Local and Regional Social Development

Strategic area

Local and Regional Social Development

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Our scientific staff continue to develop research on political, economic, social and cultural change processes in small communities and contribute to knowledge about achieving innovative, sustainable, local and regional social development. Our research in this field is based on a range of situations and various business and market structures in rural and urban local communities.

Tema: Local and Regional Social Development

Research Groups and Projects

GLARUS: Global Labour in Rural Societies (2017-2020). Professor Johan Fredrik Rye
The Multiethnic Rural Community (2012-2017). Professor Mariann Villa
Migration and Mobility Research group - Professor Mariann Villa

Business development and Innovation:

Sosiological Polyclinic

Publications

Here are some selected relevant publications. Please see the researchers' NTNU profiles for more.

Henriksen, I.M. and Tjora, A. (2018): Situational domestication and the origin of the café worker species. Sociology.
Blekesaune, Arild and Haugen, Marit S. (2018): Aging in Norwegian rural and urban communities. European Countryside.
Rye, Johan Fredrik (2017): Labour migrants and rural change: The "mobility transformation" of Hitra/Frøya, Norway, 2005-2015. Journal of Rural Studies.
Rye, Johan Fredrik and Scott, Sam (2018): International Labour Migration and Food Production in Rural Europe: A review of the evidence. Sociologica Ruralis.
Johan Fredrik Rye (2017): Negotiation Neoliberalism: Informalisation and Reformalisation of Industrial Relations in Norway's Agricultural Industry in the 21st Century. Population, Space and Place.
Pini, Barbara; Brandth, Berit; Little, Jo. (2015): Feminisms and Ruralities. Lexington Books. 2015.

Courses

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