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Rural Reconciliation Project

@rural-reconcile.bsky.social

Pursuing a new path forward through an honest accounting of rural past and present. Project page: https://www.ruralreconcile.org/ Hosted by UNL College of Law and @jessicashoemaker.bsky.social

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 1h ago

Our latest digest examines CJ Ryan's findings based on more than 200,000 Kentucky eviction cases. His work considers how costs shape the use of formal eviction and reveals differences between small and large landlords, and rural and urban ones.

Ryan: A Tale of Two Landlords — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In A Tale of Two Landlords , Christopher J. Ryan Jr. (Maurer School of Law) explores the use of legal eviction from the landlord’s perspective, focusing on how costs impact landlords’ behaviors in th...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · last wk.

📢 We're excited to share a book review by former Project RA Grace Tracey! Drawing on her childhood in rural Iowa, Grace explores how Elizabeth Currid-Halkett's The Overlooked Americans challenges one-size-fits-all narratives about rural communities.

Book Review: The Overlooked Americans — The Rural Reconciliation Project

Grace Tracey reviews The Overlooked Americans: The Resilience of Our Rural Towns And What it Means For Our Country by Professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett of the University of Southern California Pric...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 2w ago

This spring, the Rural Reconciliation Project brought together scholars from across disciplines to discuss a big question: How does concentrated economic power shape rural democracy? Read our workshop reflection and learn more about the conversations it inspired:

Rural Democracy and Concentrated Economic Power: Workshop Reflection — The Rural Reconciliation Project

This spring, the Rural Reconciliation Project convened an interdisciplinary workshop to explore how concentrated economic power shapes rural democracy: who gets to decide what, whose knowledge counts,...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 2w ago

How do tourism-focused main streets shape perceptions of rural communities? Our latest digest explores research by Matthew M. Mars on the disconnect between curated tourist imagery and everyday rural life in rural Arizona towns.

Mars: The Inauthenticity of Western Boom Town Main Streets — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In “Forgotten are the Locals: Structures of Common Differences and the Inauthentic Curation of Western Boom Town Main Streetscapes, ” author Matthew M. Mars (Public and Applied Humanities, University...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 3w ago

📢 We're back from our summer publishing break and excited to feature a new commentary from former Project research assistant Katelyn Rich! Her piece explores how public interest tests can shape rural responses to energy development and other land-use conflicts:

Commentary: Public Interest Tests: Rural Interests in Land and Resource Decision-Making — The Rural Reconciliation Project

Why do so many rural residents oppose land and resource use projects, such as energy development? One commonality in each of these conflicts is the type of resource at issue – land and natural resour...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This week's digest explores Natalie Temple's look into the difficult choices “land rich, cash poor” farmers face when seeking long-term care.

Temple: Nursing Home Care for Family Farmers — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Protecting Access to Nursing Home Care for Family Farmers , Natalie Temple (Gonzaga Law School) explores the challenges faced by American farmers facing retirement age and the need for care in nur...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Recent digest shares B. Kal Munis and @zoenemerever.bsky.social 's analysis of attitudes toward federal public lands. Broad support exists across rural and non-rural populations, but a subset of “resentful ruralities” shape opposition to federal land management policies.

Munis & Nemerever: Rural Residency, Rural Resentment, and Attitudes Towards Public Land Management — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Rural Residency, Rural Resentment, and Attitudes Towards Public Land Management in the United States , authors B. Kal Munis and Zoe Nemerever (both Political Science, Auburn) explore attitudes reg...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 We’re excited to share a new commentary by Erika Allen Wolters & Kevin Pirch on public land access in the American West, examining the challenges of checkerboard land ownership and legal conflicts over “corner crossing”:

Commentary: Locked Out: An Examination of Public Land Access Challenges in the American West — The Rural Reconciliation Project

‍By Erika Allen Wolters (Oregon State University) and ‍Kevin Pirch (Eastern Washington University).‍‍ ‍ As the United States expanded its territory into the American West, the federal government’s di...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our latest digest shares insights from Hon. Zachary R. Walden & Alexandra Rogers on Tennessee’s Rural Judicial Fellowship and how immersive clerkships can help build a stronger pipeline of lawyers committed to rural practice.

