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XI World Congress of Rural SociologyXI World Congress
of Rural Sociology

Trondheim, Norway
July 25-30, 2004

The Congress is over.
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Working Group 1

Establishing Agri-Producer Groups As A Way To Stregthen Competitive Position Of Farmers
Mieczyslaw Adamowicz & Marzena Lemanowicz

New Strategies Of Rural Workers In Brazil: Signs Of The Pastoral Land Commission
Maria De Fátima Yasbeck Asfora

Participatory Policy Evaluation As An Innovative Method For Achieving Sustainable Rural Development
Michael Böcher

Mobilising Rural Communities To Achieve Environmental Sustainability Using The Arts
David Curtis

Characterization Of A Collective Action Between Farmers' Organizations And Institutions In An Innovative Process To Face Liberalization In Costa Rica
Guy Faure

Local Development Agents Training To Sustainable And Endogenous Development, Among Maya Communities
Margarita Rosales Gonzalez & Margarita Inés Zarco Salgado

The Rural Movements Of Europe
Vanessa Halhead

Together By The Fire: Rural Living And The Sustainable Development Narrative
Anne Kristine Haugestad and J.D. Wulfhorst

Constructing A Social Network And Implementing A Development Process Within A Portuguese Rural County
Timothy Koehnen and Artur Cristóvão

Empowerment, Mobilization And Future Growth Of A Community Driven Project: Women And The Marula
Sian Newsome Magadza

Whom Does Empowerment Deliver? A Study Of Poverty Alleviation In Hooghly, West Bengal
Kalyan Sankar Mandal

The Meaning Of Practices: Farmers' Conceptions In Agricultural Development Strategies
Anne Mathieu

Congregations And Rural Development: The Case Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Finland
Heikki Pesonen & Kari Mikko Vesala

Participative Strategies, External Advisory And Community Development In Mexico
Roberto Diego Quintana

Community Based Development Projects In Countries Affected With Violent Internal Conflicts
Shyam KC

Towards The Institutionalisation Of Participatory Approaches: The Role Of Partnerships
Ann Waters-Bayer, Laurens van Veldhuizen, Chesha Wettasinha and Mariana Wongtschowski

Working Group 2

Local Network Governance Perspectives And Problems For The German Rural Sector
Wolfgang Meyer and Sebastian Elbe

From Protest To Partnership? Rethinking Local Responses To Change And Restructuring In Rural Australia
Lynda Cheshire and Geoffrey Lawrence

Civil Society And Its Influence On Regional Development In Rural Areas Of The Czech Republic
Blanka Hasová

Local Agency, Adaptation And The Shadow System: The Institutional Architecture Of Social Learning In Rural Areas Of The Uk And India
Chris High, Mark Pelling, and S. Rengasamy

Globalisation From Below -The Global Diffusion Of Indigenous Peoples Rights As A Background For Understanding The Revitalization Of A Coastal Saami Community In Northern Norway
Torill Nyseth and Paul Pedersen

Social Funds And Local Agency: Lessons From Central-West Argentina
Pablo Rodríguez-Bilella

Land As Asset, Land As Liability: Property Politics In Rural Central And Eastern Europe
Thomas Sikor

Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Mercantilism And Multifunctionality: Contested Political Discourses In A European Post-Fordist Rural Transition
Mark Tilzey and Clive Potter

Integrated Rural Development, And The Reflexive Agency - Theory And Practice In A Hungarian Pilot Programme
Gusztáv Nemes

Working Group 3

Legitimacy, Deliberative Arenas And The New Rural Governance
Steve Connelly, Tim Miles and Tim Richardson

Working Group 4

Gender Dimensions In Women's Property Rights: The Case Of Uganda
Lorna Juliet Amutojo

Challenges To Women's Livelihood Strategies In A Dry Zone Peasant Colonization Scheme In Rural Sri Lanka
Fazeeha Azmi

Access To Land, Land Conflicts And Inter-Ethnic Relationships In Lower Côte D'Ivoire
Jean-Philippe COLIN with the contribution of Georges KOUAME & Debegnoun SORO

Are More Open Economies More Sustainable? A Quantitative Assessment, 1980­2000
Indra de Soysa

Place Or Property? Meanings Of Land In Madjadjane, Mozambique
Hanne Haaland

The Politics Of Land Tenure In Ethiopian History: Experience From The South
Hussein Jemma

Homegarden As A Household Coping Strategy: A View From The Policy Environment
Rosana P. Mula

The Need For A Third Alternative: The Amputated Debate On Land Tenure In Ethiopia
Siegfried Pausewang

Frontier Migration And Global Trade: The Vulnerability Of Vietnam's Coffee Farmers
Alexandra Winkels

Land And Water In The Era Of Mexico's Neo-Liberal Counter Reform: Case Studies From The N. E. Of The State Of Mexico
Tony Winson, Nora Cebotarev

Working Group 8

Changing Food Systems And Society: The Impacts Of Globalization On Regional And Local Development
Josefa Salete Barbosa Cavalcanti, Mônica Bendini, Alessandro Bonanno, Terry K Marsden, Dalva Mota, M.L. Pires, Ana C.B. Silva

Invigoration Of Rural Communities In Brazil: A Regional Study "To Unite The Communities Through A Common Project Ensuring Citizenship And Worthy Work That Respects The Environment, And Be Respected By The Public Power"
Devancyr A. Romão, Denyse Chabaribery, Maurício de Carvalho and Michele Roth

Genetic Diversity Of Food Plants In Mexico
Yolanda C. Massieu Trigo

Socioeconomic Change In The Png Fresh Produce Supply Chain
John Spriggs, Barbara Chambers and Carole Kayrooz

