Regional opportunity structures: A research agenda to link spatial and social inequalities in rural areas

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作者
Bernard, Josef [1 ]
Steinfuehrer, Annett [2 ]
Klaerner, Andreas [2 ]
Keim-Klaerner, Sylvia [2 ]
机构
[1] Czech Acad Sci, Inst Sociol, Prague, Czech Republic
[2] Fed Res Inst Rural Areas Forestry & Fisheries, Johann Heinrich von Thunen Inst, Inst Rural Studies, Braunschweig, Germany
关键词
agency; labour market; public and private services; regional opportunity structures; rural regions; social inequalities; spatial inequalities; OLD INDUSTRIAL REGIONS; CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; TRANSPORT POVERTY; YOUNG-PEOPLE; FUEL POVERTY; FOOD DESERTS; EXCLUSION; ENGLAND; GEOGRAPHY; CITIES;
D O I
10.1177/03091325221139980
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
This paper introduces and discusses regional opportunity structures as a concept for analysing the interlinkages between structural conditions in space, social inequalities, and people's agency, with a focus on non-metropolitan areas. The concept adds value in the following ways: (1) it emphasises the regional scale as an important spatial context of access to opportunities; (2) it accounts for the complexity of the regional context, which provides a plethora of opportunities; (3) it recognises the interdependencies of regional effects and other drivers of inequality; and (4) it takes the regional level seriously as a background of the agency of a region's inhabitants.
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页码:103 / 123
页数:21
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