International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Bill Reimer 21/06/2012 33 degrees and 54% humidity were the talk of the day as our guests arrived – hot, sweaty, and in some cases, luggage-less. One by one they were set up with kit bags, keys, and directions to the nearest (air conditioned) pubs. By 9:00 PM we welcomed the last of today’s Read More …
By the editors, 19/06/2012 We have gathered links to some of the stuff we have come across online this week that we think could be of interest to (former) ICRPS participants and faculty: Participants in the Summer Insitute in Norway heard Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom speak a year ago. She recently passed away. How local Read More …
by the editors, 18/06/2012 June 18th is Agriculture and Rural Development Day in the UN Conference on Sustainable Developement +20 in Rio de Janeiro. You can watch the webcast on agricultureday.org and ask questions to the experts via Twitter or Facebook! Photo by Alcindo Correa Filho PS. Use Facebook daily? Like Exploring Rurality and follow our updates in your Read More …
by Bill Reimer, 14/06/2012 John Martin, Alistair Walker, and Annie Guthrie have come up with a unique way to conduct rural and community research this summer. They will bicycle from town to town all the way across Canada – more than 7,000 km. On their way, they will stop in at many of the communities Read More …
by Kjersti Nordskog, 06/07/2012 In Norway, the responsibility to take care of the elderly lies with the individual municipality. For rural municipalities and communities, finding someone to fill-in during weekends and on holidays can be a substantial headache. The municipality of Karmøy, located on the southwestern coast of Norway, has found an elegant solution to this problem: the Read More …
by Wayne Kelly, 31/05/2012 The recipe for rural development in the new economy is based on three key ingredients of knowledge, innovation and leadership. Various types of economic and social development in rural communities will require these three elements to be successful. An important starting point is to understand what each of these key Read More …
by Bill Reimer, 23/05/2012 The 2012 ICRPS summer school (or maybe we should call it a ‘road show’ this year) will be exploring options for sustainable futures. We will do so by spending 3 days in Montréal, QC, to see how rural resources, people, and services contribute to urban success. We will then move to Read More …
In the end of March, New York Times published a travel article on Vashon Island just off the Seattle coast with the title “A trip across Water, and Time, from Seattle“. ICRPS participant Shana Hirsch lives on Vashon Island, and commented on the article in social media. We asked Shana to elaborate on her point Read More …
Welcome to the new ICRPS Summer Insitute Alumni Blog “Exploring Rurality“! by Kjersti Nordskog and Katja Cappelen, 04/05/2012 We are hoping that this blog will be a meeting point for Summer Institute alumni and faculty to meet, stay in touch, exchange knowledge and get to know each other better. Please take a look at the Read More …
by Stuty Maskey, 25/04/2012 As rural economies, especially in the developing parts of the world, are getting haphazardly exposed to the latest market calls for organic products, natural fibers, exotic herbs etc., several such resource rich areas are undergoing changes in their social/cultural values with deep and long term ramifications. On the one hand, in Read More …