Rural Sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow: Past and Present

The 27th Congress of the European Society of Rural Sociology (ESRS) will take place on 24-27 July 2017. This year it will be held at the highly hospitable Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland established in 1364. The decision of the ESRS authorities to choose Poland and, specifically, the Royal City of Kraków for this year’s Congress is undoubtedly a great honour for the Polish community of rural sociologists, recognised as one of the biggest and most active in Europe. For nearly 100 years, the development of this subdiscipline has been driven by the major contribution of sociologists associated with the centre in Kraków, functioning mainly, albeit not exclusively, within the structures of the Jagiellonian University Institute of Sociology.