Department of Development Sociology
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The Department of Development Sociology is an academic unit at Cornell University that focuses on the social dimensions of development, including issues such as inequality, globalization, and community change.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Development Sociology canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T853465 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Development Sociology Context triple: [Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, hasAcademicDivision, Department of Development Sociology]
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A.
Faculty of Sociology
The Faculty of Sociology at Moscow State University is a leading Russian academic division dedicated to sociological education and research across a wide range of social issues and methodologies.
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School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences at Rice University is an academic division that focuses on disciplines such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and related fields to study human behavior and social systems.
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C.
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is an academic division within the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines such as sociology, politics, economics, and related social science fields.
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Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
The Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology is a division of the University of Tokyo dedicated to advanced research and education in the humanities and social sciences.
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Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield is an academic division encompassing disciplines such as politics, sociology, economics, education, and related fields focused on the study of society and human behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Development Sociology Target entity description: The Department of Development Sociology is an academic unit at Cornell University that focuses on the social dimensions of development, including issues such as inequality, globalization, and community change.
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A.
Faculty of Sociology
The Faculty of Sociology at Moscow State University is a leading Russian academic division dedicated to sociological education and research across a wide range of social issues and methodologies.
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B.
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences at Rice University is an academic division that focuses on disciplines such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and related fields to study human behavior and social systems.
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C.
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is an academic division within the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines such as sociology, politics, economics, and related social science fields.
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D.
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
The Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology is a division of the University of Tokyo dedicated to advanced research and education in the humanities and social sciences.
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E.
Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield is an academic division encompassing disciplines such as politics, sociology, economics, education, and related fields focused on the study of society and human behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| affiliation | Land-grant university system through Cornell University ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
inform public policy on development issues
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support community engagement and outreach ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cornell Cooperative Extension programs ⓘ |
| campus |
Cornell University
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surface form:
Cornell University Ithaca campus
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| collaboratesWith | other departments at Cornell University ⓘ |
| conducts |
community-based research
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empirical research on development ⓘ international field research ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
faculty members
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research staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development sociology
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development studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community change
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environment and development ⓘ globalization ⓘ inequality ⓘ international development ⓘ migration ⓘ poverty ⓘ rural development ⓘ social dimensions of development ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| hasFocusRegion |
global South
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surface form:
Global South
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| hasStudentBody |
graduate students
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undergraduate students ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ithaca, New York, United States
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surface form:
Ithaca, New York
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| mission | to study and address social aspects of development ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
PhD program in Development Sociology
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graduate training in development sociology ⓘ undergraduate major in Development Sociology ⓘ undergraduate minor in Development Sociology ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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surface form:
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University
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| partOf | Cornell University ⓘ |
| researchApproach |
interdisciplinary
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mixed-methods research ⓘ |
| teachesCourse |
courses on community development
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courses on globalization ⓘ courses on research methods in sociology ⓘ courses on social inequality ⓘ |
| website | https://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Development Sociology Description of subject: The Department of Development Sociology is an academic unit at Cornell University that focuses on the social dimensions of development, including issues such as inequality, globalization, and community change.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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hasAcademicDivision
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Department of Development Sociology
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