XXVII European Society for Rural Sociology Conference24-27 July 217, Krakow/Poland
Working Group 21 ‘Evaluation of ‘innovation’ projects and partnerships: challenges, practical experiences and methodological innovations‘
Conveners: Susanne von Münchhausen, Policy and Markets in the Agri-Food-Sector, Eberswalde University ; Anna Maria Häring, Policy and Markets in the Agri-Food-Sector, Eberswalde University; Mark Riley, University of Liverpool, UK; Lee-Ann Sutherland, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
The objective of this working group is to provide space for critical reflection and discussion on the research and evaluation methods approaches being trialled and (re)considered by those undertaking social science research in rural contexts. The working group involves two streams: A) methods for evaluating innovation projects, and B) new and refined methods of undertaking rural research more broadly.
Final Outlines: Outline-final.pdf
Stream A) Methods for evaluation innovation projects included of the following presentations:
Author | Other authors | Titel | Downloads |
Katarina Eckerberg | Therese Bjärstig | Continuous learning and evaluation of EIP-Agri in Sweden | |
Laura Secco | Elena Pisani, Catie Burlando, Riccardo Da Rea, Maria Nijnik, Tatiana Kluvankova, David Miller | Co-constructing a new framework for evaluating social innovation in marginalised rural areas | |
Michal Lostak | Katerina Boukalova, Jiri Prusa, Jiri Hrabak | LEADER funded projects in Czechia evaluated through hermeneutic interventional investigation | |
Gusztáv Nemes |
| Assessing the innovation capacity of alternative food networks — two cases from Hungary | |
Artur Steiner |
| Engage, participate, empower: modelling power transfer in disadvantaged rural communities |
Stream B) New and refined methods of undertaking rural research more broadly included the following presentations
Author | Other authors | Titel | Downloads |
Līga Paula |
| Measuring Capability of Rural Communities: Conceptual and Empirical Challenges | |
Jonathan Menary |
| Using an Agricultural Innovation Systems Approachto Explore the Barriers to Innovation in UK Fresh Produce | |
Paulina Tobiasz-Lis | Marcin Wójcik | Drawing the countryside: freehand sketches as representation of rurality in Poland | |
Gesine Tuitjer, M.A. | What innovation biographies reveal: international experiences and local obstacles to cooperative innovation in the food sector |
