Rural Generations on the Move. Cultural History of Rural Youth, 1950–2020 (research costs/2) (ROOTS)
Main funder
Funder's project number: 353412
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 40 558,00
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2022
Project end date: 31/08/2024
Summary
This project focuses on one of the most profound, yet overlooked social changes that Finland has encountered during the last century: the drastic transition from a predominantly agrarian society into an urban society. This cross-disciplinary project regenerates methodologies of history, youth studies, and rural studies in order to track the legacy of rural roots from World War II up until the present. Important cultural and social shifts in the construction of rural youth and rural identity formation will be identified through three generations: 1) contemporary youth (b. 2000–2004), 2) the middle-aged (b. 1970s) and 3) the baby boomers (b. 1945–1955). The project tackles a highly topical and incompletely studied in contemporary European research. Many Western societies face similar challenges concerning rural areas that have faced a negative trend following the financial crisis of 2008. The current development will be contextualized in a longer historical perspective.
Principal Investigator
Primary responsible unit
Internal follow-up group
Profiling area: School of Wellbeing (University of Jyväskylä JYU) JYU.Well