INFORMATION

FOURTH WORLD CONGRESS OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY Torun, Poland, August 9- I 3 , I 976

A C A L L F O R P A P E R S

The Fourth World Congress of Rural Sociology will be held in Torun, POL-IND, August 9-15, 1976. The Congress is organized by the International Rural Sociological Association (IRSA), called into existence by the Rural Sociological Society (RSS), the European Society for Rural Sociology (ERSS), the Latin American Rural Sociology Association (ALASRU) and representing rural sociologists from all regions of the world. The participants of the Congress may be members of I R S A and regional societies, non-associated rural sociolo- gists, representatives of related disciplines, students of rural socio- logy and invited guests.

The general theme of the Congress determined by the Program Committee is: INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF HCWAN AND NATURAL

RESOURCES: THE CONTRIBUTION OF R U R A L SOCIOLOGY. The Program of the Congress has been prepared by the Committee coordinated by Glenn V. Fuguitt of the University of Wisconsin-hladison, USA, with representatives from all regions of the world, including Gelia Castillo (Philippines), Bruce Crouch (Australia), Odd Grande - until Sep- tember 1 9 7 4 - (Norway), Gwyn Jones - after September 1974 - (United Kingdom), E. B. E. Ndem (Zambia), Jose Pastore (Brazil), A1 Bertrand - ex officio - (USA), and Boguslaw Galeski - ex officio - (Poland). In Poland, the organization of the Congress has been handled by the Local Arrangements Committee chaired by Boguslaw Galeski.

The place of the Congress is Torun, a university city 90 miles northwest of Warsaw, and the birthplace of Copernicus. All sessions and meetings will be held on the campus. Translations will be provided only for the plenary sessions. It is planned to have five working languages: English, French, Spanish, German and Russian.

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Two plenary sessions are planned: one opening session on the general theme of the Congress, and the dosing session, with the reports of the chairmen of the seminars. There was special concern that persons interested in particular topics would have the opportunity to meet and exchange their experiences and ideas. To achieve this o b j d v e , each participant will select two noncompeting seminars to attend for three sessions each, at which papers, research and policy issues will be discussed.

Thse wisbing to contribute papers should submit detailed abstracts as soon as possible to the appropriate chairman with a copy to the Local Arrangements Committee. (If no chairman is indicated, or if you are unsure as to which seminar would be appropriate for your work, send both copies of your abstract to the Local Arrangements Committee).

S E M I N A R SESSIONS WITH C H A I R M E N

I . Concepts and strategies for the integrated development of human and natural resources. Dr. H. Kotter, Director, Human Re- sources, Food and Agriculture Organization, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 001 oo-Rome, ITALY

L. Economic growth: consequences for human and natural resource development. Comdo Barberis, Instituto Nazionale di Sociolo- gia R u d e INSOR/ Via Boncompagni, I G ITALY

3 . Technological changes in agriculture and modernization of rural life: needs for integrated development. Prodipto Roy, Council for Social Development, j j Lodi Estate, New Delhi, INDIA

4. Demographic changes and strategies of development. Tom Ford, Dept. of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40joG USA

j . Spatial and regional planning as strategies of development. Horacio Martorelli, Secretary - ALASRU, Secretaria: 1 8 de Julio 1 4 1 7, entrepiso, Esc. I , Montevideo, URUGUAY

6. Rural social change and land reforms. R. Stavenhagen, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City, D.F. MEXICO

7. Collective and cooperative farming as a strategy of integrated development. Mihail Cernea, 9, Str. Sepcari 9, Bucarest I ,

8. Employment, occupational structure, and strategies of integrated development. Tatiana I Zaslawskaja, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Prospect Nauki 17, Nowosibirsk, USSR

RUMANIA

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9. Stratification and social mobility of the rural population: h- plications for integrated development. Jose Pastore, Instimto Pesquisas Economicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, C A I X ~ postal 8 0 3 0 capital, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, S.A.

10. Peasant societies and dilemmas of development. Joseph Ade Alao, Dept. of Extension and Rural Sociology, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, NIGERIA

IT. The future of rural communities in industrialized societies. H. Mendras, C.N.R.S. Groupe de Sociologie Rurale, Universite Paris X, Bat. G, 92 OOI Nanterre FRANCE

12. The role of government in integrated development. Bruce Crouch, Agricultural Extension, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

13. Rural groups and cooperatives, their role in integrated develop ment. Philip Mbithi, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KENYA

14. Changing roles of women in rural societies. Gelia Castillo, Dept. of Agricultural Education, University of Philippines, College, Laguna, PHILIPPINES

I j . Minority and ethnic groups in the process of integrated develop ment. J. Zubrzycki, Australian National University, Dept. of Sociology, Canberra, A.C.T., AUSTRALIA

16. Rural youth: human resource or human burden. Bill Kuvlesky, Dept. of Sociology, Texas A & M, College Station, Texas 77843 USA

I 7. Recreation, leisure, and strategies of integrated development. J. Dumazeder, Centre &Etude Sociologiques, 82 Rue Cardinet. Paris, I ~ E , FRANCE

18. The quality of life: the impact of expectations on development. Harold Capener, Dept. of Rural Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850 USA

19. Environmental development and the quality of life. E. A. Wilke- ning, Dept. of Rural Sociology, 240 Ag Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin j 3706 USA

20. The changing nature of rural religious institutions. Quirinus J. Munters, Dept. of Sociology, Agricultural University, Wage- ningen, NETHERLANDS

21. The rural family today. Ivan Nye, Department of Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163 USA

Regirtration fee - $20 for members of IRSA, $21 for non-members, $10 for students and $ z j for accompanying persons. The regismtion

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fee entitles the participant to a one-day scientific excursion, the materials of the Congress and to all Congress receptions. Congress participants will be housed on campus and in hotels. The rooms in dormitories will be approximately $9 per day, in hotels $18-30 per day. Meals at the University cafetaria will be about $10 per person per day. Inquiries should be addressed to: Local Arrangements Committee, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, N o V Swht 72 - P h C StaSZiCa 00-3 3 0 WarSzaWa - POUND.