International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
Blog #5 – July 4, 2014 by Regional Development group 1 The second field trip of ICRPS – Mexico 2014 took place on the 4th of the July. The day began, at 7am on the bus, with a passionate rendition of “America the beautiful” in honour of America’s Independence Day. Today we visited the Villa Guerrero Read More …
Blog #4 – July 3, 2014 by Mikaël Akimowicz, Md Mutaleb and Venus Welch Waking up with visions of the Aztec pyramids engrained in our minds, the intensity of the previous day still fresh on our bodies. Today’s intellectual oasis included the analysis of comparative theory and methods, research methodology and comparative rural policy. We were also Read More …
Blog #3 – July 2, 2014 by Tristeen Bownes and Haniel Ogburu (Group 2 Goverance/ Governability) Can you say Trout?! The participants of the ICRPS were able to analyze trout in Malinalco, Mexico, where we had the fortune of touring a trout farm in the area and learning about how rural policies impact its production. Read More …
Blog #2 – July 1, 2014 By Subi Azim and Kate Olson (Group 1 Social Structures and Migration) Day Two started nicely, after yesterday’s rain, we saw some sun! After arriving on the UAEM campus we started right into learning about Comparative Rural Policy from Ray Bollman and Tom Johnson. The role of policy and Read More …
Blog #1 – July 1, 2014 by Fabio De Menna After yesterday’s incredible football-watching experience in the world’s fourth largest square, the Zocalo, a very promising first edition of the second decade of the ICRPS summer Institute officially started this morning. Luckily, but sadly, the Italian national team is