Dirk Strijker
Biographic Data
| ID | 161939 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dirk Strijker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dirk |
| FAMILY NAME | Strijker |
| SIGNATURE | STRIJKER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Groningen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0361-3756 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 330 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Introduction to mobility China
Buffer Stock Operations and Well-Being
This study investigates the possible causal relationship between buffer stock operations in Ghanaian agriculture and the well-being of smallholder farmers in a developing world setting. We analyze the differences in the objective and subjective well-being of smallholder farmers who do or do not participate in a buffer stock price stabilization policy initiative, using self-reported assessments of 507 farmers. We adopt a two-stage least square ins…
Place Identity
In order to synthesize the extensively studied place identities and their meanings, this paper reviews how researchers have conceived and deconstructed place identity. CiteSpace, a scientometric tool for visualizing and analyzing trends and patterns in scientific literature, is used to identify the active topics and new developments of publications in place identity. The data set input into CiteSpace consists of 1,011 bibliographic records retrie…
The influence of place identity on perceptions of landscape change
Research methods in rural studies
An Initiators' Perspective on the Continuity of Citizens' Initiatives in Rural Areas
Against the backdrop of depopulation and the shift toward Big Society, citizens' initiatives in rural areas are believed to be able to mitigate the decline of service provision in rural regions. Consequently, this mitigation requires the continuity of such initiatives. However, so far, we lack an initiators' perspective on the relevance of this continuity and the factors influencing it. From a theoretical standpoint, continuity of citizens' initi…
Hui family migration in Northwest China
Based on an extensive questionnaire survey in three cities in Northwest China, this article identifies the factors influencing the sole, couple and family migration of Han and Hui. We find that Han migrants are more utility-oriented and tend to circulate among different places in order to maximize their utility. Hui migrants are more likely to seek opportunities to settle in destinations with their families. They rely on Hui communities and dedic…
Out of love for the village? How general and selective forms of attachment to the village explain volunteering in Dutch community life
Drivers Behind Farmers’ Willingness to Terminate Arable Land Use Contracts
The shortage of land resources has become a serious problem in China's rapid urbanisation. A recognised method for solving arable land resource shortage problems is to encourage marginal farmers to terminate their arable land use contracts with the government so that they can be transferred to farmers with better prospects. This paper analyses the drivers behind farmers’ willingness to terminate their arable land use contracts based on survey dat…
Defining 'Success' of Local Citizens' Initiatives in Maintaining Public Services in Rural Areas
In the shift towards the Big Society, it is widely proclaimed that citizen participation and citizens' initiatives are indispensable to maintaining services that used to be run by local or regional governments. Despite the increased interest in citizens' initiatives, research has scarcely debated what actually defines the success of such initiatives. Using focus group discussions, this study examined the meanings and norms collectively constructe…
Understanding the success of rural citizens’ initiatives
Three perspectives on conceptualizing success were found, marking a difference between professionals and founders. • Goal achievement is the most important factor influencing the founders' self-evaluated level of success. • Goal achievement is the most important factor influencing success, but not part of the definition of successful initiatives. • The discrepancy concerning goal achievement may lead to misaligned expectations between founders an…
Does ethnic identity influence migrants' settlement intentions? Evidence from three cities in Gansu Province, Northwest China
A tale of three cities
Through extensive interviews with Hui, Han, Dongxiang, and Tibetan migrants and participant observation in northwest China between 2013 and 2015, we examine how the negotiation of ethnic identity influences acculturation strategies in three cultural contexts by scrutinizing the three operational aspects of ethnic identity: perceptions, affections, and behaviors. We argue that the ethnic identity is negotiated at both the group and individual leve…
The Community Reclaims Control? Learning Experiences from Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Netherlands
Based on four illustrative case studies from the Netherlands, this article discusses learning experiences gained from rural broadband initiatives. As an example of 'the big society' (or 'participatiesamenleving' in Dutch), initiatives try to step in where the market and the government fail. The main struggle seems to be negotiating between market and government interests, while simultaneously safeguarding local interests. Many challenges and frus…
Identifying social innovations in European local rural development initiatives
Social innovation is attracting increasing attention in research and policy, heightened by continuing austerity across Europe. Therefore, this paper examines earlier research into community-led local development (CLLD) initiatives in rural areas of Europe to develop our understanding of the meaning and scope of rural social innovation. We draw on a Schumpeterian view where innovations emerge from new combinations of resources that bring about pos…
