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Masters and Slaves in Empty Spain: A Philosophical–Political Reading of Rural Depopulation

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural depopulation in Spain reveals not only demographic decline but also the persistence of unequal power structures. Drawing on the classical elite theories of Pareto, Mosca, and Michels, alongside Hegel's master–slave dialectic, this article offers a socio‐philosophical and political interpretation of the phenomenon.
Leandro Sebastián Fervier, Victoria Sanagustín‐Fons   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revealing the rural multifunctionality declining and its causes in depopulated regions of Northeast China: a case study of Heilongjiang Province

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
As the main form of global rural decline, the impact of rural population loss on the overall level and trend of rural multifunction is still unclear. Thus, it is crucial to reveal the characteristics and influencing factors of rural multifunction changes
Dongmei Li, Qing Wen, Yue Qi, Guoming Du
doaj   +1 more source

When Infrastructure Pushes Residents Out: High‐Speed Rail and Tourism Outflows

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of high‐speed rail (HSR) connectivity on both inbound and outbound tourism inflows. Leveraging the opening of a new HSR line connecting a northern Spanish region with mainland Spain, we employ a triple difference‐in‐differences design combined with inverse probability weighting (IPW) to evaluate the causal effect
David Boto‐García, José Francisco Baños‐Pino, Alejandro Cazón‐Flores   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

That sinkin’ feeling: Environmentally induced distress on a disappearing island

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Residents of Tangier Island, Virginia, a subsiding island in the Chesapeake Bay, embody psychosocial dimensions of environmental change. Analysis of ethnographic data shows islanders’ experiences and articulations of anxiety, panic, and despair as “that sinkin’ feeling,” resulting from the stress of living with the long‐term threat of imminent
Jonna Yarrington
wiley   +1 more source

Revitalizing Rural Communities. Addressing Aging and Depopulation in Rural Italy. Learning from the Happy Village, Flumini Maggiore

Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
The world population prospect highlights the unprecedented ageing of the world’s population (UN 2022). Current research on rural and remote communities shows unique social and environmental challenges that can impact healthy aging differently from those
Nicolò Fenu, Paolo Giaccaria
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A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article adds to academic literature interested in two core questions: What happens to residents as a result of an annexation? And how do aggressor states maintain control over an annexed territory where there is a history of insurgency and mobilization for independence?
Serena Hussain
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies for the Regeneration of Rural Settlements Facing Depopulation: Analysis Methodology and Case Studies

Land
Based on the analysis of bibliographical sources, official governance documents, expert interviews and fieldwork on the phenomenon of depopulation in the United Kingdom, this text identifies the different geographical, historical, economic and political ...
Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares   +1 more
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Governing and Living Through Failure: Russian Speakers in Ethnocentric Nation‐Building Projects of Estonia and Latvia

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to nationalism studies by demonstrating how states use failure as a governance tool to regulate national belonging and by showing how people experience and reinterpret failure in ways that unsettle dominant national imaginaries.
Lena Hercberga, Alina Jašina‐Schäfer
wiley   +1 more source

Depopulation of Vis Island, Croatia

Geoadria, 2006
The paper discusses population dynamics of Vis Island along with geographic, demographic and social features related to this process. Data from demographic statistics and research results show that Vis Island has been affected by strong populational ...
Ivo Nejašmić, Roko Mišetić
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Digital Roots or Digital Routes? Broadband Expansion and the Rural‐Urban Migration in China

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how broadband internet affects rural–urban migration in China using the Universal Broadband and Telecommunication Services pilot program launched in 2015 as a quasi‐experimental setting. Analyzing China Household Finance Survey data (2013–2021) with difference‐in‐differences estimation, we find that improved internet ...
Shuang Ma, Ren Mu
wiley   +1 more source