STAYin(g)Rural Staying in the Rural: Contemporary Life Course related Senses of Belonging, Mobility and Rural Community Participation

到目前为止，人口地理研究的重点是移民。特别是在农村地区，那些不搬家的人被视为剩余类别，他们留下来的动机受到的学术或政策关注有限。斯塔因(G)农村研究了人们在生活的不同阶段为什么以及如何留在农村地区。它承认人们选择(有选择地)属于和参与农村地区，不同类型的流动影响他们的停留过程。本研究采用混合方法，在三个边缘和人口减少的农村案例研究地区：东格罗宁根(荷兰)、南泰隆(北爱尔兰)和南下萨克森州(德国)采用问卷调查、半结构访谈和焦点小组讨论相结合的方法。STAYIN(G)农村关注三个生命过程阶段，这三个阶段是重新谈判居住选择的已知触发因素。STAYIN(G)农村将就以下问题产生重要的新见解：(1)当代类型的农村留守人员和留宿过程；(2)农村归属感和流动性与保持和积极参与保持农村生活质量的过程有何关系；以及(3)如何在不同的地理背景和不同的生活阶段进行这些工作。每个研究阶段的准备工作和成果将通过国家指导小组、案例研究研讨会和国际讲习班与农村利益攸关方分享和讨论。

To date population geography research has focused on migration. Especially in rural areas, those who do not move are seen as a residual category and their motivations for staying receive limited academic or policy attention. STAYin(g)Rural investigates why and how people stay in rural areas at different stages of their lives. It acknowledges that people elect to (selectively) belong to and participate in rural areas and that different types of mobilities influence their staying processes.A mixed methods approach is employed which combines a questionnaire survey, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions in three peripheral and depopulating rural case study regions: east Groningen (Netherlands), south Tyrone (Northern Ireland) and south Lower Saxony (Germany). STAYin(g)Rural focuses on three life course stages which are known triggers for re-negotiating residential choices: young adulthood, family formation and post-retirement.STAYin(g)Rural will yield significant new insights on: (i) contemporary types of rural stayers and staying processes; (ii) how rural belonging and mobility relate to processes of staying and active participation to maintain rural quality of life, and (iii) how these are performed in different geographical contexts and at different life stages. Preparation of, and outcomes from, each research phase will be shared and discussed with rural stakeholders via national Steering Groups, case study seminars and an international workshop.