International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Farhana Abutalib 19/06/2013, on day 2 of the 2013 Summer Insitute Today, ICRPS participants had a full day of theory in comparative policy, research methodology and piadine! Our morning presenters Tom Johnson, Ray Bollman and John Bryden outlined key concepts of comparative rural policy, and the challenges of measuring and assessing rurality. John Devlin Read More …
by Rose Hickman 18/6/2013, on day 1 of the 2013 Summer Insititute The 2013 ICRPS is off to a great start. But what else could be expected when the Institute is housed in a castle overlooking rolling hills of vineyards and fields in the idyllic region of Emilia Romagna, Italy? Our home for the next Read More …
ICRPS 2013 has now started in Bertinoro, Italy. We hope all the participants have a wonderful time, learn a lot about comparative rural policy and rural developement and make new friends! Enjoy! Best, Katja, Eric and Kjersti
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 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 Fabio De Menna, 29/01/2013 ICRPS Summer Institute 16 – 30 June 2013 The Department of Agro-food Science and Technology of the University of Bologna (UNIBO) and the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro (CEUB) will host the 10th annual International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute. The 2013 Summer Institute will take place in Bertinoro, Read More …
by John Devlin, 24/01/2013 International Comparative Rural Policy Studies 10th Anniversary Conference June 22-23, 2013 Bertinoro, Italy The International Comparative Rural Policy Studies Summer Institute in Bertinoro Italy marks the 10th anniversary of ICRPS. To celebrate this event a one day conference on comparative rural policy will be convened on June 22 at the mid-point Read More …
by the editors 10/12/2012 The editors recieved an email message from John Bryden this week and we were asked to inform you all on the following: 2013 will be 10th anniversary of the ICRPS Summer Institute. There is now a proposal for a tenth anniversary ICRPS conference in the middle weekend of the 2013 Summer Read More …
Dear ICRPS alumni, The ICRPS faculty at the University of Missouri are coordinating an online textbook on ‘comparative agricultural and rural policy’ that will serve as a guide for the 2013 ICRPS summer institute and related graduate courses at ICRPS partner institutions. Although the book will be initially published in electronic format, this does not Read More …