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- Almstedt, Åsa, 1977-, et al.
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Beyond Post-productivism : From Rural Policy Discource to Rural Diversity
- 2014
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Ingår i: European Countryside. - Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH. - 1803-8417. ; 6:4, s. 297-306
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There has been a strong discourse in public policy aimed at transforming rural places from venues of primary production into truly diverse socioeconomic landscapes. Yet conceptualisations of the rural as envisioned in the policy and politics of the ‘new economy’ often prove to be elusive on the ground. However, post-productive activity in rural areas has become a major focus for rural studies scholars. This paper investigates the ideas of post-productivism in the existing literature, and argues for a holistic understanding of post-productivism as an idea and political ambition rather than an imperative and irreversible change of rural economic activity. The purpose of the study is to make clear the division between post-productivism and the related concepts of post-production and post-productive activities in order to better understand processes of rural change in relation to different geographical contexts. It is argued that post-productivism as a concept stands apart from de facto post-production and alternative concepts such as multifunctionality and should be regarded as part of broader regional development discourses. The paper outlines several important fields in which post-productivism is a necessary component for rural transformation and development. While it is not always easily captured in indicators or empirical studies in rural locations, post- productivism exists at the level of discourse and planning and thus has real effects on the ground. The paper concludes by offering suggestions on how to apply the concepts of post-productivism, post-production and multifunctionality in future studies.
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- Forsberg, Gunnel, 1950-, et al.
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Mapping Gendered Ruralities
- 2013
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Ingår i: European Countryside. - : Walter de Gruyter GmbH. - 1803-8417. ; 5:1, s. 1-20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The conventional picture of gender relations in rural places is that of a traditional, masculine social fabric. In this article, we challenge this understanding of the rural. By applying three methodological approaches – quantitative, discursive and narrative – we test the hypothesis that there exists an on-going femininization of the rural, which is concealed by society’s focus on the masculine rural. Our conclusion is that each method can give important, but not necessarily sufficient, information to answer such a process-oriented question. The methodological triangulation demonstrates the complexity of the gendering of rural space. The quantitative analysis shows a gendered geography, the media analysis unpacks how gender is spatialized and the interviews show how space is gendered.
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