IFUL Newsletter April 2008
IFUL Newsletter April 2008
This is the first international newsletter from The Danish
The Danish Institute of Rural Research and Development, established 2006, is a part of the
The objective of IFUL is to contribute to the development of sustainable rural areas specially focusing on business development and the population's life conditions. It will be fulfilled through research and consultancy work, evaluation, knowledge gathering and documentation, development of concepts and methods, teaching and dissemination of knowledge. IFUL is working according to a research strategy that implies:
Business and innovation 鈥� Life conditions and settlement 鈥�Policy, economy and administration 鈥� Theory and methodology
News on research
Recently published articles (most links require passwords):
1. Nannestad, P., Gunnar L.H. Svendsen & G.T. Svendsen: 鈥淏ridge over troubled water? Migration, social capital and the welfare state鈥�. (theme: 鈥淓conomics in migration research: Towards disciplinary integration?鈥�), vol. 34, nr. 4, p. 607-631. (2008)
2. Svendsen, Gunnar L.H. & G.T. Svendsen: 鈥淭he global development race and the Samaritan鈥檚 dilemma: Development aid discourse in Danish agriculture, 1960-1970鈥�., vol. 17, nr. 1, p. 97-115. (2008)
3. Just, Flemming (2007) 鈥淩ural-urban interlinkages and regional development.鈥�. red. / Martin Petrick ; Gertrud Buchenrieder.
4. Svendsen, Gunnar L.H. & Jens F.L. S酶rensen (2007) 鈥淭here鈥檚 more to the picture than meets the eye: Measuring tangible and intangible capital in two marginal communities in rural
5. S酶gaard, Villy & Madsen, S.O. (2007) 鈥淭he Red Queen and the environment: reconciling public regulation and business strategy鈥�. , Volume 16, Issue 6, p. 430-441.
6. Patulny, R. & Gunnar L.H. Svendsen (2007) 鈥淓xploring the social capital grid: Bonding, bridging, qualitative, quantitative鈥�. , vol. 27, nr. 1/2, s. 32-51.
7. Nordic research project 鈥淧LIP鈥� = Peripheral Localities and Innovation Policies. The focus of the project 2005-2006 was on local development policy supporting innovation processes in peripheral localities. It was financed by The Nordic Innovation Centre, and the was published by The Nordic Council of Ministers.
Recently published IFUL Reports:
1: 鈥淏roadband technology in Rural Areas鈥� ()
2: 鈥淟AG-contributions to vitalization of Local Communities鈥� ()
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IFUL working papers: IFUL Working Papers:
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News on Danish collaborative projects
1. 鈥淲hy do peripheral villages grow?鈥� On behalf of the Ministry of the Environment (Agency for Spatial and Environmental Planning), IFUL is preparing a paper on the reasons behind the unexpected growths of some small villages in peripheral rural areas. The paper will deal with structural explanations as well as with individual and specific causes. Duration: April 鈥� June 2008.
2. Innovation in agricultural and food enterprises in rural areas): Best practice strategies and development scenarios. Duration: until end of 2009. IFUL is lead partner. Other partners: The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (
3. The multifunctional agricultural landscape - development, policy and communication. The project will analyse the current development features in selected agricultural landscapes seen in relation to the public landscape management. Duration: until end of 2009. Lead partner is Forest and Landscape,
4. Analysis and organization of local strategies for development in small coastal towns. The purpose is to create tools of economic development and local innovation with a special focus on handling possible conflicts between economy and identity. Duration: 2007-2009. Partners: The Ministry of Social Welfare, The Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority, the municipalities of Guldborgsund, Fan酶 鈥� and recently also the
New contracts 2008 with the Ministry of Social Welfare and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
The Institute has contracts with the two ministries for the period 2006-2010 (Ministry of Social Welfare) and 2006-2009 (Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries). Both are revised and evaluated each year. For 2008 the following has been agreed on:
1. A database on rural and regional development.
2. A memo on the rural areas and their regional dependence.
3. A memo on the public sector鈥檚 importance for rural areas in the light of the Danish administrative reform 2007.
4. A memo on the development and implementation of rural policies in the newly formed Danish municipalities.
5. Analyses of rural development: a) an operational definition of the term 鈥榬ural areas鈥�, b) an analysis of rural development within fields of population, occupation, economy, education etc., c) a design for surveying rural conditions.
6. An analysis of abolishing the residential obligation on farms.
New Danish Network on Regional and Rural Studies
The Institute has initiated a Danish Society for Rural and Regional Studies with the purpose of sharing knowledge and experience. The first proceedings will take place at 鈥楢xelborg鈥� 鈥� the premises of Danish Agricultural Council 鈥� on Thursday 2 October 2008.
International collaboration
鈥楳igration as a revitalising factor in rural
This is the provisional title of a project to analyse the consequences of European working migration in recent years, also including historical cases. The focus will be on the impact both in local societies and for business 鈥� in countries that are receiving work power as well as countries that are left behind. The project was launched at a meeting in
Partnership organisation of rural area development
IFUL has received funds from Environment Strategies in Agriculture & Forestry at Nordic Council of Ministers to carry out a study on partnership organisation of rural development in
Contact Point Denmark
In a major bid for Commission funding, IFUL has been invited to be the Danish partner monitoring the European Rural Development Programme 2007-2013.
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