International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by the editors, 6/11/2014 The Journal of Rural and Community Development (JRCD) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 9, Issue 3. This is a general issue. The topics are varied, including: economic and business development, resource development and conservation, government programming, education, health care, planning, and tourism. The geography is also broad, including research Read More …
By the editors 29/10/2014 An international student call for pluralism in economics Over 65 associations of economics students from over 30 different countries, believe it is time to reconsider the way economics is taught. It is time to rethink the limits of economics and our ability to contend with the multidimensional challenges of the 21st century Read More …
Great news from Brandon University! Check out this new initiative with great significance for ICRPS and all the partner institutions. by Bill Reimer 18/10/2014 The Rural Policy Learning Commons (RPLC) was officially launched on Wednesday (August 27th). The Canadian Secretary of State for Science and Technology highlighted our project as he announced the funding of Read More …
We were asked to post this to the blog, and of course, we are happy to! Looks like something that could be of interested to quite a few of you? “October 2014: First call for session proposals (due by January 15, 2015) Sustainable and Just Rural Transitions: Connections and Complexities IRSA XIV World Congress of Rural Sociology Read More …
by the editors 02/10/2014 “Growing biointensive” is both an agricultural methodology and an international movement with people having alternative experiences A Berlin based company called Infarm takes urban farming to a new level. You can now grow micro greens in your own kitchen by using their growing kit. It´s reusable and allows you to see Read More …
by the editors 16/09/2014 One of the aims of this blog is to encourage networking and cooperation across boarders and research fields among ICRPS faculty and alumni. We are therefore very happy to present a new article in the journal Migraciones Internacionales vol. 7, n 4, p. 235-264, by ICRPS faculty member by Philomena De Read More …
by the editors 10/09/2014 ICRPS faculty member Philomena De Lima from University of the Highlands and Islands is know to many of us, from various Summer Institutes. Along with Andrew K. Copus, she has edited a new book relevant to everyone interested in rural developement. The title is “Territorial Cohesion in Rural Europe – The Read More …
by the editors 04/09/2014 Exploring Ruriality is back again and this are some of the things we have Read Recently: The New Face of Hunger – National Geographic has made this article/photo documentary about food insecure Americans How to inspire a generation of farming entrepreneurs, A new report outlines how Africa´s youth can find employment Read More …
by the editors, 03/09/2014 Welcome back to Exploring Rurality after the summer recess. We hope you have all had a wonderful summer, and that you come back to your university and/or workplace full of energy, dedication and inspiration to continue to explore rural matters and rural policies. This blog wants to be a part of Read More …
by the editors 6/8/2014 Were the PhD-positions we posted last week not quite for you? Applications are invited for two funded PhD Studentship opportunities in Forestry at the University of Highlands and Islands- Inverness College, Scotland: ‘Mapping and Repositioning Forestry Skills for the 21st Century.’ Based at the Centre for Remote and Rural Studies ‘Factors controlling the abundance of of Read More …