Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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We teach and do research on a range of topics linked to rurality, food provisioning and place-based development
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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Anna Roodhof, PhD Candidate at the Rural Sociology Group, discusses her passion for exploring the social and economic possibilities of food forestry in the Netherlands, and the collaborative spirit that drives innovation at the Rural Sociology Group. “At Rural Sociology ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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Joost Jongerden and Francis O’Connor recently published a commentary in which they discuss the Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) municipal politics in the late 1970s through the lens of citizenship politics. The data for this work is based on empirical research ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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Navigating Rural Transitions: Exploring liveable futures European Society for Rural SociologyJuly 7-10, 2025Riga, Latvia Submit a proposal to convene a Working Group for the next ESRS conference. Our focus The 2025 ESRS conference will take up the theme of ‘Navigating ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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The joy of interdisciplinary collaboration! Yes, there are barriers and challenges, but in setting up the Centre for Unusual Collaborations (CUCo) the main surprising outcomes were joy, a sense of meaning and creativity. We coined this ‘collateral happiness’. With due ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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Han Wiskerke, Professor and Chair of the Rural Sociology Group, shares his passion for understanding the dynamics of agriculture, rural development, and food provisioning. Discover how his leadership and research are making a difference in addressing contemporary challenges like farmer ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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Seminar “Global Justice and the Politics of Water and Life in Palestine”. September 3, 16.00-17.30 16.00 Opening and Welcome. Joost Jongerden, Associate Professor at Rural Sociology, WUR 16.10 Presentation by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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Georgia Diamanti, PhD candidate at the Rural Sociology Group, shares her experience working on the SWIFT project, focusing on the impact of European agricultural policies on women farmers and the importance of collaborative, bottom-up approaches. “As a PhD candidate at ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
2M ago
Jolien Klok, onderzoeker bij de vakgroep Rurale Sociologie, Wageningen Universiteit Het publieke debat rondom ‘de kloof tussen stad en platteland’ lijkt even bedaard, terwijl we – de één rijkhalzender dan de ander – wachten tot het nieuwe kabinet zijn plannen ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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This article, authored by Necmettin Türk from Critical Geographies of Global Inequalities at the University of Hamburg and Joost Jongerden from the Rural Sociology Group at Wageningen University, discusses agriculture in the context of colonization and the debates it has ..read more
Rural Sociology Wageningen University
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Collaborative learnings from the Zagreb Degrowth Conference. By Lilian Pungas, Ondřej Kolínský, Thomas SJ Smith, Ottavia Cima, Eva Fraňková, Agnes Gagyi, Markus Sattler, Lucie Sovová. While degrowth as a plural and decolonial movement actively invites the Global South to be ..read more