International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Doug Ramsey, 20/4/2014 The Journal of Rural and Community Development (JRCD) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 9, Issue 1 (2014) titled ‘Community Impacts from Large Oil and Natural Gas Ventures in Rural and Remote Areas.’ The special issue editors are Andrew Taylor (Charles Darwin University, Australia) and Dean Carson (Flinders University Read More …
by the editors 20/04/2014 Exploring Rurality has now been around for two full years! In April 2012, Katja and Kjersti posted the first blog post on this ICRPS alumni blog, hoping that is would become a meeting point and discussion forum for all previous ICRPS participants and its faculty members. Since then, we have posted Read More …
by Bernat Vilarasau 12/04/2014 Over the last two years I have been involved in an exciting social entrepreneurship experience. It was in December of 2011, when a group of seven entrepreneurs founded the Cooperative Sambucus sccp. But the real beginning of the initiative was two years before. At the time I was working as the Read More …
by the editors 5/4/2014 The FAO makes some interesting infographics. Here´s one on how aquaculture can both feed and employ Africa´s young population Many ICRPS participants have spent time discussing what “sustainable” beef really means. Now McDonald´s is also eager to put it´s two cents in (via National Public Radio). We should never stop asking where Read More …
by the editors 28/03/2014 Exploring Rurality was founded two years ago by ICRPS alumnae Kjersti Nordskog and Katja Cappelen as a place for professional discussion, exchange of ideas and community building within the ICRPS network. In November 2012 Exploring Rurality was lucky to have ICRPS alumni Eric Marr from Canada join the editor team. Now Read More …
by the editors 25/03/2014 Tom Johnson just made us aware of the following opportunity: The Arctic Climate Change Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Fellowship is a new and unique summer opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates, in North America and Europe. The program aims to train next generation of Arctic Ambassadors and Read More …
by the editors 20/04/2014 Agroecology as an organizing principle, Oxfam America The Politics of Poverty Blog (thanks for the tip J. Devlin) A summary of the OECD’s Work on Climate Change in 2013-2014. Any country can reach high shares of wind, solar power cost-effectively, says the International Energy Agency in The Power of Transformation: Wind, Sun and the Read More …
by Tom Johnson 17/03/2014 The idea for the International Comparative Rural Policy Studies consortium was conceived during John Bryden’s sabbatical year at the Rural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri. ICRPS was born at a meeting we organized among US, Canadian and European rural social scientists in 2002. Since then ICRPS has developed and grown through Read More …
by the editors 13/03/2014 The Journal of Rural and Community Development has released a new, special edition on Rural Geography – Rural Development. USDA Regional Climate Hubs: USDA’s regional hubs will deliver information to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to help them adapt to climate change and weather variability. Slow food youth gardens in South Africa promote Read More …
by Lidia Carvajal 09/03/2014 The ICRPS summer institute for 2014 will be held in Toluca, Mexico June 29-July 13, 2014 and hosted by the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico. Toluca is located one hour from Mexico City. Beautiful natural settings surround this city, including one of the country´s highest volcano, “Nevado de Toluca”, and “La Marquesa”, a park in the Read More …