Discussion Papers
Discussion Papers
These papers cover research, policy and methodological issues. They include agenda-setting pieces, results and commentaries on current policy developments.
2018
2018House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy - Call for Evidence
Frances Rowe, Dr Paul Cowie, Guy Garrod, Dr Menelaos Gkartzios, Dr Ruth McAreavey, Katie Aitken-McDermott, Professor Jeremy Phillipson, Dr Neil Powe and Professor Sally Shortall
After Brexit: 10 key questions for rural policy in England
Guy Garrod, Anne Liddon, Jeremy Phillipson, Frances Rowe, Sally Shortall and Mark Shucksmith
Brexit: Implications for the rural north of England - Summary Report (2MB)
2017
2017After Brexit: 10 key questions for rural policy
Guy Garrod, Anne Liddon, Jeremy Phillipson, Frances Rowe, Sally Shortall and Mark Shucksmith
After Brexit: 10 key questions for rural policy in Northern Ireland
Caroline Creamer, Guy Garrod, Claire Jack, Anne Liddon, Ruth McAreavey, David Meredith, Erin Sherry, Sally Shortall, Ian Shuttleworth, Michael Wallace
After Brexit: 10 key questions for rural policy in Scotland
Davy McCracken, Andrew Moxey, Lorna Philip, Sally Shortall, Mark Shucksmith
2016
2016Discussion Paper 37 (PDF: 412KB)
The Concept of Food Security and the Future of World Food Prices
Ritson, C.
Discussion Paper 36 (PDF: 305KB)
Some Implications of Brexit for UK Agricultural Environmental Policy
Franks, J.R.
Discussion Paper 35 (PDF: 224KB)
Why Brexit?
Harvey, D. and Hubbard, C.
2015
2015Discussion Paper 34 (PDF: 508KB)
A War of Words: The Construction of Food Sovereignty in the US & UK
Higgins, A.
2014
2014Discussion Paper 33 (PDF: 366KB)
Demographic Ageing and Rural Business: Issues for Research, Policy and Practice
Atterton, J. and Thompson, N.
2013
2013Discussion Paper 32 (PDF: 387KB)
How do Community Organisations Innovate? The Case of Community Broadband Organisations
Talbot, H. and Richardson, R.
2012
2012Discussion Paper 31 (PDF: 3MB)
Agri-environmental policy and urban sprawl: A general equilibrium analysis
Oueslati, W.
2011
2011Discussion Paper 30 (PDF: 750KB)
Disaggregating Young Adults’ Knowledge of Healthy Lifestyle Practices
Giles, E.L.
2010
2010Discussion Paper 29 (PDF: 251KB)
Organising Activites and Services in Community Buildings
Talbot, H.
Discussion Paper 28 (PDF: 675KB)
CAP Reform Options: A Challenge for Analysis and Synthesis
Jambor, A. and Harvey, D.
Discussion Paper 27 (PDF: 475KB)
Review of the Challenges of CAP Reform
Jambor, A. and Harvey, D.
Discussion Paper 26 (PDF: 525KB)
Rethinking the OECD's New Rural Demography
Brown, D.
2009
2009Discussion Paper 25 (PDF: 545KB)
Coping with the Credit Crunch? A Financial Appraisal of UK Farming
Franks, J.
Discussion Paper 24 (PDF: 300KB)
Discourse Analysis and Public Policy Research
Hewitt, S.
Discussion Paper 23 (PDF: 495KB)
Consumption, Identity and the Case of Local Food
Dilley, L.
Discussion Paper 22 (PDF: 130KB)
Exploring the Relationship between Engagement and Research: Insights from the Experience of the Northern Rural Network
Thompson, N.
2008
2008Discussion Paper 21 (PDF: 125KB)
Exploring the Relationship between Agri-Food Marketing and Public Policy: The Case of Social Food Marketing
Giles, E. and Lee, R.
Discussion Paper 20 (PDF: 115KB)
Rural Proofing in England: A Formal Commitment in Need of Review
Atterton, J.
Discussion Paper 19 (PDF: 95KB)
Running an Interdisciplinary Competency Group
Stassart, P. (translated by Bradley, S. and Donaldson, A.)
Discussion Paper 18 (PDF: KB)
'Hollowing out of the State?' The Implementation of Public and Private Agri-environment Regulation in the Serbian Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Sector
Zarić, V., Gorton, M., Lowe, P. and Quarrie, S.
Discussion Paper 17 (PDF: 215KB)
Bulgaria and Romania - Paths to EU Accession and the Agricultural Sector
Hubbard, C. and Hubbard, L.
Discussion Paper 16 (PDF: 105KB)
The Rural North: Landscapes of Endeavour and Enquiry: the 2008 Cameron-Gifford Lecture
Lowe, P.
2007
2007Discussion Paper 15 (PDF: 170KB)
Agricultural Policy Reform and Less-Favoured Areas Policy: Application of EU Policy to Japan
Shigeto, S., Kashiwagi, M. and Whitman, G.
Discussion Paper 14 (PDF: 100KB)
Blairism and the Countryside: The Legacy of Modernisation in Rural Policy
Ward, N. and Lowe, P.
Discussion Paper 13 (PDF: 140KB)
The Contribution of the Social Sciences to Knowledge based Development
Thompson, N.
Discussion Paper 12 (PDF: 145KB)
Evidence Based Policy and the Politics of Expertise: A Case Study of Bovine Tuberculosis
Wilkinson, K.
Discussion Paper 11 (PDF: 370KB)
Food Security and Food Sovereignty
Lee, R.
Discussion Paper 10 (PDF: 190KB)
Generating Change through Research: Action Research and its Implications
Charles, L. and Ward, N.
2006
2006Discussion Paper 09 (PDF: 3.5MB)
Creativity and Local Regeneration: the Possibility of Hybrid Cultures
Ray, C.
Discussion Paper 08 (PDF: 150KB)
The Provision of Public Internet Access Points by Community Centres
Talbot, H.
Discussion Paper 07 (PDF: 80KB)
The Futures of Rural Policy: the Significance of Rural Futures Studies
Ray, C. and Ward, N.
Discussion Paper 06 (PDF: 215KB)
Foot and Mouth – Five Years On: The Legacy of the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease Crisis for Farming and the British Countryside
Donaldson, A., Lee, R., Ward, N. and Wilkinson, K.
Discussion Paper 05 (PDF: 185KB)
Soundscapes and the Rural: a Conceptual Review from a British perspective
Ray, C.
Discussion Paper 04 (PDF: 170KB)
Counterurbanisation and Job Creation: Entrepreneurial In-Migration and Rural Economic Development
Bosworth, G.
2005
2005Discussion Paper 03 (PDF: 150KB)
Universities, the Knowledge Economy and 'Neo-Endogenous Rural Development'
Ward, N., Atterton, J., Kim,T-Y., Lowe, P., Phillipson, J. and Thompson, N.
Discussion Paper 02 (PDF: 110KB)
Holistic Approaches to Understanding Diffuse Land Management Issues: a Framework for Interdisciplinary Working
Donaldson, A., Heathwaite, L., Lane, S., Ward, N. and Whatmore, S.
Discussion Paper 01 (PDF: 195KB)
Individualisation and the Third Age
Ray, C.