Current Projects

Food Sustainability Lecture & Film Series

Funded by the Sustainable Food Endowment and in partnership with the Food Artisans of Camrose County, this project explores issues directly related to food sustainability, especially as they relate to broader issues relevant to rural sustainability.

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Declining Volunteerism and its Impact on Rural Municipalities

In conjunction with the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), the ACSRC completed a study that explores the state of volunteerism in rural Alberta, with a particular emphasis on the impacts current trends are having on rural municipalities.

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Mental Health in the Agricultural Community

The ACSRC is a research partner in Dr. Rebecca Purc-Stephenson's (U of A, Augustana) research and outreach project on supporting mental health in the agricultural community in Alberta. 

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Exploring Rural Development Opportunities in Dark Sky Preserves

The ACSRC, in collaboration with Glen Hvenegaard PhD (U of A, Augustana) is researching the economic development potential associated with Dark Sky tourism for rural Alberta Communities. This work has been featured in Nature Alberta and the Jasper FitzHUGH.

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Political Ethnography and Political Opinion in Rural Alberta

In partnership with Dr. Dionne Pohler (University of Saskatchewan) and funded by SSHRC, the ACSRC is utilizing "political ethnography" to better understand political opinion formation in rural Canada.

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Pathways to Energy Democracy in Canada

The ACSRC is collaborating with the Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology (University of Alberta) on a new project exploring community-based renewable energy.

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Understanding Accented Speech in Rural and Urban Contexts

The ACSRC brings a “rural” voice to this ongoing multi-disciplinary project led by Dr. Juhani Jarvikivi (Professor, Faculty of Arts - Linguistics Dept) that explores the question: How can a better understanding of factors driving these attitudes contribute to a fairer society?

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