“Now I’m here”. Youth transitions, mobilities and uncertainties in rural peripheries

2026/06/24 by Jesús Oliva Serrano, Jesus Oliva, Andoni Iso Tinoco +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Social Sciences · #Education Systems and Policy #Rural development and sustainability #Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104296

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Citations

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Discussions

• What if “staying or leaving” is the wrong way to think about rural youth? Our new paper argues that mobility and rootedness are increasingly intertwined. Open Access: doi.org/10.1016/j.jr... [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]