Governments need to make choices over distributing resources and managing
socioeconomic change, which can have geographically uneven effects. This may give rise to …

Recently, an emerging body of research has diagnosed a 'crisis of trust'in rural and
peripheral areas. Yet, the majority of these works overlook local institutions as a potential …

Previous work suggests rural identity often stems from direct experience living in a rural
area, and that categorical group membership occurs before social identification. Puzzlingly …

When Sweden transformed its geography of local government in 1952 and 1962–1974, the
number of municipalities was reduced from 2,498 to 278. The reforms were infused by the …

In recent years, the rural-urban divide has not only made its way back into political science,
but has also been given an entirely new angle by investigating place of living as its own …

Stricter immigration attitudes are associated with rurality. I argue that rural consciousness
can help explain this tendency; those Americans higher in rural consciousness should …

Contemporary theory focusses on globalization and standardization of educational
governance and assessment as well as diverse identities and distinct yet connected rural …

In many European countries, people increasingly leave rural or small municipalities to live
and work in urban or metropolitan environments. Although previous work on the 'left …

Place-based identities could potentially shape how the public evaluates political information,
especially when cleavages between rural and non-rural become more central to politics …

A divide between people in rural areas and in cities contributes to the current wave of
populist backlash and the realignment of party systems across Western democracies. Does …