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Governance and Institutional Change : in a Slovene Rural Community

Governance and Institutional Change : in a Slovene Rural Community. PhD Research Proposal RODELA Romina IDARI PhD student. IDARI PhD student: RODELA Romina.

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Governance and Institutional Change : in a Slovene Rural Community

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  1. Governance and Institutional Change:in a Slovene Rural Community PhD Research Proposal RODELA Romina IDARI PhD student

  2. IDARI PhD student: RODELA Romina

  3. SLOVENIAPopulation: 1 994 705Men: 975 577Women: 1 019 128Area (sq km):20273 Water (sq km):122 Land (sq km):20,151 IDARI PhD student: RODELA Romina

  4. Environmental and socio-economic current issues of Slovene rural communities 1. Nitrogen emissions and other dangerous substances; 2. Migration 3. Ageing rural population (Farm owners 4.487, <36) - missing urban/rural dialogue 4. Expanding urban areas to the detriment of natural resources (wetlands, fertile land,..) 5. Poor infrastructure

  5. < 35 years 35 - 44 years 45 - 54 years 55 - 64 years > 64 years owners FWF owners FWF owners FWF owners FWF owners FWF SLO (tot) 4487 2448.75 13222 7163.63 19979 10881. 20942 13234. 27706 10962. The average Slovene farm • Family farm, 4,7 ha (Erjavec, Rendak and Volk, 1998) • 4.5% of GDP • 7% total employment in the years aftertransition FWF - Full working force, Source: Statistic Yearbook of the Republic of Slovenia 2002,

  6. …and than

  7. What challenges the enlargement will bring to Slovene rural communities ? • New instructions “how to farm”; Directives, Regulations • New role of local governance action of the citizen, action of the local authority • New conception of the natural environment

  8. Theoretical Framework • Recognizing the role of: local authorities rural communities • Recognizing the interdependence of the biophysical and socio-economic system The focus will be the research the • institutional setting- toward an integrated and sustainable rural development.

  9. Understand the human behaviour • Identify and analyse behaviour of various rural actors • Understand the means of innovations diffusion (agent-based modelling).

  10. Understand the system • Understand the system dynamics • Recognising system characteristics • Identify potential “blocked-in” mechanisms

  11. Research Method • Qualitative; to approach values, perceptions attitudes; (Ethnography) • Quantiaitve: measurements, distribution, etc.

  12. Thank you !

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