International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Kjersti Nordskog, 27/06/2013, on ICRPS day 7 A new day of the ICRPS Summer Institute, Italy, started bright and early as the bus left Bertinoro at 07:15 am. Students, faculty – and this alumna who still hadn’t left, boarded the bus and headed to Bologna and the Department of Agriculture. Presenters were already waiting Read More …
by Andrew Spaeth 23/06/2013 on day 6 of the 2013 Summer Insitute The 10th annual International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) conference was held on Sunday, June 23 at the Church Room at the University of Bologna residential center in Bertinoro. The conference started with some reflection on the past ten years of ICRPS followed Read More …
by Catharine Weber, 23/06/2013 on day 6 of the 2013 Summer Institute Our Sunday adventure started with a bus trip to Comacchio. Upon arrival we walked a short distance to la manifattura dei marinati. The museum building was once the main processing site for eel in the 1940s and 50s. We toured the plant after watching two Mussolini Read More …
by Suman Pant, 22/06/2013 on day 5 of the 2013 Summer Insitute After a great field trip and amazing food yesterday, our day began in full swing with presentations and discussions. Emanuele Padovani from the University of Bologna started the day with his presentation on public management and policy delivery in rural areas. Some ideas and Read More …
by James D. Rossi, 21/06/2013 on day 4 of the 2013 Summer Insitute Today’s ICRPS focused on field visits which included stops at producers of EU Demonination of Origin products (DOP), representatives of the Local Action Group (LAG) L’Altra Romagna, and an agritourism hotel/restaurant. DOP limits both the geographical region in which a good can Read More …
by Kelsey Lang ICRPS 2013 20/06/2013 on day 3 of the 2013 Summer Insitute The third day of ICRPS brought the end of policy research theory and analysis methods, and the beginning of getting to know different policy applications! The day started with discussion on quasi-experimental design and evaluation, driving home the importance of knowing the Read More …
by Farhana Abutalib 19/06/2013, on day 2 of the 2013 Summer Insitute Today, ICRPS participants had a full day of theory in comparative policy, research methodology and piadine! Our morning presenters Tom Johnson, Ray Bollman and John Bryden outlined key concepts of comparative rural policy, and the challenges of measuring and assessing rurality. John Devlin Read More …
by Rose Hickman 18/6/2013, on day 1 of the 2013 Summer Insititute The 2013 ICRPS is off to a great start. But what else could be expected when the Institute is housed in a castle overlooking rolling hills of vineyards and fields in the idyllic region of Emilia Romagna, Italy? Our home for the next Read More …
ICRPS 2013 has now started in Bertinoro, Italy. We hope all the participants have a wonderful time, learn a lot about comparative rural policy and rural developement and make new friends! Enjoy! Best, Katja, Eric and Kjersti
by the editors 16/06/2013 As the Cost of Energy Goes Up, Food Prices Follow says the World Bank Cross Country Analysis of Farm Economic Performance from the OECD The Trouble with Biofuels: Costs and Consequences of Expanding Biofuel Use in the United Kingdom Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food from the New York Times Read More …