Rural protest groups and populist political parties
Some agricultural or rural protest groups in the Western world evolved into political parties - often of a populist nature - whereas others did not. This book is the first to explore under which conditions this happens, and to what extent current populist parties have agricultural or rural ties and related agendas. Well-known authors with a background in rural studies or in political sciences describe and analyse the situation in a number of West…
Rural development in the digital age
How people move to rural areas
Farmland abandonment in Europe
The Delphi Method as a Useful Tool to Study Governance and Protected Areas
The Delphi method is a systematic, interactive, written method, which relies on a panel of experts. This paper seeks to discuss whether the Delphi method is an appropriate method for obtaining information about governance. In this study we used the Delphi method to assemble information from 10 professionals with vast experience in nature conservation, protected areas and governance. The purpose of this study was to get a better understanding of t…
Contributing to a Vibrant Countryside? The Impact of Side Activities on Rural Development
This paper focuses on the side activities of non‐farmers in rural areas in the N etherlands and more specifically on their impact on rural development. Empirical evidence from 36 D utch municipalities on three key aspects was examined: economy, social and physical environment. The findings indicate that although side activities do not have a large direct impact on the local economy and employment, their contribution in terms of local collaboratio…
Side Activities of Non-Farmers in Rural Areas in the Netherlands
In many rural areas, not only in The Netherlands but also elsewhere in Europe, has been observed a variety of employment opportunities for rural populations, following the decline in traditional agricultural employment. This contributes to the fact that the countryside is changing and rural areas can be viewed as new spaces of work. As a result, rural economy is no longer dominated by agricultural activities, but by activities such as small scale…
Different Areas, Different People? Migration to Popular and Less‐Popular Rural Areas in the Netherlands
Counterurbanisation is often conceptualised as urban, middle‐class movers attracted by an idyllic rural setting. However, knowing that rural areas differ in their popularity for living, we argue that more attention is required to the diversity of rural in‐migration within countries. We do so by comparing the characteristics, motivations, and values of movers to popular and less‐popular areas in the northern Netherlands using multivariate analysis…
Migration to less-popular rural areas in the Netherlands
Agriculture in transition. A neo‐institutional analysis – By Pierluigi Milone
Rural development in the digital age
Migration intentions of rural youth in the Westhoek, Flanders, Belgium and the Veenkoloniën, The Netherlands
Farmland abandonment in Europe
Migration to less-popular rural areas in the Netherlands
Identifying social innovations in European local rural development initiatives
Social innovation is attracting increasing attention in research and policy, heightened by continuing austerity across Europe. Therefore, this paper examines earlier research into community-led local development (CLLD) initiatives in rural areas of Europe to develop our understanding of the meaning and scope of rural social innovation. We draw on a Schumpeterian view where innovations emerge from new combinations of resources that bring about pos…
Research methods in rural studies
Does ethnic identity influence migrants' settlement intentions? Evidence from three cities in Gansu Province, Northwest China
Rural youth culture
Out of love for the village? How general and selective forms of attachment to the village explain volunteering in Dutch community life
How people move to rural areas
Different Areas, Different People? Migration to Popular and Less‐Popular Rural Areas in the Netherlands
Counterurbanisation is often conceptualised as urban, middle‐class movers attracted by an idyllic rural setting. However, knowing that rural areas differ in their popularity for living, we argue that more attention is required to the diversity of rural in‐migration within countries. We do so by comparing the characteristics, motivations, and values of movers to popular and less‐popular areas in the northern Netherlands using multivariate analysis…
A tale of three cities
Through extensive interviews with Hui, Han, Dongxiang, and Tibetan migrants and participant observation in northwest China between 2013 and 2015, we examine how the negotiation of ethnic identity influences acculturation strategies in three cultural contexts by scrutinizing the three operational aspects of ethnic identity: perceptions, affections, and behaviors. We argue that the ethnic identity is negotiated at both the group and individual leve…
Hui family migration in Northwest China
Based on an extensive questionnaire survey in three cities in Northwest China, this article identifies the factors influencing the sole, couple and family migration of Han and Hui. We find that Han migrants are more utility-oriented and tend to circulate among different places in order to maximize their utility. Hui migrants are more likely to seek opportunities to settle in destinations with their families. They rely on Hui communities and dedic…
Defining 'Success' of Local Citizens' Initiatives in Maintaining Public Services in Rural Areas
