In Alternative Pathways in Science and Industry, David Hess examines how social
movements and other forms of activism affect innovation in science, technology, and …

Climate change is the preeminent environmental problem of our time, and Joseph Molnar's
call for greater attention to it by rural sociologists is both welcome and timely. The agenda he …

Ce travail a été présenté dans des versions préliminaires aux colloques de l'European
Society of Rural Sociology en 2009 à Vaasa (Finlande) et «Écologisation des pratiques et …

Purpose Numerous factors currently challenge food production in the United States, and
these are likely to intensify. We sought to understand what challenges US agriculturalists …

An increasing amount of research has been dedicated to studying university‐industry
relationships (UIRs). Researchers have studied the impacts of UIRs on the integrity of …

This article analyzes the primary activities of agricultural college faculty with and without
extension appointments using survey data. The evidence suggests that differences between …

This historical analysis of a multi-disciplinary agricultural sciences field narrates a number of
the key events sha** the history of Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) and Nodulation …

This study investigates the dynamic relationship of the purpose and value of state
agricultural experiment stations today as perceived by a sample of the directors of state …

This chapter provides some notions and information that could help stimulate a more
widespread awareness of social science knowledge as a public good. It starts from the point …

During the past several decades, as ecological concern about industrial agriculture has
intensified, some sectors of agriculture have become subject to environmental regulations, a …