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German Research Foundation (DFG) Project (2008-2011)
“Regional Governance in rural peripheries of Europe – interactions between
regional actors as key factors for regional development“
A comparative analysis of selected case studies in peripheral rural regions in the EU
Prof. Dr. Ingo Mose, Dipl.-Umweltwiss. Marta Jacuniak M.A., Dipl.-Geogr. Georg Fiedler
Background
In 2007 approximately 80% of the land surface of the European
Union was classified as rural. As a result of the EU enlargement,
Europe is experiencing a renaissance of rural areas. Large areas of
Eastern European countries are classified as rural, often displaying
the classic structural characteristics (e.g. comparatively high
contribution of agriculture to the regional product, low population
density and out-migration). However, some rural peripheries have
experienced considerable economic regeneration over recent years.
What does Regional Governance mean?
•cooperation of actors of different backgrounds (territorially oriented public actors, such
as politicians, and functionally oriented private actors, such as entrepreneurs or civil
representatives)
•crossing the borders and responsibilities of the subsystems (government/administration,
private sector, civil society)
•self-organised networks
•horizontal interaction through arguing and bargaining (not power and enforcement)
•linked to self-imposed (negotiated) regulation systems, which canalise the interaction
formally, lower transaction costs and heighten the reliability of expectations
•high degree of reflective rationality (learning processes are very important)
FÜRST, D. (2003): Regional Governance. In: BENZ, A. (ed.): Governance -Regieren in komplexen Regelsystemen. Eine Einführung. Hagen. pp. 45-64
Objectives
• Analysis of the strategies and instruments for rural development in peripheral areas in the EU
regarding new „steering structures“ such as Regional Governance
• Determining and comparing the rural development policies and different styles of Regional
Governance between four European regions: Sky and Lochalsh District and Western Isles,
Jämtland, Extremadura and Warmińsko-Mazurskie
Research questions
• Which new approaches and institutional structures are adopted in regional development policy?
• What are the differences and similarities between the case study areas regarding the integrated rural
development concept?
• What kind of interactions can be identified between the actors and what role do they play?
• Which group of actors is likely to prevail and who is the “loser”?
Jämtland
Area: 49,343 km2
Population: 126,937
Population density: 2.6 inhabitants per km2
(Source: SCB 2007)
Skye and Lochalsh District and Western Isles
Area: 5605 km2
Population: 38,638
Population density: 6.55 inhabitants per km2
(Source: www.scrol.gov.uk 2004)
Landscape features:
200 islands, hilly moor and little woodland, machair, sandy beaches
and dunes, rocky shores and cliffs, hundreds of inland lochs and
mountain ranges
Cultural features:
Gaelic language and culture, historically grown crofting system
Economy:
tourism, services, fishing and fish farming, sheep farming
Landscape features:
forest and subalpine woodland, mountain areas,
large lake areas, pastures, ley
Cultural features:
Jamska language
Economy:
services, mining and manufacturing, reindeer farming,
forestry
www.lillsjon.net
www.lochalsh.co.uk
Warmińsko-Mazurskie
Area: 24,173 km2
Population: 1,430,995
Population density: 59.1 inhabitants per km2
(Source: GUS 2006)
Extremadura
Landscape features:
" The Land of a Thousand Lakes“ - more than 2500 lakes and
rolling hills left by the Vistulian glaciation, mixed woodland
(“puszcza”), the largest white stork population in Europe,
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Lukajno Lake
Cultural features:
part of the former East-Prussia (Germany), ethnic minorities,
homeland of Nicolaus Copernicus and Veit Stoss large number of
characteristic red brick castles from the 14th and 15th centuries
erected by Teutonic crusaders and bishops
Economy:
tourism, agriculture, food and timber industry
Area: 41,634 km2
Population: 1,089,990
Population density: 26.2 inhabitants per km2
(Source: INE 2007)
Landscape features:
Dehesas (pasture woodland), mountain areas, fluvial topography
(Tajo and Guadiana), various water reservoirs
Cultural features:
World Heritage Sites like the Monasterio de Guadelupe, the
archaeological ensemble of Mérida and the old town of Cáceres,
home of “famous discoverers” such as Hernán Cortés and
Francisco Pizarro
Economy:
tourism, services, cork production, cultivation of cherries and wine,
hydroenergy
Study Areas
1. Communidad Autónoma de Extremadura (Spain)
2. Skye and Lochalsh District and Western Isles Council
(Scotland)
www.olsztyn.uw.gov.pl
3. Jämtlands län (Sweden)
4. Województwo Warmińsko-Mazurskie (Poland)
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Altas Grafico de Extremadura, p.55
Contact
Prof. Dr. Ingo Mose
Room A1 0 - 015
Tel.: ++49 (0) 441 / 798 - 4692
E-Mail: [email protected]
Dipl.-Umweltwiss. Marta JacuniakM.A.
Room A1 1-128
Tel.: ++49 (0) 441 / 798 - 2976
E-Mail: [email protected]
Dipl.-Geogr. Georg Fiedler
Room A1 1-128
Tel.: ++49 (0) 441 / 798 - 4780
E-Mail: [email protected]