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Ian Merrell @IanMerrell_
Joined November 2018
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Ian Merrell retweeted
Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
13 Aug 2025
Are you involved in Community-Led Local Development (CLLD), LAGs, Scottish Rural Network or Scottish Rural Action? A friendly reminder that there are multiple surveys currently open (until the end of August). Scan the QR code or the link in the comments below to get involved!
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Ian Merrell retweeted
Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
30 Jun 2025
Lots of opportunities to get involved in the Rural Communities Policy Review coming up. #Scotland #rural #RuralDevelopment
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Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
25 Jun 2025
New Blog by @IanMerrell_ : @SRUC and @ScottishLandCom launch the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2025 at the Royal Highland Show. Available on our Rural Exchange: ruralexchange.scot/blog/new-…
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It's been a while since I had a paper published as a lead author - but here is a new one! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… 'Workspaces for entrepreneurs: conceptualizing openness in new workspaces as clopen office provision'. Authored with @NICRErural 's Matt Gorton and @JeremyPhillipso

Workspaces for entrepreneurs: conceptualizing openness in new workspaces as clopen office provision

Drawing on 40 interviews with owner-managers and eight enterprise hub managers, this study critically assesses the workspace preferences, motivations, and experiences of enterprise hub tenants. Thi...

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We propose a goldilocks optimum of 'not too closed, not too open' as the ideal workspace for entrepreneurs operating in New Workspaces
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Ian Merrell retweeted
Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
5 Mar 2025
New Research Briefing on factors influencing capital investment into Scottish farms published today. Clear correlation with profitability, succession planning, younger farmers and external factors. ruralexchange.scot/blog/new-…
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Ian Merrell retweeted
Robert Bowen@rhb1983
10 Feb 2025
New publication: 'Food and Rural Entrepreneurship' chapter, co-written with @DrEifiona and Rebecca Jones (Bangor University) now available in 'Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds' emerald.com/insight/content/…
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Like buses, two book chapters have came at the same time! This time in "Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds" emerald.com/insight/publicat…. I was partnered up with my friend @davidrobertchar to discuss clustering policy over the past 20 years.

Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds

emerald.com
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This book is to celebrate 20 years of the Rural Entrepreneurial Conference (this year hosted by @BangorUni). @gary_boz, Polly (@impacthubINV) @bob80454367, @ArturSteiner1 and Don Webber came up with idea and its packed full of amazing authors.
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@davidrobertchar and myself discuss clustering policy and have created a new typology of different clustering approaches appropriate for rural place and entrepreneurs. emerald.com/insight/content/…

Clustering Policy and Its Effects on Rural Entrepreneurship Over 20 Years

The concept of geographic clustering of businesses has evolved over time (Charles, 2022). However, related policies have tended not to focus on rural devel

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DEADLINE APPROACHING! 4 days left to get your abstracts in for the @ESRSociology conference in Riga. Working groups and all manner of interesting topics esrs2025.rsu.lv/ including ones hosted by @RuralPolicySRUC and @JamesHuttonInst on land reform and island populations
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Ian Merrell retweeted
Menelaos Gkartzios@gkrtzs
6 Feb 2025
📢 New book: Postcapitalist Countrysides @UCLpress! From land commoning and rural social enterprises, to experimental food commons, Indigenous collectives & land art practices. And more! Co-edited with @gallent_n, @marksco_envplan & A Purves #OpenAccess uclpress.co.uk/book/postcapi…
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Such a pleasure to be invited to contribute to this bold new vision of rural areas in a post-capitalist world from a star-studded line up of amazing Academics ♥️
UCL Press@UCLpress
6 Feb 2025
Congratulations to @gallent_n, @gkrtzs, @marksco_envpl, Andrew Purves and their contributors! Their #OpenAccess book Postcapitalist Countrysides published today. Read and download free at: uclpress.co.uk/book/postcapi… #Rural development #Postcapitalism
A colour photograph of a winding country road in winter lined with bare trees. Text reads: Postcapitalist Countrysides: From commoning to community wealth building, edited by Nick Gallent, Menelaos Gkartzios, Mark Scott & Andrew Purves. UCL Press.

ALT A colour photograph of a winding country road in winter lined with bare trees. Text reads: Postcapitalist Countrysides: From commoning to community wealth building, edited by Nick Gallent, Menelaos Gkartzios, Mark Scott & Andrew Purves. UCL Press.

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Mark Shucksmith@MarkShucksmith
31 Jan 2025
ICYMI Rural Poverty - @NICRErural State of the Art report by @MarkShucksmith & Jane Atterton now available. @UniofNewcastle @cretweeting @RuralPolicySRUC @ACRE_national @RSNonline @DefraRural @rurallabouruk @DrJayneGlass @PollyCh71717157 Free download nicre.co.uk/media/oa2awzgu…
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This year the Rural Entrepreneurship Conference will be held in Wales for the first time at Bangor University. With @DrEifiona at the helm it's sure to be a good one! More details here: bangor.ac.uk/events/22nd-rur… Abstract submission is 28th February

22nd Rural Entrepreneurship Conference (REC2025)

The event will take place in person and will bring together a wide range of national and international academics, practitioners, public servants, and other stakeholders to discuss various aspects of...

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Ian Merrell retweeted
Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
18 Dec 2024
SG's Approaches to Rural Proofing published today w/ intl examples from Spain, NZ & Korea gov.scot/publications/approa… Informed by Jane Atterton's work on rural proofing & @SEFARIscot Specialist Advisory Group on the Rural Lens ruralexchange.scot/policy/th… @SGRESAS #RuralDeliveryPlan

Approaches to rural proofing: review report

This report outlines the findings of a high-level review of international approaches to rural proofing, to support work to develop a rural policy approach for Scotland.

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Ian Merrell retweeted
Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
10 Dec 2024
The @ESRSociology 's 2025 Conference is open for paper submissions! We have two Working Groups; Land Reform and Community-Owned Land for Liveable Futures (@IanMerrell_ and @cdoyle34) and Studying Islands on their Own Terms (@a_vuin). See you in Riga! esrs2025.rsu.lv/deep-dive
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This important research was published today which uses Q methodology to explore the influence of different land use policies in Scotland. I could not be prouder of the ECRs who led this work!
Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
14 Nov 2024
New report "Assessing the Relative Influence of Land Use Policies on Land Managers". Using Q methodology, the study explores the influence of different land use policies on the decision making processes of key stakeholders. ruralexchange.scot/policy/th… #LandUse #PolicyImpact @scotgov
https://www.ruralexchange.scot/policy/the-influence-of-land-use-policy-/

ALT https://www.ruralexchange.scot/policy/the-influence-of-land-use-policy-/
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Ian Merrell retweeted
Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
10 Oct 2024
Our 2nd Insights Report! @cdoyle34 explores how a 'Sites of Community Significance' designation could better support the land needs of communities in the Land Reform Bill. sruc.figshare.com/ndownloade… #LandReform #RuralExchange
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Rural Policy Centre@RuralPolicySRUC
30 Sep 2024
Our researcher @IanMerrell_ and @ConsultingSAC's Anna Sellars have recently concluded research on Ireland and Scotland's rural remote working hubs. This research was in collaboration with @UCC's @MaryOShaughne16 and funded by @RoyalSocEd and @RIAdawson. ruralexchange.scot/blog/rura…
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