International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
Field Trip to Priorat By Heather Gillich and Luca Annesi The beauty of the Priorat is a welcome view from our transport today. As we leave the, now familiar, campus of the UAB to embrace the wonder that awaits in this rural area, we reflect on our expectations for the day. During the ICRPS process, Read More …
Comparative Research Methods and Government Structures By John Devlin Tuesday started with an extended session on research methods for comparative analysis. The session was structured in small groups with a wide range of faculty. Students chose which faculty they would like to speak to and could move from one to another over the morning. We Read More …
Rural? What’s rural? By John Devlin Monday morning after a good breakfast we all made our way en mass to Room 20, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa led by Clara Cera. John Bryden (NIBIO) and Judith Stallmann (MU) started with a round of introductions by participants indicating their topics of research interest followed by some discussion Read More …
Tapas anyone? By John Devlin The 14th edition of the ICRPS Summer Institute was off to a great start on Sunday evening with Tapas at Restaurant CAU on the campus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. New and old friends spent a couple of hours remembering past ICRPS and anticipating what will come over the Read More …