Objective
The principal aim of the project is to explore how and how far locally- focused partnerships do indeed stimulate rural development - as is by now generally claimed or assumed - and thereby to improve the theory of rural development and the practice of its delivery in the next period of Structural Fund expenditure. The objectives of the 24 month project are: - to explore, in six EU member states, the effectiveness of local partnerships as a tool of rural development; - to explore the origin, development, structure and operation of such partnerships; the partners themselves; - to identify those elements of partnership which induce or, conceivably, constrain development; and The work will be undertaken by six academic research units/institutes, based in the UK, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Spain. Fieldwork will be concentrated within two regions with objective 1 and objective 5b status in each of the six member states. It will begin with a 'census' of relevant local partnerships in each region. Then, in each region, two partnerships will be subjected to detailed analysis - i.e. 24 partnerships in all. This analysis will be in two stages, the first concerned with the structure and operation of the partnership, the second with its impact upon both the development of the local area and the partners themselves. Six national-level and one European workshop will be convened to consider the draft findings of this research before the Final Report is written. Those benefiting from the research will include agencies involved in rural development at the European, national, regional or local levels plus anyone involved in local partnerships with a development remit. More fundamentally, rural residents and firms stand to benefit, especially those in disadvantaged areas, as the research is designed to help the cost-effective stimulation of integrated rural development and employment, the quality of local decision-making and the involvement of local people and interest groups.
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Coordinator
GL5O 4AZ CHELTENHAM
United Kingdom
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