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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Emergence and Growth of Community Supported Enterprises - NIU Center for Governmental Studies

With support from the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, the NIU Center for Governmental Studies recently published a report, Emergence and Growth of Community Supported Enterprises describing how Community Supported Enterprises are organized and operate in the U.S.  The report authored by Norman Walzer and Jessica Sandoval, is featured in full below.

New Book about Rural Communities

Briony Penn, PASCAL publication author, just got back from a 5 week long book tour for her latest book. Leaving the genre of children’s literature, her book, The Real Thing: The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan is the biography of a man who believed in getting into rural communities, talking to people and inspiring them about nature, conservation and science.

Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Research Fellowships and Leadership Fellowships

Fully funded Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Research Fellowships for 3 years at the University of Glasgow offer great opportunities for good researchers all around the world. Within the college where PASCAL is hosted we are offering 5 scholarships in the following areas:

Freedom of movement: A priceless right vital to economic wellbeing - Josef Konvitz in The Herald Scotland

Honorary Professor of Education and Chair of the PASCAL Board Josef Konvitz, in an opinion piece for the Glasgow-based national newspaper, The Herald on 15 November, argues that freedom of movement is a priceless right that is vital to economic well-being. The full article follows:

Lifelong Learning and Resilience in Disaster Management

From 8-10 November 2016, the ASEM LLL Hub, together with SEAMEO CELLL held the ASEM LLL Hub Conference: Lifelong Learning and Resilience in Disaster Management – Asian and European Perspectives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This contributed to the following research-informed recommendations in two main areas:

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