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The Arkleton Trust	A link back to our home page.
The Arkleton Centre	Centre for Rural Development Research at the University of Aberdeen. Additional links can also be found here.
International Rural Network Conference 2005	The fourth International Rural Network Conference and Exchange of Experience, The Power of Place, Rural Communities, Global Reach... will take place in Abingdon, Virginia, USA June 19 – 24, 2005. This 5-day conference and exchange of experience is organised by the IRN in partnership with the local host The Rural Policy Research Institute.
Rural Europe - the Rural Development Network and the European LEADER Initiative	The LEADER II rural development programme within Rural Europe aims to encourage, on the basis of local partnerships, the emergence and experimentation of rural territorial development strategies, integrated and in a pilot form. The new initiative encourages inter-territorial and transnational co-operation, and is applicable in all rural areas of the Community.
The Countryside and Community Research Unit	CCRU, based at the University of Gloucestershire, is one of the leading specialist rural research centres in the country, with current programmes of research on rural community development, rural poverty, agri-environment policies, local sustainability and rural recreation.
The Countryside Agency	The Countryside Agency is a statutory body (resulting from the merger of the Countryside Commission and the Rural Development Commission) working to conserve and enhance the countryside, promote social equity and economic opportunity for the people who live there, and to help everyone enjoy this national asset. They aim to lead with research and advice, to influence others especially central and local government, and to demonstrate ways forward through practical projects.
Centre for Rural Economy	The CRE is a research centre at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The main focus is on sustainable development for rural areas, with current work falling into two strands: rural development and agri-environment. The research is conducted at local, regional, national and European level, and includes both traditional academic appropraches and participative action research.
The Nordic-Scottish Network for Rural Development	A network established in 1996 to link the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland, together with Scotland in order to further closer understanding between these countries.
EADI	EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes). EADI produces a bi-annual Newsletter, and an Annual Report. Details of their conference are also available.
The Aspen Institute: Community Strategies Group	The Aspen Institute's Community Strategies Group (Formerly REPP) structures and contributes to focused learning that supports the innovation of organizations and funders working to achieve more widely shared and lasting prosperity in communities.
The Rural Policy Research Institute (USA)	The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs. Many policies which are not explicitly "rural policies" nevertheless have substantial implications for rural areas, and RUPRI is dedicated to understanding and articulating these implications.
Community Policy Analysis Center	CPAC (USA) is in the Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri-Columbia. The Community Policy Analysis Center (CPAC) is committed to providing research, outreach, and training that supports improved policy decisions in Missouri communities. CPAC is developing various community decision support tools for use in Missouri, and collaborating with social scientists across the country and in Europe to make these tools more accessible. The Community Policy Analysis Center brings together expertise from the Social Sciences Unit in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and University Outreach and Extension (Missouri).
Centre for the Study of Rural America at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.	The Center for the Study of Rural America grows out of a strong tradition of excellence in researching rural and agricultural topics at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. As we move into the new millennium, the Center will produce studies on leading economic topics that will define the future of the people who work and live in rural America.
Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF)/ Fondation canadienne sur la revitalisation rurale	The CRRF emerged from its predecessors, the Agricultural and Rural Restructuring Group (AARG) and the Canadian Rural Restructuring Foundation. CRRF believes that fresh solutions through research and continuing education can be found to break the long series of income, environment and employment crises in rural Canada. CRRF is committed to Canadian global competitiveness by 'trading up' on rural family income, standard of living, environmental and countryside amenities, rural heritage and human safety. CRRF believes that alliances and partnerships among rural organizations, professionals, universities, corporate citizens and the urban public are critical to success for rural Canadians.
The New Rural Economy (NRE) Project of the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation	The New Rural Economy Project (NRE) is a five-year research and education program underway in rural Canada. It is a collaborative undertaking bringing together rural people, researchers, policy-analysts, the business community, and government agencies at all levels to identify and address vital rural issues. It is conducted at the national level with historical and statistical data analysis, and at the local level with case studies involving community and household surveys.
The International Rural Network (IRN)	The International Rural Network (IRN) provides networking opportunities for its members, filling the gap in communication across disciplines and between the variety of people in community development. Its raison d'être is to support those people working with rural communities to secure effective learning at a local, national and international levels. IRN does not seek to perform community development itself per se. IRN is a not-for-profit membership organisation. Its members are persons from the disciplines of health, education and socio-economic development that utilise bottom-up community development processes. Membership is for academics, practitioners, community members, policy makers, and other interested persons and related organisations. IRN began in 1994 with no mission, vision, objectives or strategy, simply a group of like-minded people, globally based, running bi-annual international conferences in association with various universities. All the seed funding for the conferences came from the university that hosted the conference. The host changed with each conference. IRN developed into a not-for-profit organisation, incorporated in Canada, in 2003 following the identification of the ongoing need for the networking opportunities being signalled at each conference. The vision and mission developed late in 2003 are:- VISION: To support our members and local rural development organisations to argue for, and secure, equity of treatment with effect to human rights, future economic and educational opportunity, access to health and other services for all rural and remote communities and to secure effective participation in local, regional and international decision-making. MISSION: To grow and diversify membership internationally, encouraging new members from relevant organisations and individuals in all countries of the world; To develop networking opportunities for members locally, nationally and internationally. To articulate the views of members in relevant national and international fora. To disseminate the findings of relevant research and practice at all levels.