This panel event is a discussion that begins with panel members presenting key challenges and future foci of research as emerging out of talks at the RUPRI meeting (March 21-22, 2018 in Washington, D.C.). The main theme is... [ view full abstract ]
This panel event is a discussion that begins with panel members presenting key challenges and future foci of research as emerging out of talks at the RUPRI meeting (March 21-22, 2018 in Washington, D.C.). The main theme is Looking Forward – what do we need to study and theorize as regards social and demographic change in rural areas, policy issues, and economic development? Part of the conversation is determining the major next steps we can take to improve the lives of low-income people in rural areas and small towns of America. The objective is to continue this conversation, working from the March conference in D.C. and developing a broad collective agenda moving forward. We also hope to make connections in the future development of this agenda with agricultural economists and other rural poverty scholars.
Organizers/Presiders:
Robert Francis, Johns Hopkins University, rfranc15@jhu.edu
Elizabeth Seale, SUNY Oneonta Elizabeth.seale@oneonta.edu
Panel:
Tim Slack, Louisiana State University, slack@lsu.edu
Jennifer Sherman, Washington State University jennifer_sherman@wsu.edu
Bruce Weber, Oregon State University bruce.weber@oregonstate.edu
Brian Thiede, Penn State University bct11@psu.edu
Sponsored by Rural Poverty R.I.G.and the Rural Poverty Research Institute
