Globalisation and rural transitions in Germany and the UK

3rdAnglo-German Rural Geographers’ Meeting 2008

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Germany

27 – 29 June 2008

BIS-Saal, Library

Friday 27 June

[presentation: 20 minutes, discussion: 10 minutes]

08.30 – 9.00:Arrival, coffee and tea

09.00 – 9.45: Welcome and introduction:

Uwe Schneidewind, President of the University of Oldenburg

Ingo Mose, Rural Geography Working Group, German Association of Geographers

Geoff Wilson, Royal Geographical Society, Rural Geography Working Group

Guy M Robinson, Rural Geography Research Group

Section 1: Agricultural pathways, actors and rural communities

10.00-12.00:Session: Multifunctional agricultural pathways

  • Multifunctional agricultural pathways in the UK and German countryside: actors, policies and environment

Geoff A. Wilson (University of Plymouth) and Florian Dünckmann (University of Lüneburg)

  • Dairying under Attack! Farm Survival Strategies on Dorset Dairy Farms during the ‘Dairying Crisis’

Guy M Robinson (Kingston University London) and Annabelle Boulay (Food Research Institute, Norwich)

  • Globalization the salmon way and regionalization the carp way: Experiences with aquaculture in Scotland and Bavaria

Doris Schmied (University of Bayreuth)

  • Session-discussion

12.00 – 13.30: Lunch at University Mensa

13.30 – 15.30: Session: Farming Alternatives:

  • The changing dynamics of organic farming in England and Wales

Brian Ilbery and Damian Maye (University of Gloucestershire)

  • ‘Scaling-up’ local and organic food in the UK: collective purchase and the possibilities for moving beyond the niche

Ruth Little (Coventry University)

  • UK & German pasture in the bio-fuel boom: rapeseed & maize vs. cows?
    Bruce Scholten (Universityof Durham)
  • Session discussion

15.30 – 16.00: Coffee and tea break

16.00 – 18.00: Session: Rural communities and actors:

  • Changing places: Rural communities in Eastern Germany

Peter Sedlacek (University of Jena)

  • ‘Country life’: Rurality, folk music and ‘show of hands’

Richard Yarwood(University of Plymouth)

  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Partnerships in Complex Environments: An Analysis of Marine Nature-based Tourism Partnerships

Claire Kelly (University of Plymouth)

  • Session discussion

19.00 – 20.30:Guided tour of historic Oldenburg city centre (english); later free for

personal arrangements of participants

Saturday 28 June

[presentation: 20 minutes, discussion: 10 minutes]

08.00-8.30: Arrival, coffee and tea

Section 2: Rural issues and processes in a globalising world

8.30 – 10.30: Session: Rural policy

  • Integrated rural development in Germany: experiences from the ILEK Vechtetal project

Ulrike Grabski-Kieron (University of Münster)

  • Planning problems in areas of intensive change of landscape

Ortwin Peithmann (University of Oldenburg)

  • Integrating policies: rural proofing in England and Germany

Yvonne Brodda (Free lance consultant, London)

  • Session discussion

10.30 – 11.00: coffee and tea break

11.00 – 11.45: Presentation of the Regierungsvertretung Oldenburg given by

Carsten Seyfarth"The Contribution of the Regierungsvertretung Oldenburg to RegionalDevelopment in the district of Weser-Ems"

11.45 – 13.45: Session: Rural development

  • Prospering regions in Rural North Rhine Westfalia

Christian Krajewski (University of Münster)

  • ICT for rural development: the case of Hatherleigh in the United Kingdom

Afraa Sallowm (University of Plymouth)

  • Regional currencies – an instrument for a sustainable and integrated rural development in a globalised world?

Birte Nienaber (Saarland University)

  • Session discussion

13.45 – 14.30: Lunch break (Cafeteria)

14.30 – 16.30: Session: Migration, demographic change and rural protest

  • International labour migrants in rural areas: implications for counterurbanisation and rural restructuring

Keith Halfacree (University of Swansea)

  • “Dying villages?” – The effects of demographic change on rural settlements in Vorpommern

Anja Reichert (University of Trier)

  • Rural protests and the enigmatic importance of globalisation

Michael Woods (Aberystwyth University)

  • Session discussion

16.30 – 17.00: Coffee and tea break

17.00 – 18.00: Conclusion

Geoff Wilson (University of Plymouth)

Ulrike Grabski-Kieron (University of Münster)

Ingo Mose (University of Oldenburg)

Guy M Robinson (KingstonUniversityLondon)

19.00: Joint dinner in historic city centre: “Rio Grande” restaurant

Sunday 29 June

Rural restructuring, regional innovation, and local project work: The case of WesermarschCounty

09.00 – approx. 18.00:

Full day field trip from Oldenburgacross WesermarschCounty with various stops at relevant places of interest: regional food marketing initiatives, cultural project work, conservation schemes in dairy farming, WaddenSeaNational Park visitor centre etc.

Ingo Mose (University of Oldenburg)