Nordic Ruralities – New paths to sustainable transitions?

The 6th Nordic Conference for Rural Research, 3-5 Dec 2024

The Nordic Ruralities Conference for Rural Research

The Nordic Ruralitites Conference for Rural Research is an opportunity to share knowledge and experiences on research relevant to the context of the Nordic countries. The conference has previous years attracted up to 300 researchers from various disciplines. The Nordic Ruralites is an excellent environment for interdisciplinary discussions and meeting researchers with an interest in the Nordic Rural areas. This edit focuses on New paths to sustainable transitions?

About the conference Themes Working groups Call for abstracts Programme Keynotes Practical information Organisers

Are you curious about Kiruna?

Welcome to Kiruna, a city 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. Kiruna is located in the heart of Lapland and offers a unique opportunity to experience the untouched wilderness and the rich Sami culture. Check out their website to discover all the experiences Kiruna Lapland can offer during the winter season.

Practical information

The 6th Nordic Conference for Rural Research will be held in Kiruna from the 3rd to the 5th of December. Find practical information about the venue, accomodation, travel and important dates here.

Red wooden church in Kiruna in winter. Photo.

Registration

On the 3rd of June, 2024, the registration for the conference opened. The first registration phase closed on the 22nd of September. The second registration phase is open until the 10th of November. You registrer online. Check this page for more information.

View over Lapporten in Abisko in autumn season, snow on the mountains and yellow bich trees, Abisko, Kiruna county, Swedish Lapland, Sweden by Mats Lindberg

Previous Conferences

Here you can find more information about the earlier events of Nordic Conference for Rural Research (starting with first conference in 2010).

Road through boreal forest, drone photo.

Conference themes

We invite researchers from different disciplines with interests in the Nordic rural areas as an empirical field to join us in discussing and interpreting transitions at various scales. You are all warmly welcome to give presentations on your ongoing research and projects and contribute to the discussions with key scholars from the field. These are the four conference themes:

Cultures and people, places and identities Sustainable use of natural resources Rural economy and entrepreneurship Policies and politics of the rural

Published: 18 November 2024 - Page editor: anna-maria.wremp@slu.se

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