The Rural Review

An online journal produced in conjunction with the Rural Reconciliation Project.

The Rural Review publishes digests of important academic contributions, program information, blog-style commentary, and periodic roundups of rural items from across academic disciplines and scholarly media.

Contributions from interested authors are welcome. Find our author guidelines here.

Rural Reconciliation 7/11/23 Rural Reconciliation 7/11/23

Eliason: From Public Trust to “Bulls for Billionaires”

In From a Public Trust to “Bulls for Billionaires”: The Collision of Wealth and Politics in Big Sky Country, Stephen Eliason (Department of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, Montana State University) discusses three main influences on big game hunting regulations: (1) demographic change and technology, (2) land ownership and access, and (3) politics and license allocation. It is essential to understand these issues to find solutions that preserve hunting for “people of ordinary means,” including middle and working-class hunters.

Rural Reconciliation 7/3/23 Rural Reconciliation 7/3/23

Larson & Hendel: Advancing Water Security in Colonias

Rural Reconciliation 6/20/23 Rural Reconciliation 6/20/23

Young and Billings: The Data on Civil Justice Needs in Rural America and Beyond

This digest summarizes recent empirical research by Young and Billings on civil access to justice needs, considering the impact of intersectional identity factors from queerness to disability, rurality, and parental status.

Rural Reconciliation 6/6/23 Rural Reconciliation 6/6/23

Haksgaard: Including Unmarried Women in The Homestead Act of 1862

Rural Reconciliation 5/30/23 Rural Reconciliation 5/30/23

Magnan et al.: Farmland Concentration across the Canadian Prairie

Rural Reconciliation 5/23/23 Rural Reconciliation 5/23/23

O’Shaughnessy et al.: Energy Justice Implications of Renewable Energy Project Siting

Rural Reconciliation 5/3/23 Rural Reconciliation 5/3/23

Parker, Tach, & Robertson: Federal Place-Based Policies in Rural Communities

Rural Reconciliation 4/21/23 Rural Reconciliation 4/21/23

Burghardt et al.: Road Network Evolution in Urban and Rural U.S.

Rural Reconciliation 4/18/23 Rural Reconciliation 4/18/23

Comfort: Political Macroenvironments and Cultural Information Protection

This digest summarizes recent research by Comfort on governmental communication within tribal nations in the US, with a focus on environmental and natural resource issues.