In the shift towards the Big Society, it is widely proclaimed that citizen participation and citizens' initiatives are indispensable to maintaining services that used to be run by local or regional governments. Despite the increased interest in citizens' initiatives, research has scarcely debated what actually defines the success of such initiatives. Using focus group discussions, this study examined the meanings and norms collectively constructe…
The Community Reclaims Control? Learning Experiences from Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Netherlands
Based on four illustrative case studies from the Netherlands, this article discusses learning experiences gained from rural broadband initiatives. As an example of 'the big society' (or 'participatiesamenleving' in Dutch), initiatives try to step in where the market and the government fail. The main struggle seems to be negotiating between market and government interests, while simultaneously safeguarding local interests. Many challenges and frus…
Agricultural income in less favoured areas of the EC
Drivers Behind Farmers’ Willingness to Terminate Arable Land Use Contracts
The shortage of land resources has become a serious problem in China's rapid urbanisation. A recognised method for solving arable land resource shortage problems is to encourage marginal farmers to terminate their arable land use contracts with the government so that they can be transferred to farmers with better prospects. This paper analyses the drivers behind farmers’ willingness to terminate their arable land use contracts based on survey dat…
Understanding the success of rural citizens’ initiatives
Three perspectives on conceptualizing success were found, marking a difference between professionals and founders. • Goal achievement is the most important factor influencing the founders' self-evaluated level of success. • Goal achievement is the most important factor influencing success, but not part of the definition of successful initiatives. • The discrepancy concerning goal achievement may lead to misaligned expectations between founders an…
The Delphi Method as a Useful Tool to Study Governance and Protected Areas
The Delphi method is a systematic, interactive, written method, which relies on a panel of experts. This paper seeks to discuss whether the Delphi method is an appropriate method for obtaining information about governance. In this study we used the Delphi method to assemble information from 10 professionals with vast experience in nature conservation, protected areas and governance. The purpose of this study was to get a better understanding of t…
The influence of place identity on perceptions of landscape change
An Initiators' Perspective on the Continuity of Citizens' Initiatives in Rural Areas
Against the backdrop of depopulation and the shift toward Big Society, citizens' initiatives in rural areas are believed to be able to mitigate the decline of service provision in rural regions. Consequently, this mitigation requires the continuity of such initiatives. However, so far, we lack an initiators' perspective on the relevance of this continuity and the factors influencing it. From a theoretical standpoint, continuity of citizens' initi…
Contributing to a Vibrant Countryside? The Impact of Side Activities on Rural Development
This paper focuses on the side activities of non‐farmers in rural areas in the N etherlands and more specifically on their impact on rural development. Empirical evidence from 36 D utch municipalities on three key aspects was examined: economy, social and physical environment. The findings indicate that although side activities do not have a large direct impact on the local economy and employment, their contribution in terms of local collaboratio…
Dutch Agriculture in a European Context
This paper describes the development of Dutch agriculture during the last four decades. The development of farm size, labour force, land use and productivity, and the degree of specialization on the farm are discussed and explained. The Dutch situation is analysed in an EC context. The present position of the Netherlands in the debate on changes in the Common Agricultural Policy is described briefly. It is concluded that the general objective of …
Dutch Agriculture in a European Context
This paper describes the development of Dutch agriculture during the last four decades. The development of farm size, labour force, land use and productivity, and the degree of specialization on the farm are discussed and explained. The Dutch situation is analysed in an EC context. The present position of the Netherlands in the debate on changes in the Common Agricultural Policy is described briefly. It is concluded that the general objective of …
Agricultural income in less favoured areas of the EC
Rural Areas
A ‘Reverse Network Engineering’ Framework to Develop Tourism Using a Lifestyle Approach
This paper uses the network approach in the design of policies for regional development focusing on tourism in rural and peripheral areas. The methodology applied –‘reverse network engineering’– is a combination of a top‐down and a bottom‐up approach. The top‐down approach starts with the demand side: from lifestyles and consumer profiles certain ‘concepts’ are derived. For each concept the products and activities required to produce these concep…
Marginal lands in Europe—causes of decline
Rural youth culture
Migration intentions of rural youth in the Westhoek, Flanders, Belgium and the Veenkoloniën, The Netherlands
Agriculture in transition. A neo‐institutional analysis – By Pierluigi Milone
Traditional Food Production and Rural Sustainable Development
Side Activities of Non-Farmers in Rural Areas in the Netherlands
