Scott Byrd, sociology graduate student, is the co-editor of a special issue of the Journal of World-Systems Research.  Published by the Political Economy of the World-Systems Section of the American Sociological Association, the special edition covers current research findings on social forums, movements and places.  A downloadable copy is available online at http://jwsr.ucr.edu/archive/vol16/Entire-vol16n1.pdf.  

Learn more about Byrd’s research activities at http://www.socsci.uci.edu/ss_newsevents/news_page/410.