Research at the Centre applies the tools and perspectives in the social sciences to study rural regions and communities.
Our activities involve contract research that is financed by the Research Council of Norway, government departments, organizations, commerce and industry, among others.
RURALIS – Institute for Rural and Regional Research shares the national responsibility for maintaining and developing basic research competence in rural sociology and interdisciplinary rural studies.
Our academic activities are organized into three main subject areas:
Local communities in village and town
- Moving motive and moving pattern
- Management and policy
- Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
- Gender and gender equality
- Climate
- Local communities
- Family
- Welfare and ageing
- Second homes
- Rural life and culture
The field of research addresses various perspectives and developments related to Norwegian rural communities.
Read moreBusiness Development
- Innovation
- Competence
- Bioeconomy
- Management and policy
- Aquaculture
- Gender and gender equality
- Climate
- Food and food production
- Tourism and travel business
- Forestry
- Farm animal
- HES (Health, Environment and Safety)
- Property
- Animal welfare
- Farmers
- Structure development
- Co-operative
- Development research
- Agriculture and business development
- Farming
- Value chains of food
- Organic food and food production
The field of research addresses various perspectives related to industrial development by country and water.
Read moreResource Management
- Landscape and nature
- Area
- Bioeconomy
- Management and policy
- Carnivore
- Energy
- Climate
- Gender and gender equality
- Environment
- Rough grazing
Proper management of natural resources requires the development and use of research-based knowledge.
Read moreMuncipal and regional development
- Regional development
- Management and policy
- Health and wellbeing
- Inter-municipal cooperation
- Gender and gender equality
- Climate
- Structure in municipalities
- Ageing
- Rural development
The research field addresses different perspectives and developmental features related to municipal and regional development in Norway.
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