Mark Shucksmith|Pollyanna Chapman
Rural Development and Social Exclusion
University of Aberdeen|University of Aberdeen
central purpose paper enquire rural societies groups individuals across europe experience social change social exclusion social exclusion multidimensional dynamic concept refers breakdown malfunctioning major societal systems guarantee social integration individual household include democratic legal system promotes civic integration labour market promotes economic integration welfare state system promoting social integration family community system promotes interpersonal integration recent work england scotland provides evidence processes system failures lying behind social exclusion rural context suggests may substantially different pathways social exclusion insertion rural context research issues arise processes pathways vary areas connect broader forces operating macro meso levels local action finally research agenda proposed