International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by the editors, 26/06/2012 Recently read is a weekly column where we share some of the links we have come across during the week that we think might interest you. At The University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland, a member university of the ICRPS consortium, you can take online courses in sustainable rural development. Read More …
by Jonathan Pinkerton 24/06/2012 Day 3 of ICRPS 2012 coincided with Quebec National Day (St. Jean Baptiste Day). The activities started off with very engaging presentations by Year 2 ICRPS Students Eric Marr, Eduardo Gomez, Ellen Henrikke Aalerud and Pam Kelrick. The presentations inspired a lively exchange of questions and answers. Next, Ghalia Chahine with Read More …
by BIll Reimer 24/06/2012 Against all odds, Immaculate and Krishna joined forces to clean out the bank at the pirates’ casino – forcing the owners to bring out the big prize: shots all around! Is this a rural development project? Photos by Bill Reimer
by Lindsay Wiginton 23/06/2012 As the second day of ICRPS closes, it feels as if we’ve been here for ages already, given all of the learning, bonding, and engaging we’ve already done. Yesterday, we packed in a lot of sessions, as we had to hear from our Montreal guest speakers before the holiday weekend began. Read More …
by Sam Christensen, 22/06/2012 Gooooood eveeening ICRPS crowd. For all you that use Fahrenheit, Bill was referring to it being 33 degrees Celsius, which means we got up to 91 Fahrenheit. I would like to thank our amazing hosts’ from Concordia and Ramouski. Today was a bit cooler, but still on the warm side. Everyone Read More …
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 …