La reforma agraria, la tierra y el territorio : evolución del pensamiento de La Vía Campesina

Se analiza, como participante-observador, la evolución durante las últimas dos décadas del pensamiento del movimiento social rural transnacional, La Vía Campesina, sobre los temas de reforma agraria y la defensa de tierra y territorio. El mundo rural ha cambiado y los cambios externos a los movimientos, junto con sus diálogos internos e intercambios de experiencias, han generado nuevas posiciones, estrategias de lucha, consensos y dilemas. Se destacan diversos temas, como el concepto del territorio, el "quehacer" en la tierra, las relaciones entre actores que comparten territorios, las ocupaciones, la titulación, el Estado y nuevos derechos.

La reforma agraria, la tierra y el territorio : evolución del pensamiento de La Vía Campesina

Se analiza, como participante-observador, la evolución durante las últimas dos décadas del pensamiento del movimiento social rural transnacional, La Vía Campesina, sobre los temas de reforma agraria y la defensa de tierra y territorio. El mundo rural ha cambiado y los cambios externos a los movimientos, junto con sus diálogos internos e intercambios de experiencias, han generado nuevas posiciones, estrategias de lucha, consensos y dilemas. Se destacan diversos temas, como el concepto del territorio, el "quehacer" en la tierra, las relaciones entre actores que comparten territorios, las ocupaciones, la titulación, el Estado y nuevos derechos.

A essência da gastronomia na valorização cultural : a aplicação do conceito "Slow Food" nos Açores

Dissertação de Mestrado, Gestão do Turismo Internacional, 19 de Julho de 2016, Universidade dos Açores.

Comunidades y agentes del estado en la construcción de formas cotidianas de negociación: Costa Rica, 1850-1914

ResumenEl artículo es un análisis de la construcción del poder en el mundo predominantemente rural del Valle Central, fundamentado en la interacción entre los agentes del Estado y las comunidades campesinas. Propone develar una dimensión de las prácticas hegemónicas en la organización del trabajo colectivo para el desarrollo de la infraestructura requerida por el proceso de mercantilización de la economía. El poder directriz de los agentes del Estado es afirmado, disputado y negociado por comunidades campesinas, cruzadas por diferencias y conflictos económicos y regionales. Puntos de encuentro y fractura entre las comunidades se integran a las construcciones discursivas que, sutil o abiertamente, enfrentan las políticas públicas.AbstractThis article constitutes an analysis of the construction of power, in a predominantly rural world of the Central Valley of Costa Rica, based on the interaction between government agents and rural communities. It intends to unveil a dimension of hegemonic practices in the organization of collective work for the development of infrastructure required for the process of commercialization of the economy. The steering power of the government agents is acknowledged, debated on, and negotiated by the peasant communities, intersected by economic and regional differences and conflicts. Points of coincidence and fracture between communities are woven into the discursive constructions facing public policies, whether in a subtle or open manner. 

Rural Poultry in the Developing world

In 2007 I travelled to Mozambique and Tanzania to photographically document the work undertaken by a group of Australians who are working to bring a self sufficient lifestyle back to the HIV Aids stricken communities of Africa. University of Queensland veterinary researchers have developed a vaccination that can eradicate disease from local rural poultry. The Kyeema Foundation is working in country to supply this vaccine to families battling HIV AIDS and to teach local residents how to successfully implement it. QUT, AusAID and the Kyeema Foundation funded the trip.

Low-carbon off-grid electrification for rural areas in the United Kingdom: Lessons from the developing world

Low-carbon off-grid electrification for rural areas is becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom. However, many developing countries have been electrifying their rural areas in this way for decades. Case study fieldwork in Nepal and findings from United Kingdom based research will be used to examine how developed nations can learn from the experience of developing countries with regard to the institutional environment and delivery approach adopted in renewable energy off-grid rural electrification. A clearer institutional framework and more direct external assistance during project development are advised. External coordinators should also engage the community in a mobilization process a priori to help alleviate internal conflicts of interest that could later impede a project. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Low-carbon off-grid electrification for rural areas: Lessons from the developing world

Low-carbon off-grid electrification for rural areas is becoming increasingly popular in developed nations such as the United Kingdom. However, many developing countries have been electrifying their rural areas in this way for decades. Case study fieldwork in Nepal and findings from UK-based research will be used to examine how developed nations can learn from the experience of developing countries with regards the institutional environment and delivery approach adopted in renewable energy off-grid rural electrification. A clearer institutional framework and more direct external assistance during project development are advised. External coordinators should also engage the community in a mobilization process a priori to help alleviate internal conflicts of interest that could later impede a project. ©2010 IEEE.

Rural Migration, Agrarian Change and Institutional Dynamics: Perspectives from the Majority World

Overall, this special issue provides insights into the mutually constitutive ways in which rapid economic development associated with industrialisation drives institutional change, migration and mobility, and, finally, altered relationships between – and conceptions of – rural and urban. The following papers pose important conceptual, normative as well as practical, policy-relevant questions relating to the human consequences of these processes and point to the applications of population research – a central objective of this journal.

Improvement of rural life; the role of the community school throughout the world.

Mode of access: Internet.