International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
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 …
The University of Missouri-Columbia has recently finished a survey report on the ICRPS Summer Institutes from 2004 to 2011, and the impact participation as a student or faculty has had on their careers. María Figueroa-Armijos, Summer Institute participant in 2008 and 2009, Thomas G. Johnson and Judith I. Stallmann present the results for Exploring Rurality Read More …
A few superficial impressions (from a Rural Development standpoint) from a very short visit 8-11 December 2011. by John Bryden, 12/12/2011 Introduction & Background I visited Tunisia at the invitation of IACE to represent the International Rural Network at their conference, which was aimed at the post-revolutionary thinking about the respective roles of State, Civil Society Read More …