Globalization and Rural Social Change
The First International Conference of ARSA was held in Kasetsart University in Thailand on January 29-31, 1999. Its main theme was “Globalization and Rural Social Change” with sub themes on globalization and rural socio-cultural change, economic crises and rural strategies, agricultural resource and environment, role of rural sociology and rural studies and rural social movements and governance. Thirty three papers were presented during the said conference. These were subsequently published in Asian Rural Sociology Vol. 1. The first international conference was spearheaded by Prof. Surichai Wun’Gaeo of Chulalangkorn University and attended by about 200 participants from 11 countries.
ARSA - Asian Rural Sociology Association 