At the University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW-Madison Department of Rural Sociology
UW-Madison Agroecology Program
Programs at Other Universities
Cornell University, Department of Development Sociology
Iowa State University
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University Department of Human and Community Resource Development
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
University of Kentucky, Department of Community & Leadership Development
University of Missouri, Department of Rural Sociology
Washington State University, Department of Community & Rural Sociology
Organizations
American Sociological Association
Professional society of sociologists in the United States
Rural Sociological Society
Professional society of rural sociologists in the United States
International Sociological Associoation (ISA)
Professional Society for sociologists around the world; holds status of NGO in formal relations with UNESCO and special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
- Research Committee #09 - Social Transformations and Sociology of Development
- Research Committee #14 - Communication, Knowledge, and Culture
- Research Committee #19 - Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy
- Research Committee #24 – Environment and Society
- Research Committee #40 – Sociology of Agriculture and Food
International Rural Sociology Association
International association of rural sociology organizations and rural sociologists
Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition (MASAC)
Polson Institute for Global Development, Cornell University
Research, Education, Action and Policy on Food Group (REAP)
Non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, that focuses on building a regional food system that is healthful, just, and both environmentally and economically sustainable
Rural Assistance Center
This rural health and human services information portal helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents.
Sustain Dane
This non-profit organization located in the Madison, Wisconsin area is dedicated to creating a community that deeply enjoys, cares for and is sustained by its unique environment.