Conditions of Possibility for Deep Social Change—Imaginaries Concerning Normality in a Finnish Online Discussion on Self‐Sufficiency As part of the literature that emphasizes alternative narratives as a prominent means of promoting change in the face of the climate crisis and other ecological catastrophes, we concentrate on local ...

"Conditions of Possibility for Deep Social Change" by @terevaden.net and me is out!

We highlight some of the preconditions for social change in relation to what is generally considered to be acceptable, desirable, (im)possible and normal.

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We’ve been writing about the social, ecological and economic harm of a consolidated Agricola system to farmers workers communities and ecologies for 30 years. #ruralsociology

USDA ‘Cut Off at the Knees’ by Musk’s Mass Firings Interviews with 15 recently fired USDA employees reveal an agency thrown into turmoil and risks of possible crop disease outbreaks.

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Is rural Saskatchewan becoming a desert of human abandonment, and decay where political parties pay tribute to rural myths and legends but do little to regenerate this important space. #skpoli #ruralsociology

In Ontario rurality is measured, in part, by how close you are to different levels of medical service. For example, Ottawa is 100 (full service close) while Ear Falls (northwest of Thunder Bay 5hrs) is close to 0.
It would be valuable to replicate for #skpoli #RuralSociology #RuralPolicy

Table 8 Perceptions of police performance, by area of residence, all provinces, 2019 Table 8 Perceptions of police performance, by area of residence, all provinces, 2019

Generally in #skpoli Rural residents see police as being more efficient and effective than urban residents. #Rural #RuralSociology

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Understanding rural in Saskatchewan is partly about population density. This relates to distances to service (health care, schools etc). In #skpoli the density ranges significantly. I came across this pop density map published by Pronghorn. #Rurality. #RuralSociology.

#agriculture #agecon #econsky📉📈#farmer #farmeridentity #ruralsociology #rural #behaviour #agrisky #farmerbehaviour #psychology (-related ^^) #AES #CAP #policy #agpolicy