In many rural areas, not only in The Netherlands but also elsewhere in Europe, has been observed a variety of employment opportunities for rural populations, following the decline in traditional agricultural employment. This contributes to the fact that the countryside is changing and rural areas can be viewed as new spaces of work. As a result, rural economy is no longer dominated by agricultural activities, but by activities such as small scale…
Different Areas, Different People? Migration to Popular and Less‐Popular Rural Areas in the Netherlands
Counterurbanisation is often conceptualised as urban, middle‐class movers attracted by an idyllic rural setting. However, knowing that rural areas differ in their popularity for living, we argue that more attention is required to the diversity of rural in‐migration within countries. We do so by comparing the characteristics, motivations, and values of movers to popular and less‐popular areas in the northern Netherlands using multivariate analysis…
Migration to less-popular rural areas in the Netherlands
The Delphi Method as a Useful Tool to Study Governance and Protected Areas
The Delphi method is a systematic, interactive, written method, which relies on a panel of experts. This paper seeks to discuss whether the Delphi method is an appropriate method for obtaining information about governance. In this study we used the Delphi method to assemble information from 10 professionals with vast experience in nature conservation, protected areas and governance. The purpose of this study was to get a better understanding of t…
Contributing to a Vibrant Countryside? The Impact of Side Activities on Rural Development
This paper focuses on the side activities of non‐farmers in rural areas in the N etherlands and more specifically on their impact on rural development. Empirical evidence from 36 D utch municipalities on three key aspects was examined: economy, social and physical environment. The findings indicate that although side activities do not have a large direct impact on the local economy and employment, their contribution in terms of local collaboratio…
Rural protest groups and populist political parties
Some agricultural or rural protest groups in the Western world evolved into political parties - often of a populist nature - whereas others did not. This book is the first to explore under which conditions this happens, and to what extent current populist parties have agricultural or rural ties and related agendas. Well-known authors with a background in rural studies or in political sciences describe and analyse the situation in a number of West…
Rural development in the digital age
How people move to rural areas
Farmland abandonment in Europe
Identifying social innovations in European local rural development initiatives
Social innovation is attracting increasing attention in research and policy, heightened by continuing austerity across Europe. Therefore, this paper examines earlier research into community-led local development (CLLD) initiatives in rural areas of Europe to develop our understanding of the meaning and scope of rural social innovation. We draw on a Schumpeterian view where innovations emerge from new combinations of resources that bring about pos…
Understanding the success of rural citizens’ initiatives
Three perspectives on conceptualizing success were found, marking a difference between professionals and founders. • Goal achievement is the most important factor influencing the founders' self-evaluated level of success. • Goal achievement is the most important factor influencing success, but not part of the definition of successful initiatives. • The discrepancy concerning goal achievement may lead to misaligned expectations between founders an…
Does ethnic identity influence migrants' settlement intentions? Evidence from three cities in Gansu Province, Northwest China
A tale of three cities
Through extensive interviews with Hui, Han, Dongxiang, and Tibetan migrants and participant observation in northwest China between 2013 and 2015, we examine how the negotiation of ethnic identity influences acculturation strategies in three cultural contexts by scrutinizing the three operational aspects of ethnic identity: perceptions, affections, and behaviors. We argue that the ethnic identity is negotiated at both the group and individual leve…
The Community Reclaims Control? Learning Experiences from Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Netherlands
Based on four illustrative case studies from the Netherlands, this article discusses learning experiences gained from rural broadband initiatives. As an example of 'the big society' (or 'participatiesamenleving' in Dutch), initiatives try to step in where the market and the government fail. The main struggle seems to be negotiating between market and government interests, while simultaneously safeguarding local interests. Many challenges and frus…
Out of love for the village? How general and selective forms of attachment to the village explain volunteering in Dutch community life
Drivers Behind Farmers’ Willingness to Terminate Arable Land Use Contracts
The shortage of land resources has become a serious problem in China's rapid urbanisation. A recognised method for solving arable land resource shortage problems is to encourage marginal farmers to terminate their arable land use contracts with the government so that they can be transferred to farmers with better prospects. This paper analyses the drivers behind farmers’ willingness to terminate their arable land use contracts based on survey dat…
Political science (25 works) · Rural development and sustainability (18 works) · Economics (17 works) · Business (16 works) · Geography (15 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Economic growth (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Agricultural Economics and Policy (8 works) · Agriculture (8 works)