the XXIII ESRS congress
Vaasa, Finland
17-21 August 2009

RE-INVENTING THE RURAL
BETWEEN THE SOCIAL AND THE NATURAL

Rural areas and people in Europe stand at a crossroads, caught between global and local flows and processes. The ESRS Congress will address this critical moment through the following five key themes:

• Mobilities and Stabilities in Rural Space
• The Rural Bites Back
• Animal Farm
• The Sciences of the Rural
• Sustainable Ruralities