Een korte documentaire door Karen Kuiper en Huib Schoonhoven met Jan Douwe van der Ploeg over mestbeleid en contestatie in de Nederlandse landbouw.
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RETHINK Final conference in Brussels December 2, 2015
On behalf of the Rural Sociology I’m having a seat in the Advisory Board of the RETHINK: a transdisciplinary research project supported by the European Commission and funding bodies in 14 countries under the umbrella of FP7 and the RURAGRI ERA-NET. The RETHINK Final conference will take place in Brussels, December 2, 2015. It will be an interesting event with a final reflection by:
- Rob Peters, Head Unit ‘Research & Innovation’ of DG Agri;
- Christiane Canenbley, Unit ‘Agricultural Policy Analysis and
Perspectives’ of DG Agri - Egizio Valceschini, Director of Research at L’Institut National de la
Recherche Agronomique (INRA), representating the RURAGRI ERA network - A RURAGRI country representative
You can download the program here and register yourself at the RETHINK website.
For more information you can contact the RETHINK scientific coordinator Dr. Karlheinz Knickel: knickel@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Stage bij Stichting Demeter – meewerken aan visievorming op vernieuwing in BD landbouw
Stichting Demeter biedt meerdere stageplekken voor studenten die komend winterseizoen 2015-2016 met boeren willen werken aan een visievorming op kennisontwikkeling en vernieuwing in de Biologisch Dynamische landbouw. Dit tegen de achtergrond van het maatschappelijk debat rond kwesties als: dierwelzijn; het gebruik van antibiotica en antibiotica vrije status; de mannelijke lijn in de veehouderij (wat doen we met stiertjes, bokjes en haantjes) en kalfjes bij de koe. Van ousher heeft de BD zich sterk onderscheiden van de gangbare landbouw in deze kwesties, maar dat zal naar verwachting minder worden. Hoe kan de BD zich dan blijven onderscheiden? Continue reading
Reminder: 15 vacancies for Early Stage Researchers Sustainable Place Shaping (SUSPLACE)
The 15 vacancies for Early Stage Researchers in Sustainable Place Shaping at six host universities are still open for application till October 7th (midnight). More information can be found at a previous blog posted here: SUSPLACE Programme vacancies: 15 Early Stage Research positions at six universities. Information and hyperlinks to the recruitment sites of the respective host universities have been updated.
Open for applications: graduate workshop in Kyoto, Japan in May 2016
From May 24 to May 27 Kyoto University, represented by the Graduate School of Economics and the Graduate School of Agriculture, together with the Rural Sociology Group of Wageningen University, organize a Second Graduate Workshop. The workshop is intended for graduate students (both master and PhD) and takes place within the context of a collaboration between both institutes. The objective of the workshop is to become acquainted and discuss ongoing social sciences research within Kyoto University and Wageningen University, with an emphasis on the political economy and the sociology of agriculture and food.
Students who are interested can request an application form or more info at: joost.jongerden@wur.nl
