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In the 3 years between the 2019 and 2022 International Studies Association (ISA) meetings, the profound state of global economic, social, and political upheaval around the world has become unavoidably evident for much, if not most, of the world. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, movements for inclusion and resulting backlashes sprang up across the globe. As scholars of international affairs, the members of the ISA seek to understand and contextualize world events. However, our members and the organization itself are not passive observers of history. These struggles directly influence the personal experiences of many of our members, within and beyond our profession. For these reasons, ISA leadership felt that it was important to mark the 2022 meeting with a Sapphire Series panel to discuss ``International Studies and Struggles for Inclusion.'' The panel brought together ISA members from various sections and backgrounds to offer diverse perspectives on a host of topics: How does the field of international studies understand these developments? How do struggles for inclusion affect our members and community of social scientists? And perhaps most importantly, what should the ISA be doing about them, in terms of both scholarship and organizational decisions?

"Front Cover" -- "Oil Spill Environmental Forensics Case Studies" -- "Copyright Page" -- "Contents" -- "List of Contributors" -- "Preface" -- "1 Critical Review of an Interlaboratory Forensic Dataset: Effects on Data Interpretation in Oil Spill Studies" -- "Biographies" -- "1.1 Introduction" -- "1.2 Laboratory Studies Considered" -- "1.2.1 Interlaboratory Calibration Studies Considered" -- "1.2.2 Intralaboratory Studies Considered" -- "1.2.3 Interlaboratory and Intralaboratory Data Considered" -- "1.3 Interpretive Methods" -- "1.4 Results—QA10OIL01 Crude Oil" -- "1.4.1 Parent PAH Results" -- "1.4.2 Alkylated PAHs Results" -- "1.4.3 Geochemical Biomarkers Results" -- "1.5 Discussion" -- "1.5.1 Parent PAHs" -- "1.5.2 Alkylated PAHs and Geochemical Biomarkers" -- "1.6 Discussion—Sources of Analytical Variability" -- "1.6.1 Availability of Analytical Standards" -- "1.6.2 Instrument Acquisition Parameters" -- "1.6.3 Raw Data Analysis" -- "1.6.4 Quantification Techniques" -- "1.7 Discussion—Implications on Use of Data in Forensic Applications" -- "1.7.1 PAH and Alkylated PAH Summations" -- "1.7.2 Alkylated PAH and Geochemical Biomarker Diagnostic Ratios" -- "1.8 Conclusions and Recommendations" -- "References" -- "Further Reading" -- "2 Fifty Years of Petroleum Geochemistry: A Valuable Asset in Oil Spill Environmental Forensics" -- "Biography" -- "2.1 Introduction" -- "2.2 The Origin of Crude Oils" -- "2.3 Crude Oil Composition" -- "2.4 Analytical Techniques" -- "2.5 The Biomarker Concept" -- "2.5.1 Sesquiterpanes" -- "2.5.2 Terpanes" -- "2.5.3 Steranes" -- "2.5.4 Diamondoids" -- "2.5.5 C7 Compounds" -- "2.5.6 Aromatic Hydrocarbons" -- "2.6 Compound-Specific Isotope Analyses" -- "2.7 Weathering–Evaporation, Water Washing, Biodegradation" -- "2.8 Summary" -- "References

SummaryRECENT STUDIES OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY IN ITALYIn different countries an increasing interest in subjects connected with rural sociology in Italy is noticeable. The article presents, therefore, a survey of the development and character of rural sociology in Italy. Socio‐economic research has been carried out from the 19th century onwards, but rural sociology as an independent science is fairly recent. Conditions in Italy have determined that the majority of sociological studies should be focussed on (1) agrarian reform and (2) changing relations between town and country. Because of this, other areas have been relatively neglected, especially the field of community studies. The article ends with a list of studies undertaken by the Italian Society for Rural Sociology (1959–60).ZusammenfassungNEUERE UNTERSUCHUNGEN AUF DEM GEBIET DER LÄNDLICHEN SOZIOLOGIE IN ITALIENIn verschiedenen Ländern läßt sich ein wachsendes Interesse an Pro‐blemen der ländlichen Soziologie in Italien feststellen. Der vorliegende Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die Entwicklung und den Charakter der ländlichen Soziologie in Italien. Die Tradition der sozial‐ökono‐mischen Forschung geht bis auf das 19. Jahrhundert zurück. Länd‐liche Soziologie als unabhängige Wissenschaft ist jedoch noch ziem‐lich jung. Infolge der italienischen Situation liegt der Schwerpunkt der Mehrzahl der soziologischen Studien (1) auf der Agrarreform, (2) auf dem Wandel der Stadt‐Land‐Beziehungen. Aus diesem Grunde sind andere Gebiete, besonders das der Gemeindestudien, vergleichsweise vernachlässigt worden. Der Artikel endet mit einer Liste von Untersuchungen, die durch die italienische Gesellschaft für ländliche Soziologie durchgefiihrt worden sind (1959–60).

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