Upcoming Events: Columbia Basin RDI
Upcoming Webinars and Learning Events Starting next week, the Rural Development Institute is launching a busy season of webinars and learning events. Please join us for one or more of the following events, and...
Rural Policy Learning Commons (archived) Blog
(Blog) Governance News Round Up – March 2016
Check out links to news stories related to rural governance from March 2016. If you have any reflections from one of the stories, or you have a story from your region to share, please leave...
NRD| Big Changes to the Team
The Natural Resource Development theme team has undergone some big changes recently. Terri MacDonald and Sarah Breen are transitioning into their new roles as Team Lead and Team Support respectively. Team Lead: Terri...
(Conference) Democratizing Food Governance
Democratizing Food Governance Rome, Italy Friday, October 14, 2016 For more information and registration details, please visit the website or view the poster Themes of the Conference: Sustainability, food security and new forms of governance...
(Call for Papers) Contemporary Migration in a Changing World
International Scientific Conference: “Contemporary Migration in Changing World: New Perspectives and Challenges” University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography Belgrade, Serbia 18-21st Sept 2016 Key topics: Contemporary Mobilities in a Global Perspective. Has the World...
(Job Opportunity) Post Doc
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) Position: Post Doc Location: Dubai Pay: $45,000 USD ICBA has an opportunity to hire a post doc to start in September 2016 at the latest. The position will...
(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...
(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...