The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exacerbated the macroeconomic vulnerabilities of low- and middle-income countries. Debt was already high prior to the onset of the pandemic, but now many developing country governments must navigate through record-high public and private debt levels, and rising...

The theme of the 6th Nordic conference for rural research is “Rural Truths”. These truths can relate to the present situation in the world where truth seems to be something threatened, and here research has an important role to play. But rural truths also reflect many competing ideas,...

The themes of the conference cover policy and practitioner-oriented research related to systemic risk measurement. We solicit contributions covering a broad range of techniques related to systemic risk analytics, particularly related to (but not limited to) the following themes: - Using systemic...

Theme of the conference is "Searching for Sustainability in Future Working Life". The range of possible topics includes, but is not limited to, the following themes from the perspective of working life: - Workforce diversity, intersectionality, inclusion and equality, - 24/7 demands,...

Climate change poses a major challenge for developing countries. Despite growing evidence to support low-carbon and climate-resilient strategies, many countries have yet to mainstream climate change within their national development plans. Bridging the gap between climate research and...

The ESRS Congress will address this critical moment through the following five key themes: 1. Mobilities and Stabilities in Rural Space 2.The Rural Bites Back 3. Animal Farm 4. The Sciences of the Rural 5. Sustainable Ruralities

The themes of the Eleventh Annual Conference are: - Globalization and economies in transition; - Development, poverty and vulnerability; - Energy and environment; and - Wealth, aging and income distribution

Agriculture is more and more treated as a normal economic activity. Policy makers would therefore like to compare agricultural statistics with statistics from other economic sectors. There is also a growing interest in comparing FADN data in an international context (for example in EU policy...