Revealing Rural "Others"

1997-01-01 Social Science

Author : Paul Milbourne
Release : 1997-01-01
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Revealing Rural "Others" written by Paul Milbourne. This book was released on 1997-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on how certain constructs are bound up with ideas of tradition, power, and conformity and have become privileged over other constructs. Provides examples of the experiences of certain marginalized groups within rural areas, explores the activities of a number of groups that have attempted to challenge mainstream perceptions and usage, and considers changing rural power structures and some key confrontations between new rural residents and traditional elites. Among the topics are re-negotiating the boundaries of race and citizenship, rural pollution and environmental others, hunt followers, diverging voices in a rural Welsh community, and gendered experiences of community in village life. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Rural Revival?

2016-04-15 Social Science

Author : John Connell
Release : 2016-04-15
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Rural Revival? written by John Connell. This book was released on 2016-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How, if possible, to re-populate declining rural and regional areas? Examining this crucial and complex issue in relation to Australia, this book explores how a particular organization, 'Country Week', has emerged and developed as one means of stimulating the repopulation of declining or stagnating areas. While this is a problem shared by many other developed countries in Europe and North America, Australia's 'Country Week' programme puts forward an innovative range of place-marketing strategies that challenge rural decline and urban migration and can offer new approaches which could be adopted more widely.

Leadership and Local Power in European Rural Development

2017-05-15 Social Science

Author : Imre Kovách
Release : 2017-05-15
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Leadership and Local Power in European Rural Development written by Imre Kovách. This book was released on 2017-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary processes of economic, social, political and cultural restructuring are having profound impacts on the form and function of rural areas within the countries of the European Union and beyond. Furthermore, rural development policies and programmes at EU and national levels have been critical in shaping the responses of different rural areas across Europe to these wider processes of restructuring. Contrasting empirical studies of ten European countries, this volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the restructuring processes and the various national, regional and local rural development programmes. Adopting a different national perspective in each chapter, it focuses particularly on issues of power and leadership in the evolution and administration of these programmes. Five broad issues are examined in each case: socio-economic changes in rural areas, the administrative context in which rural development and political activities take place, the sociological context, the political control of rural development, and the use of different discourses of rurality in shaping the development process.

Comparing Rural Development

2016-12-05 Science

Author : Arnar Árnason
Release : 2016-12-05
Genre : Science
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Download or read book Comparing Rural Development written by Arnar Árnason. This book was released on 2016-12-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when there is major reorientation of rural economies in Europe, and the emergence of new possibilities both for governance and for conflict, this book brings together a group of leading academics in the fields of geography, sociology and anthropology to examine how such changes are taking place in the west of Europe. It describes, analyses and theorises the role of networks and social capital in rural development in six countries: Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland and Sweden, and addresses the tension between studying 'local' rural development and the 'globalized' nature of modern economies and societies. An approach to networks and social capital is used as a way of drawing attention to the non-economic dimensions of rural development and society. The book stresses that the links between society and economics are of key importance.

The Sociology of Rural Life

2007-06-01 Social Science

Author : Sam Hillyard
Release : 2007-06-01
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book The Sociology of Rural Life written by Sam Hillyard. This book was released on 2007-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From fox-hunting to farming, the vigor with which rural activities and living are defended overturns received notions of a sleepy and complacent countryside. Alongside these developments, the rise of the organic food movement has helped to revitalize an already politicized rural population. Over the years 'rural life' has been defined, redefined and eventually fallen out of fashion as a sociological concept - in contrast to urban studies, which has flourished. This much-needed reappraisal calls for its reinterpretation in light of the profound changes affecting the countryside. First providing an overview of rural sociology, Hillyard goes on to offer contemporary case studies that clearly demonstrate the need for a reinvigorated rural sociology. Tackling a range of contentious issues, this book offers a new model for rural sociology and reassesses its role in contemporary society. A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org

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