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This book explores how rural gender relations are changing in a
globalized world. It analyses their development in specific places
and the effects of the increasing connectedness and mobility of
people. It integrates global experiences by discussing mobility,
agriculture, gender identities and international development. Each
theme is introduced with an overview of the state of the art in
that specific area and integrates the case studies that follow. The
contributors present empirical work from the global north and south
and, more particularly, Sweden, Norway, Northern Ireland, Republic
of Ireland, UK, Poland, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, India,
Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the
USA. The first section explores gender differences in mobility
patterns and analyses how mobility affects rural gender identities
and relations. The second section focuses on the development of
agricultural and rural policies, the response of individuals within
farm households, and the implications for gender relations in rural
areas. The third section focuses on the construction of identities
and the changes occurring in the definition of rural femininity and
masculinity as a result of rural transformations. The fourth
section examines the role of international development policies in
advancing women's well-being in the less developed parts of the
world, and some of the unintended consequences of such
interventions. The book closes with conclusions and reflections on
the position of gender in rural research agendas and in rural
academia more generally. Key features: * Empircal work from a wide
range of geographical areas * Examines how gender identities are
constructed in rural agriculture * Considers how effective
development policies are in improving women's well-being This book
will be of interest to researchers in rural development and gender
issues in the global North and South, and to students of rural
sociology, social geography, development studies and gender
studies.
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