The Rural Review

An online journal produced in conjunction with the Rural Reconciliation Project.

The Rural Review publishes digests of important academic contributions, program information, blog-style commentary, and periodic roundups of rural items from across academic disciplines and scholarly media.

Contributions from interested authors are welcome. Find our author guidelines here.

Rural Reconciliation 1/31/23 Rural Reconciliation 1/31/23

Magnus and Sherrick: Rural Churches and Resource Provision

This digest explores recent work by Magnus and Sherrick on the powerful role of rural churches not only in providing essential social services but, also, setting social policy in rural communities.

Rural Reconciliation 1/27/23 Rural Reconciliation 1/27/23

Klein & Pruitt: Rural Bashing

Rural Reconciliation 1/24/23 Rural Reconciliation 1/24/23

Epstein et. al: The Ranch Management Styles of the Very Rich

Rural Reconciliation 1/10/23 Rural Reconciliation 1/10/23

Conroy & Low: Rural Broadband, Gender, and New Businesses

Rural Reconciliation 1/6/23 Rural Reconciliation 1/6/23

Andrews: Minimum Wage Fights and Rurality

Rural Reconciliation 12/6/22 Rural Reconciliation 12/6/22

Mathews & Ali: “Come on f—er, just load!”

Rural Reconciliation 11/30/22 Rural Reconciliation 11/30/22

Evans et al.: A Place Meaning Scale

This article seeks to ground the establishment of a quantitative scale for regional place meanings with an interpretive approach as the starting point. In combining the two research methodologies, the authors seek to gain a comprehensive understanding of how a certain place gains a certain meaning within a rural community.

Rural Reconciliation 11/15/22 Rural Reconciliation 11/15/22

Ezell et al.: Why People in Rural Communities Use Opioids

Rural Reconciliation 11/7/22 Rural Reconciliation 11/7/22

Kidder: The Future of Rural Lawyering

Discussion on how a general practice model within law school in-house clinics can help bridge the gap and facilitate new lawyers into rural and smaller communities.