The rural and urban communities have a distinct structure, function and dynamism, which provide us with livelihood and define our lives through our various daily activities. Circumstances surrounding the rural and urban communities are increasingly changing, such as with the rapid development...

Focusing on the demands of the new innovative, sustainable and inclusive rural development paradigm, the monograph raises the discussion regarding new approaches and success factors that are vital in current rural socio-economic development and policy transformations. The bottom-up policymaking,...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: New Social Movements: Theories and Approaches -- Chapter 3: Social Movements as Drivers of Paradigm Innovations in Rural Development -- Chapter 4: Actors of New Rural Social Movements as Agents of Change -- Chapter 5: Rural Paradigm Shift and New Social...