One well established instrument of regional development policy for rural areas is the LEADER-approach, which was started more than 25 years ago. Whereby the representation is often discussed, in evaluations/research projects the participants themselves are less often asked than LAG-managers /...

One well established instrument of regional development policy for rural areas is the LEADER-approach, which was started more than 25 years ago. Whereby the representation is often discussed, in evaluations/research projects the participants themselves are less often asked than LAG-managers /...

Many different levels of the institutional framework influence processes of rural development. One funding-scheme for rural development is LEADER, which is a bottom-up-orientated approach funded by the EU. A key element is a Local Action Group (LAG) as a kind of a private-public partnership. The...