Coordination of village plans and municipal rural and health policies - Can low-hanging fruit be picked

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ID4446360
AutoresAnnette Aagaard Thuesen (0000-0001-8450-4289, Danish Centre for Rural Research Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics University of Southern Denmark Niels Bohrs Vej 9 Esbjerg 6700 Denmark, autor correspondente), Pernille Tanggaard Andersen (0000-0001-7334-761X, Health Promotion Unit University of Southern Denmark Esbjerg Denmark)
Ano2021
Volume61
Fascículo1
Páginas190-211
Data de publicação2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/soru.12325
OpenAlexW3088734753
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas37

This paper analyses how, and the extent to which, village plans and municipal rural and health policies have been coordinated in three Danish rural case locations. We applied a qualitative design through a document analysis of plans and policies as well as interviews in villages - with municipal administrations. Theoretically, the article builds on the coordination and bridging that have been undertaken between community-led planning and statutory planning. First, the study shows that although communities are expected to influence the successful implementation of health interventions, there is still a way to go before health and rural development planning are integrated in Danish municipalities despite innovative actions towards integration at the village level. Second, issues such as what we term 'tame planning', fear of municipal domination, difficulties in approaching village diversity, and silo-based strategy-making are identified as critical barriers to address

Business · Political science · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Rural development and sustainability · Social Issues and Policies