Mapping the landscape of rural development research: A bibliometric and visual analysis

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1 Mapping the landscape of rural development research: A bibliometric and visual analysis Ph.D. candidate:ying Lu Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ir. Walter de Vries Dubrovnik,

2 Table of contents 1. Definition of rural development 2. Research questions 3. Methodology 4. Empirical results 5. Discussion and conclusion 2

3 Definition of rural development Over the last decades, the concept of rural development has been widely discussed in academic literature. Rural Development is a strategy designed to improve the economic and social life of a specific group of people the rural poor. (World Bank Sector Paper on Rural Development,1975) Rural development refers to a distinct approach to interventions by the state. (Harris, 1982) Rural development as a multi-level, multi-actor and multi-facetted process. (Van der Ploeg et al, 2000) However, there is a growing realization that it would not be possible to generate a universally accepted definition of it. The concept of rural development has been evolving, reflecting both the dramatic transformation occurring in the rural economics, environment and societies and the shifting goals of different groups of actors. 3

4 Research questions What is rural development? What can we learn about rural development from a literature review? What are the main topics or the main research fields of rural development? How do these topics or these fields relate to each other? How has rural development research developed over time? This study aims to demonstrate the changing landscape of rural development research through a systematic quantitative literature review. 4

5 Methodology Bibliometric analysis Bibliometric analysis is to perform quantitative analysis to study publications and written communications. Science mapping Science mapping, as a supported procedure of bibliometrics, provides a spatial representation of the structures of networks and allows us to discover the hidden relationships and developments of knowledge clearly. Software tools: HistCite CiteSpace VOSviewer Map and Alluvial Generator 5

6 Data source: Web of Science (WoS) Dataset for bibliometric analysis Search strategy: the enclosed phrase rural development in titles, abstracts, and keywords timespan: document types: articles Dataset1: 4911 articles with 156,182 cited references Complementary data retrieval The citation records vary from 1 to articles that have a citation record more than 5 Dataset2: 780 articles that are not initially included in Dataset1 Data pre-processing duplicate elimination and misspelling examination DatasetALL: 5645 articles 6

7 Methodology Units of analysis Publication dates, journals, subject categories, documents, cited references, keywords Analysis methods Co-occurrence analysis If two items appear in the same context, they are related to some degree. Subject Category co-occurrence analysis, Keyword co-word analysis Co-citation analysis If two documents are both cited by a third one, they are related in some way. Journal co-citation analysis, Article co-citation analysis Network analysis 7

8 Empirical results Yearly output from 1965 to 2017 The first article was found in A continuous and explosive increase since Limitation of this study 8

9 Journal co-citation network 128 journals in 29 clusters Top 10 highly cited journals Cluster Journal Count Centrality 2 Journal of Rural Studies World Development Sociologia Ruralis Land Use Policy Environment and Planning A American Journal of Agricultural Economics Ecological Economics Science Geoforum Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

10 Subject category co-occurrence network 57 subject categories 10

11 Subject category co-occurrence network 57 subject categories Cluster Category Count Centrality 2 AGRICULTURE FORESTRY AGRONOMY ENERGY & FUELS

12 Subject category co-occurrence network 57 subject categories Cluster Category Count Centrality 3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES & ECOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ECOLOGY URBAN STUDIES BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION

13 Subject category co-occurrence network 57 subject categories Cluster Category Count Centrality 4 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

14 Subject category co-occurrence network 57 subject categories Cluster Category Count Centrality 5 ENGINEERING WATER RESOURCES

15 Subject category co-occurrence network 57 subject categories Cluster Category Count Centrality 6 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - OTHER TOPICS GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL SCIENCES - OTHER TOPICS

16 Subject category co-occurrence network An alluvial flow visualization of subject categories Green&Sustainable Planning&Development Geography Public Administration Agricultural Economics& Policy Business&Economics Agriculture Environment 17

17 Keyword co-word network Top 80 keywords 18

18 Keyword co-word network 19

19 Keyword co-word network european union europe uk united states developing country africa latin america asia bangladesh india china Countries and regions 0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1 1, globalization state region institution organization community farm family farmer network Levels and actors 0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1 1,2 1, agriculture food food security pluriactivity diversification tourism environment biodiversity ecosystem service conservation Functions and activities 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,

20 Article co-citation network 1583 highly cited articles and top 36 clusters 21

21 Article co-citation network C Title Period C Title Period 3, Alternative and 21 Rural local food network Farm Multifunctional household Agri-environment 23 UK scheme 6 Governance Agri-food industry Food Land grab Globalization Farm diversification Agrienvironmental policies Local food Population Bioenergy Organic China , LEADER 16 program

22 Article co-citation network Cluster Title Period 28 Participatory Grassroots & NGOs Farmers & NGOs Social capital Social-ecological system Cluster Title Period 12 Environment & NGOs Decentralization Regional Participatory Rapid Appraisal Regional migration Landcare in Australia Indicator of sustainable agriculture Gender Environmental services & poverty Institutions

23 Discussion and conclusion Rural development as a multi-level, multi-actor and multi-facetted process. (Van der Ploeg et al, 2000) Multi-level:from global, national level to local level? Multi-actor: network? Multi-facetted: farm diversification? 24

24 References Harris, J., ed. (1982) Rural Development: Theories of Peasant Economies and Agrarian Change. World Bank. Hutchison Publishing Group, London. Van der Ploeg, J.D., Renting, H., Brunori, G., Knickel, K., Mannion, J., Marsden, T.K., De Roest, K., Sevilla-Guzmán, E., Ventura, F. (2000) Rural development: from practices and policies towards theory, Sociologia Ruralis, 40(4), World Bank (1975) Rural Development: Sector Policy Paper. World Bank, Washington, DC. 25

25 Thank you! Questions, comments and feedback are welcome 26