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Institute for Rural and Regional Research
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Our research areas
Local communities in village and town
The field of research addresses various perspectives and developments related to Norwegian rural communities.
Read moreBusiness Development
The field of research addresses various perspectives related to industrial development by country and water.
Read moreResource Management
Proper management of natural resources requires the development and use of research-based knowledge.
Read moreMuncipal and regional development
The research field addresses different perspectives and developmental features related to municipal and regional development in Norway.
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Latest publications
A-17/18 The Nation as Propertied Community – the emergence of nationalism in the US and Norway
Article
A-16/18 Allodial land rights (the odelsrett) and early ninteenth century Norwegian Nationalism
Article
B-2/18 Private Property and the Origins of Nationalism in the United States and Norway
Book
A-15/18 Rethinking the links between farm modernisation,rural development and resilience
Article
A-14/18 From Family to Domestic and Global Labour? A Decade of Proletarisation of Labour in the Norwegian Horticulture Industry
Article
Transforming the Rural. Global Prcesses and Local Futures
Book