptian Case Study." Mohammed Alaa Eldin Abdelkader (Egypt).
"Establishment and Change of Agricultural Producer Cooperatives in East Germany." Jeong Nam Choi, Axel Wolz, and Michael Kopsidis (Leibniz-Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe).
"Transformations of Cooperatives during the WTO Era: New Roles, Survival Strategies and Future Prospects." Maria Almanza Sanchez and Jorge L. Castrellon Montelongo (Mexico).
Working Group 31 - Change and Development of Rural Society in Korea"The Analysis on the Rural Residents' Acceptance Behavior of Ubiquitous Computing Technology." Tong-il Kim, Seong-il Kim.
"A Study on Changing Structure and Functions of Periodic Markets in Korea." Yong-Sun Lee, Eun-Mee Jeong.
"An Analysis of Marketing Characteristics of Periodic Markets in Korea." Seung-Yong Gouk, Yong-Sun Lee.
"Changes in Korean Agricultural Structure and Some Policy Considerations." Oh-Bok Kwon and Jeong-Ho Kim (Korea Rural Economic Intitute)
Working Group 34 - An Evaluation of the Roles of Women Farmers in East Asia --Evaluation about Women Farmers and Women's Empowerment in East Asia - Co-chaired by Gim,Gyung-Mee, Tokuya Kawate and Juri Hara-Fukuyo."The Value of Women Farmers in Korean Agriculture." Hye-Jung Kang (Korea Rural Economic Institute).
"The Social Norm and the Awareness of the Constraints of Rural Women in Japan." Masashi Yamashita.Kiyomitsu Kudo (National Institute For Rural Engineering).
"Maternity Leave of Farmers and Potentiality of 'Family Management Agreement' in Japan." Chie Katayama and Kiyomitsu Kudo (National Institute for Rural Engineering).
"The Development of Farming Machines and the Consideration of Women in Rural Society in Korea." Hee-Keum Cho (Daegu University) and Gyung-Mee Gim (Rural Development Administration).
"Background and the Factors Promoting Women's Empowerment in Japanese Rural Society." Rieko Tsuru (Kibi International University). General Discussion Gyung Mee Gim, Tokuya Kawate and Juri-Hara-Fukuyo.