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11:00am C1: Return Migration and Social Integration Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Janine Isabelle Pinkow-Läpple , IAMO
Why do “I choose Croatia“? Quality of life considerations in (return) migration decisions.
Caroline Hornstein Tomić 1 , Janine Isabelle Pinkow-Läpple2 , Ana Budimir3
1: Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences;
2: IAMO, Germany;
3: University of Zagreb
Can Cooperatives Help Mitigate Rural Exodus? Insights from a Croatian Case Study
Mario Njavro 1 , Miroslav Kovac2 , Tajana Cop1 , Duro Njavro3
1: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia;
2: Živo Selo” ("Living village"), an informal expert group of agronomists;
3: Zagreb School of Economics and Management
The farmer I want to be: Farmers' role identity in multifunctional agricultural landscapes
Malin Gütschow 1 , Bartosz Bartkowski1,2
1: Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research UFZ, Germany;
2: Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
2:00pm C2: Place Attachment and Staying Decisions Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Arjola Arapi-Gjini , Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies
(Im)mobility patterns of older adults living in small rural Iowa towns
Ilona Matysiak
Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland
Rooted in Place: The Influence of Place Attachment and Well-Being on Staying Intentions in Rural Southeast Europe
Arbnora Shala , Arjola Arapi-Gjini, Antje Jantsch
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany
Inertia, place attachment and staying intentions of rural youth in the Western Balkans
Thomas Dufhues 1 , Möllers Judith1 , Ana Simonovska2 , Emelj Tuna2 , Iliriana Miftari3 , Desjana Grymshi1
1: IAMO, Germany;
2: University Ss Cyril and Methodius in Skopje;
3: University of Pristina
’You Can Have a Very Good Life Here if You Want!’ Four Typologies of Stayers Explaining Rural Immobility
Arjola Arapi-Gjini , Antje Jantsch
Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies, Germany
10:30am C3: Governance and Policy Dimensions of Migration Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Nodir Djanibekov , IAMO
Empowerment or Exploitation? Agricultural Reforms on Female Labor Participation in Central Asia
Pengshan Pan 1 , Nodir Djanibekov2 , Jennifer Murtazashvili3
1: New Uzbekistan University;
2: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies;
3: University of Pittsburgh
Does the zonation of Biosphere Reserves lead to inequities? Analysing from the perspective of the livelihood-resource nexus
Lun Yang
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, People's Republic of
Beyond Hayek’s dichotomy: Informal governance and cooperation among farmers in a transition economy
Engjell Skreli1 , Orjon Xhoshi 1 , Vladislav Valentinov2 , Edvin Zhllima1 , Drini Imami1
1: Agriculture University of Tirana, Albania;
2: IAMO
Linking risk preferences and land use right perceptions: A Prospect Theory approach
Abdusame Tadjiev1 , Zafar Kurbanov 1 , Nodir Djanibekov1 , Jens Rommel2 , Thomas Herzfeld1
1: IAMO, Halle, Germany;
2: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
2:00pm C4: Food Security and Rural Health Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Arjola Arapi-Gjini , Leibniz Institute for Agriculture Development in Transition Economies
Cause or Result? The Relationship Between Internet Use and Mental Health Risks Among Rural Children
yu wan 1 , Tianli Feng2 , Huan Wang3 , Qiran Zhao1 , Scott Rozelle3
1: College of Economic and Management, China Agricultural University, China;
2: School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China;
3: Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, USA
Household Food Security Dynamics in Kyrgyzstan (2013–2022): A Probabilistic Approach
Salima Bekbolotova 1 , Nodir Djanibekov1 , Barchynai Kimsanova1 , Thomas Herzfeld1,2
1: Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany;
2: Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg: Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, DE
Pathways to food security in Tajikistan: direct and indirect effects of migration through farm resilience
Bekhzod Egamberdiev1,2 , Ihtiyor Bobojonov 1 , Lena Kuhn1 , Thomas Glauben1
1: IAMO, Germany;
2: German-Uzbek Chair on Central Asian Agricultural Economics (GUCAE), International Agriculture University (IAU)
5:00pm C5 Organized Session: The Great Rural Shift: Migration and Livelihood Challenges in the Western Balkans Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: J Möllers , IAMOSession Chair: Drini Imami , Agriculture University of Tirana
Migration and Youth Generational Transfer – The Case of North Macedonia
Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia
Migration and Farm Succession – The Case of Albania
Orjon Xhoxhi , Edvin Zhllima
Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
Migration Intentions – The Case of Kosovo
Iliriana Miftari
University of Prishtina, Kosovo
9:00am C6 Organized Session: Land as a Social Institution - Governance, Property Rights, and Market Interactions Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Samuel Brea , IAMO
Land Tenure Security and Agricultural Investment: Evidence from China’s Latest Tenure Extension Reform
Tong Wang
Sichuan Agricultual University,China, Germany
The Interaction between Clans and Local Government in China's Land Acquisition
Yilin Cui
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany
The Impact of Land Rights Reorganization on Collectives' Land Protection Behavior: Taking the Cases of Two Provinces as an Example
Xuchao Che
IAMO, Germany
Who Deserves the Land? Public Morals and the Push for Land Market Access Rules
Samuel Brea
IAMO, Spain
1:30pm Post-Conference Session: Socio-Economic Farm and Household Data Sets on Central Asia: Which Data Is Available and How Could It Be Used? Location: Conference Room II Session Chair: Martin Petrick , Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Life in Kyrgyzstan study
Damir Esenaliev
Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Germany
AGRICHANGE/SUSADICA farm survey
Abdusame Tadjiev
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany
UzFarmBarometer farm manager survey
Nodir Djanibekov
IAMO, Germany
Central Asian data user perspective
Bakhrom Mirkasimov
Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Western academic data user perspective
Sabine Liebenehm
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
