the XXIII European Society for Rural Sociology congress
Vaasa, Finland 17-21 August 2009

RE-INVENTING THE RURAL
BETWEEN THE SOCIAL AND THE NATURAL

On behalf of the scientific commitee and the organising commitee we wish you warmly welcome to the XXIII ESRS Congress in Vaasa, August 17-21 2009.

Rural areas and people in Europe stand at a crossroads, caught between global and local flows and processes. The ESRS Congress will address this critical moment through the following five key themes:

1. Mobilities and Stabilities in Rural Space
2.The Rural Bites Back
3. Animal Farm
4. The Sciences of the Rural
5. Sustainable Ruralities

NEWS
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