Rural development in Europe is a long‐standing issue that has been supported through EU
policies in various ways. The effects of rural development have been uneven, and …

The 2008 fiscal crisis, inflamed by austerity measures, has prompted rural marginalization
and societal segmentation across the European Union (EU). The current article investigates …

One of the most significant challenges in rebuilding Europe after COVID-19 is stimulating the
marginalised, rural areas of the European Union (EU). Amid a social distancing …

This paper brings together different theoretical perspectives to propose an evaluation
framework for policies which have the explicit aim to foster communities' involvement in the …

The delay or cancellation of energy infrastructure projects, such as wind farms and nuclear
power plants and more recently carbon capture and storage (CCS) because of community …

How social entrepreneurship can become social innovation has been little studied, even
less in the rural context. This document poses that social entrepreneurship generate …

The present study shows that environmental degradation and environmental sustainability
(ES) are two distinct domains of environmental quality. Regrettably, existing researchers …

This paper extends endogenous economic growth models to incorporate knowledge
externality. We explore whether spatial knowledge spillovers among regions exist, whether …

Social capital in specific local contexts presents both positive and negative sides,
determining divergent effects in rural development strategies. This calls for an evaluation …

The current international migration has transformed the morphology, the social structures
and the local economies in many rural areas, often helping to reverse a long-term …