International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by the editors, 30/04/2013 There are clearly some interesting reads to be found on the internet. Here are some of the articles we have come across lately: “How to keep small towns from disappearing” from Canada’s National Post Read about Germany’s transition to renewable energy in “Energy crossroads“ New edition of the Journal of Rural and Community Development on the Read More …
by the editors 23/04/2013 As mentioned in this previous post, Exploring Rurality has been around for one year this month! We want to take a look back and shed some light on the great posts that have been published in the last year.
by the editors 15/04/2013 A spring, a summer, a fall and a winter has passed – and Exploring Rurality has turned one year old as the ICRPS Summer Institute turns ten.
Dear ICRPS 2013 participants, In order to ensure the proper registration of all participants, the deadline has been postponed to April, 30th 2013. The application process is organized in two steps: Step 1: Interested students or professionals can apply to their respective partner University or Institute in the ICRPS Consortium through a Letter of Intent Read More …
by the editors, 03/04/2013 Think Big: The Farm of the Future: Crowdfunding a Revolution? Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Rural Community Guide from the University of Guelph. A new book has been published entitled: “Shaping Rural Areas in Europe: Perceptions and Outcomes on the Present and the Future”. America’s best small town comebacks from Read More …
by the editors, 20/03/2013 Scotland´s Rural College is looking for a Professor/Senior Researcher/ Researcher Rural or Regional Economics. Could this be your next job? Photo courtesy of IITA Image Library
by the ICRPS 2013 Organizing Team, 16/03/2013 ICRPS Summer Institute 16 – 30 June 2013: Agri-food systems and rural development: tradition, innovation and green governance. Registration is now open!
by the editors 16/03/2013 “Evaluating the Impact of Agricultural Knowledge Trasfer Activities“. A 4 year PhD Fellowship is availble in a joint research project between twasgasc (the Irish Agriculture and Food Developement Authority) and the University of Geneva. They are looking for applicants with economic modelling skills. Read more about the position here! Application deadline Read More …
by the editors 13/03/2013 The University of Nebraska seeks a visionary and dynamic leader for the position of founding Executive Director of the newly established Rural Futures Institute.
by the editors 10/03/2013 The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food — Thanks John Devlin! A new book has recently been released on Social Transformation in Rural Canada. Rural British Columbia Project: Discussion Paper Series Exploring the built environment and physical activity in rural Ontario health units A new FAO Report has been released entitled: “Biofuels and Read More …