Rural Cooperation in Europe - by Edward Kasabov (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This collection seeks to uncover the nature and consequences of the 'relational rurals' across European contexts. It calls for a relational turn in rural studies and demonstrates the importance and distinctiveness of rural relationships, processes and dynamics. The volume introduces readers to current thinking about rural, peripheral areas and the challenges faced by organisations and individuals in Europe working in these areas with regard to policy, rural dynamics, development, cooperation, contestation, conflict and associated phenomena, many of which have remained unnoticed, inaccurately conceptualised, or inadequately depicted until now. The book explores the rural-urban divide, institutional cooperation, rural policy challenges and solutions and governing sustainable development"--

Book Synopsis

This collection analyses various European rural locations through a relational lens, attending to key aspects and dimensions of the 'relational rurals' such as cooperation, contestation, solidarity and consensus. By observing rural settings in such terms, contributors are able to rethink European rurality from a distinctly relational perspective.

About the Author

Susan Bestwick, University of Lincoln, UK Gary Bosworth, University of Lincoln, UK Eva Cudlinova, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic Konrad Czapiewski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Maria Della Lucia, University of Trento, Italy Pat Enright, University College Cork, Ireland Eva Fekete, University of Miskolc, Hungary Frank Go, Erasmus University, The Netherlands Jesse Heley, Aberystwyth University, UK Miloslav Lapka, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic Umberto Martini, University of Trento, Italy Tom Mordue, Northumbria University, UK Robert Newbery, Plymouth University, UK Mary O'Shaughnessy, University College Cork, Ireland Martin Pelucha, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic Kim Pollerman, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Germany Mariapina Trunfio, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy Alex Warlow, West Wales Consulting, UK Marcin Wójcik, University of ?ód?, Poland