Walden & Rogers: Justice on the Backroads — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Justice on the Backroads: The TBA YLD’s Answer to the Rural Attorney Shortage , Hon. Zachary R. Walden (Criminal Court judge for Tennessee’s 8th Judicial District) and Alix Rogers (Belmont Unive...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This week's digest shares @fhisey.bsky.social & Jonah Olsen's investigation of the role of conservation easements in protecting endangered grasslands while navigating landowner concerns about control and stewardship.

Hisey & Olsen: Collaborative Management on the Eastern Slopes — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Collaborative Management on the Eastern Slopes: The Waldron Ranch Grazing Cooperative and Conservation Easement Motivations , Forrest Hisey (Geography, Geomatics, and Environment, University of To...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Where are lawyers missing from rural America—and how should we measure gaps? Our newest digest shares work by David J. Peters, Emma Bartling, and Emily Meyer on rethinking “legal deserts.”

Peters et al.: Understanding Rural Legal Deserts to Inform Public Policy — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Understanding Rural Legal Deserts to Inform Public Policy: Identifying and Describing Lawyer Gaps in Non-Metropolitan Counties , David J. Peters, Emma Bartling, and Emily Meyer (all Agricultural a...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New commentary on the Review: an important examination by @cassieforky.bsky.social of how place shapes access to domestic violence protective orders. Two studies highlight overlooked barriers for rural residents and calls for greater attention to underserved communities. Read more:

The Impact of Place on Domestic Violence Protective Orders — The Rural Reconciliation Project

I began my career as a legal aid attorney representing low-income survivors of violence in rural Kentucky. This experience led me to try to understand the impact of place on domestic violence protecti...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In a recent digest, we shared Eduardo Villavicencio-Pinto's analysis of how land concentration and water access shape rural poverty in Chile, particularly under the pressures of climate change.

Villavicencio-Pinto: The Geography of Property Rights — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In The Geography of Property Rights: Land Concentration, Irrigation Access and Rural Poverty Under Climate Change in Chile , Eduardo Villavicencio-Pinto (Law, University of Kent, England) examines th...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This week's digest shares Theodosia Stavroulaki's work on the “healing power of antitrust” in rural healthcare, highlighting how hospital mergers and noncompete agreements contribute to care shortages and inequality.

Stavroulaki: The Healing Power of Antitrust — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In The Healing Power of Antitrust , Theodosia Stavroulaki (Saint Louis University School of Law) analyzes the effects of noncompete and merger agreements between rural hospitals, which lead to “hospi...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What does it take to relocate an entire community? A recent digest shares Sophia Tidler’s analysis of climate adaptation in rural Alaska and how gaps in federal decommissioning policy and limited consultation impact Native communities.

Tidler: The Importance of Decommissioning Plans in Relocation Projects — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Feed it to the Ocean: The Federal Approach to Decommissioning in Alaska Native Climate Adaptation Project , Sophia Tidler (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Law) highlights the importance of decommis...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New digest featuring Jonathan Rosenbloom’s work on the Mississippi River watershed, nutrient pollution, and how local governments can improve water quality in despite federal and state level constraints:

Rosenbloom: Catching Nutrients in a Net — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Catching Nutrients in a Net: Collective Action, Institutional Impediments, and the Mississippi River Watershed , Jonathan Rosenbloom (Albany Law School) investigates the role of local governments ...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our latest digest highlights research by Adam Aberra and Matthieu Chemin, showing how simple legal trainings on succession and buying and selling land affects investment and stability in rural Kenya.

Aberra and Chemin: Legal Knowledge, Property Rights, and Investment in Kenya — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Know Your Rights! A Field Experiment on Legal Knowledge, Property Rights, and Investment in Kenya , Adam Aberra and Matthieu Chemin (both Economics, McGill University, Montreal) illustrate the imp...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This week’s digest explores a study by Lisa R. Pruitt, Jennifer Sherman, & Jennifer Schwartz on rural Washington’s criminal legal systems and the serious gaps in representation for indigent defendants.

