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9:00am Conference Opening Location: Lecture Hall
Welcome Address
Antje Jantsch
IAMO, Germany
9:15am Plenary Session 1 Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Antje Jantsch , IAMO
How can Big Data and Machine Learning Be Used in Social Science to Measure Well-Being? – The GNH.today
Talita Greyling
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
11:00am A1: Quality of Life in Rural Contexts Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Kathleen Hermans , IAMO
What 'quality of life' means to rural women in Ethiopia: Four regions compared
Günther Schlee 1 , Betel Begashaw2 , Desalech Daniel3 , Demelash Emebet4 , Defersha Eyob4 , Assegid Lidia5 , Sahledengle Tirsit6 , Ayka Wengelawit3 , Yitbarek Yohannes4 , Alo Zera5
1: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany;
2: Hawassa University;
3: Bahar Dar University;
4: Arba MInch University;
5: Jimma University;
6: Addis Ababa University
Welfare and well-being as components of farmers’ quality of life
Piotr Sulewski, Anna Kłoczko-Gajewska
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Does the improvement of rural living environment improve subjective well-being in rural China?
Zhen Fang, Gu-cheng Li, Dan Wang
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
2:00pm A2 Organized Session: China’s Rural Renaissance: The Multifacet Case of Rural Revitalization Strategy Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Zhanli Sun , IAMOSession Chair: Lena Kuhn , IAMODiscussants: Presentations:
Review of China’s Rural revitalization: motivation, policies and implications
Kuhn Lena , Zhanli Sun
IAMO, Germany
How does rural-urban migration influence the intergenerational (social) mobility of rural residents in China?
Yifei Ding 1 , Gucheng Li2
1: IAMO, Germany;
2: Huazhong Agricultural University
The Impact of Poverty Alleviation Resettlement on the Non-farm Labor Supply: Evidence from China
Junna Sun
Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, CAAS, China
Cropland displacement and carbon emissions of grain transport in China
Liangzhi You
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), United States of America
How does social capital influence rural residents’ contribution to public goods? An empirical analysis
Furong Chen1 , Yifu Zhao1 , Zhanli Sun 2
1: Hunan Academy of Social Sciences, China;
2: IAMO, Germany
4:30pm Plenary Session 2 Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Thomas Herzfeld , IAMO
Lifestyle and Livelihood: Motivations for Economic Migrants to Settle in Small Towns and Rural Areas
Anne White
University College London, United Kingdom
9:00am Plenary Session 3 Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Kathleen Hermans , IAMO
Migration and Immobility in a Changing Climate: The Role of Compound Risks for Well-Being and Livelihoods
Roman Hoffmann
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
10:30am A3 Organized Session: Empowering Youth and Women in Agriculture - Strategies for Rural Revitalization in South East Europe Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Stanimira Penkova , IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH
Welcome Address
Stephan Framke
BMLEH, Germany
Welcome Address
Darko Konjevic
SWG RRD, North Macedonia
Rural Youth in SEE
Emelj Tuna
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, North Macedonia
Rural Women in SEE
Ana Simonovska
Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciencies and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia
Outmigration in SEE
Arjola Arapi-Gjini
Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies, Germany
2:00pm A4 Organized Session: Innovation in the Countryside: Advancing Rural Economies in Western Balkans Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Irena Djimrevska , GIZ
Preserving Tradition, Embracing Progress: The Development of Rural Societies in Albania
Klodjan Rama
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
Improvement of quality of life in rural areas through diversification
Anica Palazzo
GIZ, North Macedonia
Increasing Access to European Framework Programs: Where Development Cooperation and Academia meet
Michael Oos
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Albania
5:00pm A5: A Living Between Rural and Urban Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Johnson Kansiime , IAMO
Rural Well-Being and Migration in Moldova: Unraveling Socioeconomic and Place-Based Determinants of (Im)Mobility
Dumitru Slonovschi
Magentaa Consulting, Moldova
From Cities to Countryside: COVID-19's Effects on Rural Migration and Development
Dina Moawad 1,2
1: University of Gastronomic Science, Italy;
2: University of Naples Parthenope
The causes and consequences of the new wave of emigration from the village in Albania.
Ervin Kaçiu
Institute of Anthropology, Academy of Sciences of Albania, Albania
11:00am Moderated Panel Discussion: What Makes Rural Areas Livable? Sustainability vs. Quality of Life and Rural Development Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Jennifer Hauck , CoKnow ConsultingDiscussants: Hot or Cool Institute, Germany DGAP’s Center for Climate and Foreign Policy, Germany Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia Faculty of Economics and Agribusiness, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
12:30pm IAMO Forum Closure Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Thomas Herzfeld , IAMO
12:40pm IAMO Forum 2025 Best Poster Award Location: Lecture Hall
