Local perspectives
I den här kursen får du förbereda dig för en exkursion genom att ta del av föreläsningar, litteraturstudier och seminarier. Under exkursionen på ca tre till fem dagar får du besöka lantbrukare och andra företagare, lokala grupper och enskilda landsbygdsbor och bekanta dig med deras verksamheter.
Kursen ger dig kunskaper om vilken betydelse privat, offentlig och ideell sektor har och har haft i ett landsbygdsutvecklingsperspektiv
Course evaluation
Additional course evaluations for LU0101
Academic year 2024/2025
Local perspectives (LU0101-20107)
2024-12-04 - 2025-01-19
Academic year 2023/2024
Local perspectives (LU0101-20171)
2023-12-01 - 2024-01-14
Academic year 2022/2023
Local perspectives (LU0101-20059)
2022-12-02 - 2023-01-15
Academic year 2021/2022
Local perspectives (LU0101-20135)
2021-12-03 - 2022-01-16
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
LU0101 Local perspectives, 7.5 Credits
Lokala perspektivSubjects
Rural DevelopmentEducation cycle
Bachelor’s levelModules
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Individual assignment | 5.5 | 0102 |
| Problem based study | 1.0 | 0103 |
| Seminarium participation | 1.0 | 0104 |
Advanced study in the main field
First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirementsBachelor’s level (G1N)
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
SwedishPrior knowledge
General entry requirements for higher education.Objectives
The course aims at giving the students a good understanding of different rural areas from local perspectives.
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
reflect on the importance that private, public and non-profit sectors have, and have had, in a rural development perspective;
account for the main actors in rural areas;
orally and in writing discuss local perspectives on rural development.
Content
Students prepare, through lectures, literature studies and seminars, for a study trip, when they visit farmers and other entrepreneurs, local groups and individual rural residents and familiarize themselves with their activities.
The students make a group project, which is presented orally and in writing, and they also write an individual text. Both theoretical and practical elements are included in the course, such as literature studies, seminars and field studies.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Approved take-home examination. Approved group work and approved individual texts. Approved participation in compulsory seminars and study trip.
If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Additional information
Costs of study visits may apply. Some lectures may be conducted in English.Responsible department
Department of Urban and Rural Development
Further information
Litterature list
Litteraturlista - Lokala perspektiv 2025
Studieresa
Texter kopplat till vårt case (gruvan i Dannemora och Österbybruk) kommer tillkomma.
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Metod
Bryman, A. 2002. ”Kvalitativa intervjuer”, i A. Bryman (ed.) Samhällsvetenskapliga metoder, uppl. Malmö: Liber ekonomi (14 sidor) – Finns på Canvas
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Kursens teoretiska perspektiv
Genus & entreprenörskapande på svenska landsbygder (Katarina Pettersson)
Pettersson K (kommande). Genusperspektiv – En nyckel för att synliggöra och förstå entreprenörskap på landsbygder, Utkast till bokkapitel i forskningsprojektet Nycklar till en levande landsbygd – olika former av entreprenörskap i samspel med omgivningen.
Pettersson K, 2020, Vidgade vyer visar verksamheter – Kritiska studier av entreprenörskap på landsbygder, s. 199-218, i Stenbacka S & Heldt Cassel S (red) Periferi som process, YMER 2020, Svenska Sällskapet för Antropologi och Geografi
Film, Kvinnors företagande för en levande landsbygd – Röster från ett forskningsprojekt, Tillgänglig här: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UV1FR3oeSY
Bobarhet och de lokala genuskontrakten? (Ildikó Asztalos Morell)
Forsberg, G., & Stenbacka, S. 2017. Creating and challenging gendered spatialities: How space affects gender contracts. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 99(3), 223-237.
Hobson, B. 2011. The agency gap in work–life balance: Applying Sen's capabilities framework within European contexts. Social Politics, 18(2), 147-167.
Valfri
Forsberg, G.1998. Regional variation in the gender contract: Gendred relations in labour markets, local politics and everyday life in Swedish regions, Innovation: The europpean Journal of social Sceince research, 11:2, 191-209
Trydegård, G-B. och Thorslund, M. 2010. One uniform welfare state or a multitude of welfare municipalities? The evolution of local variation in Swedish eldercare. Social policy and administration 44 (4) 495-511
Gruvnäring och teknologi från ett genusperspektiv (Ildikó Asztalos Morell)
Abrahamsson, L., Johansson, J., 2020. Can new technology challenge macho-maculinities? The case of the mining industry, Mineral Economic, 34:263-275
Johansson, J., Asztalos Morell, I., and Lindell, E. 2018. Gendering the digitalized metal industry, Gender, Work and Organisation, DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12489
Landsbygdsmigration: plats och platsidentitet (Nora Wahlström)
Sida 8-10 (Plats som identitet) i: Borén, T., Koch, D. 2009. Platser i praktiken och social hållbarhet. Hökarängen och andra små centrumbildningar i fokus. TRITA‐ARK‐Forskningspublikationer, KTH
Kapitel 1 i: Cresswell, T. (2014). Place: An Introduction. Wiley
Civilsamhället: tillit och mobilisering (Yvonne Gunnarsdotter)
Gunnarsdotter, Y. 2024. Professionaliseringen av landsbygdens civilsamhälle. I: S. Arora-Jonsson, C. Waldenström & E. Sandström (Eds), Hållbarhetens mångfacetterade dimensioner, Stockholm, Verbal.
Harding, T. 2012. Framtidens civilsamhälle. Underlagsrapport 3 till Framtidskommissionen. Regeringskansliet. s 11-65: Sammanfattning, kapitel 1, 2, 3. (100 sidor)