Pruitt et al.: A Study of Criminal Legal Systems in Rural Washington — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Legal Deserts and Spatial Injustice: A Study of Criminal Legal Systems in Rural Washington, authors Lisa R. Pruitt (University of California Davis Law), Jennifer Sherman, and Jennifer Schwartz (b...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 New in our guest book review series! Sarah Vogel on The Rural Lawyer: How To Incentivize Rural Law Practice and Help Small Communities Thrive by @haksgaard.bsky.social, a compelling look at SD's efforts to expand legal access in rural communities. Read the latest in our review exchange:

Book Review: The Rural Lawyer — The Rural Reconciliation Project

Sarah Vogel reviews The Rural Lawyer: How to Incentivize Rural Law Practice and Help Small Communities Thrive by Professor Hannah Haksgaard of the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law. ...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This week's digest explores Michele Statz’s research on technology, the loss of connection in rural courts, and the resulting collective grief experienced by rural practitioners.

Statz: Grief, Moral Injury, and Institutional Loss in Rural Courts — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In A World-Threatening Feeling: Grief, Moral Injury, and Institutional Loss in Rural Courts, author Michele Statz (Minnesota Medical School and Minnesota Law) examines how technologies first impleme...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our latest digest explores Susanne Stenbacka’s argument for why rural geographers should "care" and considers how care theory can serve as a lens for understanding rural infrastructure, public policy, and the common good.

Stenbacka: Why Rural Geographers Should “Care” — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Rural Geography I: Why Should Rural Geographers ‘Care’? Susanne Stenbacka (Human Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden) explores the existing literature discussing the concept of care and its inte...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This month’s Roundup highlights new research on rural–urban divides in punitive attitudes in Australia, insights on teacher recruitment and retention in the Midwest, and registration info for the Center for Great Plains Studies’ 50th anniversary conference, “Great Plains Futures.” Read more:

Roundup: February 27, 2026 — The Rural Reconciliation Project

A periodic collection of recent research, analysis, and other notable rural items.

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Can collaboration solve “wicked problems” in natural resource policy? Our new digest shares Crystal M. Callahan & Katherine M. Himes’s case for collaborative governance, featuring Idaho case studies on consensus-driven solutions.

Callahan & Himes: Natural Resource Policy and Collaborative Processes — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Natural Resource Policy and Collaborative Processes , Crystal M. Callahan and Katherine M. Himes (both Public Policy Research, University of Idaho) advocate for introducing collaborative governanc...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📢 New in our guest book review series: @haksgaard.bsky.social sky.social on The Farmer's Lawyer: The North Dakota Nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm by Sarah Vogel — a compelling blend of memoir and legal history from the 1980s farm crisis and Colman v. Block.

Book Review: The Farmer’s Lawyer — The Rural Reconciliation Project

Sarah Vogel’s The Farmer’s Lawyer: The North Dakota Nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm covers litigation from the farm crisis of the 1980s. Vogel begins by declaring the book to be “a memoir...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our latest digest explores Sarah Everhart’s argument that rather than focus on restricting foreign ownership, legislators should help US farmers access affordable farmland.

Everhart: Foreign Investment in American Farmland — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In The Dark Side of the Balloon: Restrictions on Foreign Investment in US Farmland , Sarah Everhart (Delaware Law) argues that legislators should shift their focus from preventing foreign ownership o...

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Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This week's digest shares @smettler.bsky.social and Trevor E. Brown's examination of rural politics in the US and their call for comparative, macro-level approaches to studying how place influences political identity and public opinion.

Brown & Mettler: Rural Politics in the US — The Rural Reconciliation Project

In Rural Politics in the United States , authors Trevor E. Brown and Suzanne Mettler (both Government, Cornell University) survey recent literature on rural politics and recommend a broader lens to b...

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