ABSTRACT
Rural societies around the world are changing in fundamental ways, both at their own initiative and in response to external forces. The Routledge International Handbook of Rural Studies examines the organisation and transformation of rural society in more developed regions of the world, taking an interdisciplinary and problem-focused approach. Written by leading social scientists from many countries, it addresses emerging issues and challenges in innovative and provocative ways to inform future policy. This volume is organised around eight emerging social, economic and environmental challenges:
- Demographic change.
- Economic transformations.
- Food systems and land.
- Environment and resources.
- Changing configurations of gender and rural society.
- Social and economic equality.
- Social dynamics and institutional capacity.
- Power and governance.
Cross-cutting these challenges are the growing interdependence of rural and urban; the rise in inequality within and between places; the impact of fiscal crisis on rural societies; neoliberalism, power and agency; and rural areas as potential sites of resistance. The Routledge International Handbook of Rural Studies is required reading for anyone concerned with the future of rural areas.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|70 pages
Demographic Change
part II|84 pages
Economic Transformations
chapter 13|11 pages
The Death of Distance?
part III|82 pages
Food Systems and Land
chapter 17|10 pages
Industrial Livestock and the Ecological Hoofprint
part IV|84 pages
Environment and Resources
chapter 27|12 pages
Industrialising the Marine Commons
part V|78 pages
Changing Configurations of Gender and Rural Society
chapter 29|8 pages
Changing Configurations of Gender and Rural Society
part VI|84 pages
Social and Economic Equality
part VII|82 pages
Social Dynamics and Institutional Capacity
chapter 42|7 pages
Social Dynamics and Institutional Capacity
chapter 43|13 pages
Farming Families in Rural Communities
chapter 45|12 pages
Emerging Educational Subjectivities in the Global Periphery
chapter 46|13 pages
Indigenous Education and Self-Determination in a Global Context
chapter 47|11 pages
Rural Literacies and Rural Mobilities
part VIII|70 pages
Power and Governance
chapter 49|8 pages
Power and Governance
part |15 pages
Conclusion