| 1. Center for Rural Studies |
| A University of Vermont-affiliated research organization which addresses social, economic, and resource-based problems of rural people and communities. Site offers indicators and other research data, guides and training materials, recent surveys, and links. |
| http://crs.uvm.edu/ |
| 2. Centre for Rural Social Research |
| Resources on rural social issues, change, community development, and allied topics maintained by Charles Sturt University, Australia. Also provides info on the center, publications, conferences, and research activities. |
| http://www.csu.edu.au/research/crsr/ |
| 3. European Society for Rural Sociology |
| Membership, Congress and conference information, news archive, and mailing list information. |
| http://cc.joensuu.fi/~alma/esrs/ |
| 4. Institute for Rural America |
| Promotes opportunity for independent farmers and rural communities through education, research, advocacy, and service. |
| http://www.instituteruralamerica.org/ |
| 5. International Rural Sociology Association |
| History, constitution, updates on the World Congress, and council members. |
| http://www.irsa-world.org/ |
| 6. Journal of Rural Studies |
| Articles on rural society, housing, employment, transport, services, land-use, and conservation. |
| http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescr... |
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| 7. Rural Development Initiative |
| RDI at Iowa State University provides the basis for policy decisions to stimulate rural development and economic growth through data sets, surveys, and research reports. |
| http://www.soc.iastate.edu/rdiweb/ |
| 8. Rural Institute on Disabilities |
| Info on the projects and people of this University of Montana center which researches human development, community services, and education of people with disabilities in rural areas. |
| http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/ |
| 9. Rural Policy Research Institute |
| Conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs. |
| http://www.rupri.org/ |
| 10. Rural Sociological Society |
| U.S. scholarly organization formed to promote the study of rural life through research, extension and education. |
| http://ruralsociology.org/ |
| 11. Southern Rural Sociological Association |
| Professional association for rural sociology in the Southern US. |
| http://www.ag.auburn.edu/srs/ |
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