Ian Merrell

Rural sociologist (Qualitative). Land Reform and Land Use @ SRUC

Previously Post-doc Fellow @ NICRE, NCL. Postdoc @ CRPR, Exeter University & PhD @ CRE, NCL.

[Rural Policy Centre @RuralPolicySRUC]

Are you involved in Community-Led Local Development (CLLD), LAGs, Scottish Rural Network or Scottish Rural Action? A friendly reminder that there are multiple surveys currently open (until the end of August). Scan the QR code or the link in the comments below to get involved!

[Rural Policy Centre @RuralPolicySRUC]

Lots of opportunities to get involved in the Rural Communities Policy Review coming up.

#Scotland #rural #RuralDevelopment

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New Blog by @IanMerrell_ : @SRUC and @ScottishLandCom launch the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2025 at the Royal Highland Show.

Available on our Rural Exchange: https://t.co/FOmZ88DKiF

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We propose a goldilocks optimum of 'not too closed, not too open' as the ideal workspace for entrepreneurs operating in New Workspaces

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It's been a while since I had a paper published as a lead author - but here is a new one! https://t.co/GyiXOdoyK8 'Workspaces for entrepreneurs: conceptualizing openness in new workspaces as clopen office provision'. Authored with @NICRErural 's Matt Gorton and @JeremyPhillipso

[Rural Policy Centre @RuralPolicySRUC]

New Research Briefing on factors influencing capital investment into Scottish farms published today. Clear correlation with profitability, succession planning, younger farmers and external factors.
https://t.co/39oEOkjop6

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@ScottishLandCom @JamesMacKL would you like me to come along?

[Robert Bowen @rhb1983]

New publication: 'Food and Rural Entrepreneurship' chapter, co-written with @DrEifiona and Rebecca Jones (Bangor University) now available in 'Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds' https://t.co/m317qVesy7

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@davidrobertchar and myself discuss clustering policy and have created a new typology of different clustering approaches appropriate for rural place and entrepreneurs. https://t.co/rvKPej5HkM

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Like buses, two book chapters have came at the same time! This time in "Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds" https://t.co/hDEKg9GMtP. I was partnered up with my friend @davidrobertchar to discuss clustering policy over the past 20 years.

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This book is to celebrate 20 years of the Rural Entrepreneurial Conference (this year hosted by @BangorUni). @gary_boz, Polly (@impacthubINV) @bob80454367, @ArturSteiner1 and Don Webber came up with idea and its packed full of amazing authors.

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DEADLINE APPROACHING! 4 days left to get your abstracts in for the @ESRSociology conference in Riga. Working groups and all manner of interesting topics https://t.co/Bk7JdOAu2Q including ones hosted by @RuralPolicySRUC and @JamesHuttonInst on land reform and island populations

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@gkrtzs 🫂

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Such a pleasure to be invited to contribute to this bold new vision of rural areas in a post-capitalist world from a star-studded line up of amazing Academics ♥️

[UCL Press @UCLpress]

Congratulations to @gallent_n, @gkrtzs, @marksco_envpl, Andrew Purves and their contributors! Their #OpenAccess book Postcapitalist Countrysides published today. Read and download free at: https://t.co/lMxSRhtNWA #Rural development #Postcapitalism

[Menelaos Gkartzios @gkrtzs]

📢 New book: Postcapitalist Countrysides @UCLpress! From land commoning and rural social enterprises, to experimental food commons, Indigenous collectives & land art practices. And more! Co-edited with @gallent_n, @marksco_envplan & A Purves
#OpenAccess
https://t.co/oUkcBOPSwO

[Mark Shucksmith @MarkShucksmith]

ICYMI Rural Poverty - @NICRErural State of the Art report by @MarkShucksmith & Jane Atterton now available. @UniofNewcastle @cretweeting @RuralPolicySRUC @ACRE_national @RSNonline @DefraRural @rurallabouruk @DrJayneGlass @PollyCh71717157 Free download https://t.co/iLZXjK40Ap…

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This year the Rural Entrepreneurship Conference will be held in Wales for the first time at Bangor University. With @DrEifiona at the helm it's sure to be a good one! More details here: https://t.co/RL3tKvLxd1 Abstract submission is 28th February

[Rural Policy Centre @RuralPolicySRUC]

SG's Approaches to Rural Proofing published today w/ intl examples from Spain, NZ & Korea https://t.co/ekoLEYDShg

Informed by Jane Atterton's work on rural proofing & @SEFARIscot Specialist Advisory Group on the Rural Lens https://t.co/5JCBDENG0s
@SGRESAS
#RuralDeliveryPlan

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The @ESRSociology 's 2025 Conference is open for paper submissions! We have two Working Groups; Land Reform and Community-Owned Land for Liveable Futures (@IanMerrell_ and @cdoyle34) and Studying Islands on their Own Terms (@a_vuin). See you in Riga!
https://t.co/ad9T4HNOW1

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@RuralPolicySRUC @ScottishLandCom He most certainly is a 🧙‍♂️!