1. Introduction to Rural’Est Rural'Est

2. Introduction to Rural’Est • Informal, interdisciplinary group founded in 2007 to allowyoung francophone researchersstudying changes in rural zones in central and easterneuropeto share information, resources and results. • Economists, sociologists, anthropologists, agriculturalists, politicalscientists, etc • Originally internet platform Rural'Est

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4. Academic Rural'Est

5. Academic meetings • Paris ‘Journee Transition’ • Warsaw ‘Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Rural Zones of Enlarged Europe’ (partnered with de l’IERGZ (Institut d’Economie Agricole et Alimentaire) • Dijon ‘20 years of Farming and Rural Transition in Eastern Europe: what have we learned?’ (joint meeting with SFER) Rural'Est

6. Applied Rural Development Rural'Est

7. Applied Rural Development • Rural Saschiz 2009 ‘Small farms in Romania: Barriers, Policies, Future?’ • Rural Secua 2010 ‘The CAP post 2013’ • Rural Boros2011 (with Pogany Havas Microregion Association) ‘How to assess transformations in Rural Areas?’ Rural'Est

8. Applied Rural Development • Information sharing • Social capital (networking) • Showcasing examples of good practise • Informal atmosphere Rural'Est

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10. Applied rural development Rural'Est

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12. Future activities • November 2011 Networking event Bucharest (with French Embassy) • April 2012 ‘Applied’ meeting Danube Delta (Romania) • September 2012 ‘Applied’ meeting Ukraine • Website development Rural'Est

13. www.ruralest.com Rural'Est