Transnational Theory Building for Researching the Global Countryside: Perspectives from Taiwan and the UK

全球乡村研究的跨国理论构建：台湾和英国的视角

• 批准号: ES/W000210/1
• 负责人: Michael Woods
• 金额: $ 3.17万
• 依托单位: Aberystwyth University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW000210%2F1
• 关键词: Transnational; Theory; Building; Researching; Global

This network will bring together rural social science researchers from Taiwan and the UK in an innovative project to explore the prospect of developing 'transnational theory' that can advance understanding of the global, national and regional dynamics that are reshaping rural societies and economies around the world. By 'transnational theory' we mean a framework of ideas for analysing and understanding contemporary rural society that is not biased towards any one cultural or territorial context, but is open to multiple contributions and influences grounded in diverse geographical settings. The proposal responds to an emerging critique of the prevalence of Anglophone concepts and western theoretical models in international rural social science, and to calls for the development of a more inclusive and cosmopolitan rural studies that is better equipped to engage with the inter-connected yet hybrid and heterogenous character of the contemporary global countryside. The focus on Taiwan and the UK is envisaged as an experimental pilot that can explore the possibilities for 'transnational theory building' and establish principles for wider application; but is also an appropriate pairing for the initiative, reflecting the long-standing influence of British rural studies in shaping research approaches in the field as well as the growing rural research community in Taiwan that is increasingly engaged in international networks, but is moving to a more critical stance on the translation and application of western concepts. Significantly, therefore, the exchange of ideas in the project must be two-way, involving consideration of how theoretical perspectives and concepts rooted in Taiwanese culture and society might provide new insights into social and economic dynamics in the British countryside as well as vice versa. By seeking to expand capacity for academic analysis and understanding of contemporary rural society in this way, the project consequently also aims to contribute to informing new policy and practical applications to address societal challenges facing rural areas in both countries, especially around issues of migration, food systems and rural politics and governance. The network will achieve these aims through a programme of online and in-person activities focused on discussing and comparing the perspectives of British and Taiwanese participants on selected case studies informed by targeted fieldwork and leading to the formulation of 'transnational theory' and collaborative outputs.

这个网络将汇集来自台湾和英国的农村社会科学研究人员在一个创新的项目，探索发展的“跨国理论”，可以促进全球，国家和地区的动态，正在重塑农村社会和经济的理解的前景世界各地。通过“跨国理论”，我们的意思是分析和理解当代农村社会的思想框架，不偏向于任何一个文化或地域背景，但开放的多个贡献和影响扎根于不同的地理环境。该提案回应了对国际农村社会科学中英语概念和西方理论模型的流行的新兴批评，并呼吁发展更具包容性和国际化的农村研究，以便更好地参与当代全球农村的相互联系，但混合和异质性。以台湾和英国为重点，可以作为一个实验性的试点，探索“跨国理论建设”的可能性，并建立更广泛的应用原则;但也是该倡议的适当配对，反映了长期以来，英国农村研究在塑造该领域研究方法方面的长期影响，以及台湾日益增长的农村研究社区，越来越多地参与国际研究，网络，但正在转向对西方概念的翻译和应用更具批判性的立场。因此，值得注意的是，该项目的思想交流必须是双向的，包括考虑植根于台湾文化和社会的理论观点和概念如何为英国农村的社会和经济动态提供新的见解，反之亦然。通过寻求以这种方式扩大对当代农村社会的学术分析和理解能力，该项目还旨在为新政策和实际应用提供信息，以应对两国农村地区面临的社会挑战，特别是围绕移民，粮食系统和农村政治和治理问题。该网络将通过一个在线和面对面的活动计划来实现这些目标，重点是讨论和比较英国和台湾参与者对选定案例研究的观点，这些案例研究由有针对性的实地调查提供信息，并导致制定“跨国理论”和合作成果。

项目成果

Planetary rural geographies

• DOI: 10.1177/20438206231191731
• 发表时间: 2023-07-31
• 期刊: DIALOGUES IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
• 影响因子: 27.5
• 作者: Wang，Chi-Mao;Maye，Damian;Woods，Michael
• 通讯作者: Woods，Michael