University of Groningen
Citizens’ initiatives in depopulating rural areas de Haan, Erzsebet Mancy
IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below.
Document Version
Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record
Publication date: 2019
Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database
Citation for published version (APA):
de Haan, E. M. (2019). Citizens’ initiatives in depopulating rural areas: Understanding success, failure and continuity from multiple perspectives. University of Groningen.
Copyright
Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons).
Take-down policy
If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.
Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum.
Citizens’ initiatives in
depopulating rural areas
Understanding success, failure
and continuity from multiple
perspectives
This research was conducted at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen and the Research Centre for Built Environment NoorderRuimte of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences.
ISBN 978-94-034-1465-2
ISBN (E-publication) 978-94-034-1464-5
Cover photo Erzsi de Haan
Cover Design Lisa Kremer
Printing Gildeprint || promoveren.nl
English language editing Wiley Editing Services
© E.M. de Haan. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by law, no part of
this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the author.
Citizens’ initiatives in
depopulating rural areas
Understanding success, failure and
continuity from multiple perspectives
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken
and in accordance with
the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Thursday 28 March 2019 at 14.30 hours
by
Erzsébet Mancy de Haan
born on 19 September 1988 in Sneek
Supervisors
Prof. T. Haartsen Prof. S.O. Meier Prof. D. Strijker
Assessment committee
Prof. B.B. Bock Prof. S. Skerratt Prof. E. Tonkens
Content
Chapter 1
Introduction
Pages 1 – 18
Chapter 2
Defining ‘Success’ of Local Citizens’ Initiatives in
Maintaining Public Services in Rural Areas: A
Professional’s Perspective
Pages 19 – 42
Chapter 3
Understanding the success of rural citizens’
initiatives: Perspectives of founders
Pages 43 – 68Chapter 4
An initiators’ perspective on the continuity of
citizens’ initiatives in rural areas
Pages 69 – 92Chapter 5
‘At some point it has been enough’ - Processes of
perceived failure of citizens’ initiatives
Pages 93 – 120Chapter 6
Conclusion
Pages 121 – 134
