European Society for Rural Sociology

The European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) 1 was founded in 1957.

Today, ESRS 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 inequal ity in rural society, and nature and environmental care. The membership in the ESRS is open to people in- and outside Europe who are interested in the study of rural questions.

The objectives of ESRS are:

to stimulate and promote the development of rural sociology
to foster closer relations between rural sociologists, other social scientists, and practitioners with an interest in agricultural development, rural society and the environment
to promote international co-operation and the exchange of information and experience in the field of rural sociological research
to provide a forum in Europe for the discussion of issues related to rural change
to encourage the training of young social scientists within an international framework

ESRS Journal

Sociologia Ruralis 2

Sociologia Ruralis has been published quarterly by the ESRS since 1960. It is currently edited by Henry Buller and is published through Blackwell Publishing. Sociologia Ruralis reflects the diversity of European socialscience research on rural areas and related issues. The complexity and diversity of rural problems require multi and interdisciplinary approaches. Over the past 40 years Sociologia Ruralis has been an inter national forum for social scientists engaged in a broad variety of disciplines focusing on social, political and cultural aspects of rural development. Sociologia Ruralis covers a wide range of subjects, ranging from farming, NATURAL resources and food systems to rural communities, rural identities and the restructuring of rurality.