A newly published chapter in Critical Futures: Community-Engaged Research in a Time of Social Transformation (University of Toronto Press) invites readers to rethink what it means to live, work, and thrive in rural places today. Written by Sean Markey, Ashleigh Weeden, Ryan Gibson, Greg Halseth, and Laura Ryser, “Community-Engaged Research and the ‘Right to Be Rural’” challenges long-held assumptions that cast rural communities as outdated, declining, or s
The latest report from the Scottish Rural Communities Policy Review (SRCPR) has set its sights beyond Scotland's borders, drawing on a detailed case studies from four countries to inform how Scottish rural support systems might evolve. The report explores how community-led development, grassroots movements and local-government partnerships operate in four international rural settings: Canada, England, Finland, and Ireland. The report aims to glean lessons
On September 11, 2025, the Facultad de Economía at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México hosted an engaging academic exchange highlighting migration, labor, and economic dynamics between Canada and Mexico.
Dr. Ryan Gibson delivered a lecture titled "From Bunks to Belonging: Rethinking Seasonal Farmworker Housing in Canada". Drawing on recently collected data from local planners across Ontario, Dr. Gibson examined the critical role housing plays in
