The 5th International Conference of the Asian Rural Sociological Association (ARSA)

This project has created attentions not only in Australia, but also in Lao PDR and Thailand where our team has been working closely with the industry and the communities.

  

From 1-5 September, the National University of Laos (NUOLS) hosted the 5th International Conference of the Asian Rural Sociological Association (ARSA). One of the key organisers, Associate Professor Kabmanivanh Phouxay, discussed our project with international delegates from the region. Since the theme of the conference is  From Challenges to Prosperous Future in the Rural Asia, the key findings from the field in Vilabouly were well received by participants at the conference.  

                                                   Assoc.Prof. Phouxay at ARSA conference

The organiser of this conference, the Asian Rural Sociological Association, has been promoting the international conference to promote better understanding on the sociology of rural development in Asia. The Asian Rural Sociology Association (ARSA) was an offshoot of Asian Rural Sociology Working Group (ARSWG) which was set up in 1992 by a group of Asian participants attending the World Congress of International Rural Sociology Association (IRSA) in Pennsylvania State University, USA.