Trade Liberalisation, Gender And Livelihoods: The Mozambique Cashew Nut Case
Nazneen Kanji,Carin Vijfhuizen, Carla Braga and Luis Artur

Working Group 9

Los Campesinos Trashumantes En La Patagonia Argentina
Mónica Bendini y Pedro Tsakoumagkos

Local Breeds, Pastoralism And Breeders' Worldviews. Resistance To Globalisation In Southern France
Marco Bertaglia, Marc Mormont and Michel Trommetter

Cap Reform: An Evolution Compatible With Resource Conservation And Extensive Production Of Safe And Diverse Quality Foods
W. Dunne and J. J. O'Connell

Shepherding : Which Know-How And Relevance To The Present Day ?
Elisabeth Lécrivain

Impact Of Changing Socio-Economic And Cultural Factors On The Stability Of Co-Operative Large Scale Grazing Systems
Katharina Niemeyer and Jan Åge Riseth

Sustaining Sámi Reindeer Management In Northern Fennoscandia
Jan Åge Riseth, Niklas Labba and Bernt Johansen

Livestock Keeper A Profession Menaced By Modernization
Nuno Vicente, Manuel Belo Moreira and Inocêncio Seita Coelho

Working Group 18

Transformations Occurred In Family Agriculture In A Region Affected By Dam: A Case Study In The Submedio Sao Francisco, In The Northeast Of Brazil
Edonilce da Rocha Barros and Jean Philippe Tonneau

Resistance To Globalisation In The Context Of Pluriactivity - More Opportunities Or More Constraint?
Carmel Duggan

Farm Succession Patterns In Northern Germany And Austria - A Survey Comparison
Thomas Glauben, Hendrik Tietje and Stefan Vogel

Land Reform And Social Transformations Of Family Farming: The Case Of Sugar Cane Area In The Northeast Of Brazil
Ivan Targino, Emilia Moreira and Marilda Aparecida de Menezes

The Inequality Of Livelihoods In Two Neighbouring Rural Villages In Shaanxi Province, China
Per Knutsson

Risk Assessment Through Farming Systems Modeling To Improve Farmers' Decision Making Processes In A World Of Uncertainty
Eric Penot

Globalisation And New Rural Transformations
Savo Trifunovic

New Family Agricultures Or New Peasant Agricultures? : An Analysis Based On Brazilian And French Examples
Eric Sabourin, Jean Philippe Tonneau and Marilda Aparecida de Menezes

The Impact Of Globalisation On Australian Family Farm Businesses: Survival, Adaptation And Abandonment Of The Wool Enterprise
Joanne Sneddon and John Stanton

Land, Labor And Politics: A Study Of Rural Settlements In The State Of São Paulo, Brazil
Sonia Maria P. P. Bergamasco, Graziela Ranali Elias and Vanilde Ferreira de Souza

The Influence Of Producer's Characteristics On The Prospects And Productivity Of Mastic Farms On The Island Of Chios, Greece
H. Theodoropoulos and C. D. Apostolopoulos

A Turning Point Of Household And Agriculture In Rural Japan - Analysis Of National Census, Agriculture & Forestry Census, And Longitudinal Research
Masae Tsutsumi and Michi Tsutsumi

Property As Place: The Importance Of Place In The Exit Behaviour Of Graziers
Trevor Webb, Paula Geldens and John Cary

The Resistance Of Greek Farms: A Curious Evolution In The European Context
Eleftheria Vounouki

La Reproducion Sociale Des Agriculteurs Familiaux : Les Stratégies Concernant L'Avenir Des Enfants
Maria de Nazareth Baudel Wanderley

The São Paulo's Metropolitan Rural Area: Environmental Protection And Urban Expansion
Yara M. C. de Carvalho, Terezinha J. F. Franca, Vilma Barban, M. Carlota M.Vicente and Vera Lúcia F.S.Francisco

Family Strategy Of Family-Farming Succession: A Case Of Farming Families Executing 'Family Agreement' In Takasaki City, Japan
Yukiko Otomo

Working Group 19

Comparative Data For Fishery Dependent Areas: A Requirement For A Sustainable Fishery Management
Oddmund Otterstad

Working Group 20

A Comparative Study Of Two Agri Environmental Schemes In Cherished Landscapes In Wales
Eifiona Thomas Lane and Susan Roberts

Working Group 25

Farming And Landscaping : How The French Farmers Face Up To The Ecologisation Of Their Activities
Jacqueline Candau And Philippe Deuffic

Natural Resources Utilization The Sylvopastoral Region Of Senegal: The Answers Of The Pastoral Populations Facing Technological Innovations
A.T. Diop, A. Ickowicz, I. Toure, V. Ancey

Environmental Issues, Rural Societies & Political Concerns Some Historical Elements
Lucie Dupré

Biodiversity And Social Justice In New Caledonia. A Case Study
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Latest Evolutions In The Process Of The Ecologisation Of Agriculture In Wallonia (Belgium)
Laurence Roussel

Tensions, Conflits Et Processus De Gouvernance Locale Dans Les Espaces Ruraux Et Périurbains Français Les Enseignements De La Presse Quotidienne Régionale
Christine Lefranc And André Torre

« Ecologisation » Of Agriculture Or « Agronomisation » Of Nature Conservation ?
Marie-Noëlle Anfrie

L'Information Sur Les Ressources Naturelles En Milieu Pastoral : Le Secret Des « Modji Jofde », Les Bons Endroits
Véronique Ancey and Astou Diao Camara

Working Group 31

The Role Of Employment In The Development Of Czech Rural Areas
Pavlína Maríková and Gabriela Pavlíková

From Vocationalist Needs To New Welfare Concerns: Conceptualising The School-To-Work Transition Among Marginalized Rural Youth
Brian McGrath