International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
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 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 04/10/2013 The journal Modern Economy is planning an issue on Rural development, and a call for papers has now been released. Find the call for papers here. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Rural development Economic viability Rural communities Regional development Rural-urban migration Urbanization PS. Thanks for the tip, John B.! Read More …
by Andrew Spaeth 23/06/2013 on day 6 of the 2013 Summer Insitute The 10th annual International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) conference was held on Sunday, June 23 at the Church Room at the University of Bologna residential center in Bertinoro. The conference started with some reflection on the past ten years of ICRPS followed Read More …
by Kelsey Lang ICRPS 2013 20/06/2013 on day 3 of the 2013 Summer Insitute The third day of ICRPS brought the end of policy research theory and analysis methods, and the beginning of getting to know different policy applications! The day started with discussion on quasi-experimental design and evaluation, driving home the importance of knowing the Read More …
by Stuty Maskey, 30/10/2012 Last month I attended a micro entrepreneurs’ trade fair in Kathmandu and met many micro entrepreneurs and home-based workers. Such fairs are one of the few opportunities that these rural communities get where they can come into direct contact with buyers as well as learn about market prices, competition and current Read More …
by the editors 19/09/2012 Recently Read is a weekly column where we share some of the links we have come across that are related to rural development in one way or the other, and that we think Summer Institute alumni will find interesting. Farming Goes High-Tech In The Amazon For research to move from the 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 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 …