(Blog) Governance News Round-Up – February 2016
This is the first of a monthly posting gathering rural governance headlines from around the internet. If you have any reflections from one of the stories, or you have a story from your region...
Category: Site News
(Job Opportunity) Assistant Professor, U of A
Assistant Professor in Economic Development in Northern and Aboriginal Communities Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences – Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology Location: University of Alberta Closing Date: Will remain open until filled...
(Book Release) Social Economy and Sustainability
Book Release: Scaling Up: The Convergence of Social Economy and Sustainability Edited by Mike Gismondi, Sean Connelly, Mary Beckie, Sean Markey, and Mark Roseland “Flowing from a unique and dynamic Practitioner–Academic partnership, Scaling Up...
(Job Opportunity) James Hutton Institute
The James Hutton Institute in Scotland is advertising for three new posts: 1. an agricultural sociologist (or related discipline) 2. an agricultural/natural resource economist, and 3. research assistant. Information about each post is available...
(News Release) Municipal Councillor Profile
Rural Ontario Institute unveils Municipal Councillor Profile Toronto, Ontario, February 24, 2016. Demographic realities and experiences of municipal leaders across rural Ontario have been unveiled through the Municipal Councillor Profile, a recent initiative of...
(Free Webinar) Irish Perspective on Policy and Support
Farm Succession and Inheritance: an Irish perspective on policy and support programs Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:00 am Central CST (4:00 pm GMT) Link to Flyer here Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 8 by email:...
NRD | “Does your insurance cover that?”
This post is the first in a Natural Resource Development series undertaken to raise awareness of the importance of fire safety management and risk mitigation. This post has been submitted by Greg Bartlett, a...
(Training Course) Water and Waste Services
The Turin School of Local Regulation and the Florence School of Regulation are pleased to announce a new joint training course on: REGULATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES: NATIONAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES IN WATER AND WASTE SERVICES When: 18-21 April 2016...
(Application) Student Exchange Programs
Competition open for students and researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean: Student Exchange Programs Global Affairs Canada is pleased to launch the competition for Student Exchange Programs for the 2016-2017 academic year. Canadian...
(Call for Applications) EU Agriculture and Rural Development
The Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA), the Rossi-Doria Center and the University of Calabria, with the organizational support of the CREA – Policies and Bio-economy Center of Rende (CS), invite PhD...