University of Groningen A place for life or a place to live Gieling, Johannes

University of Groningen

A place for life or a place to live

Gieling, Johannes

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A place for life or a place to live

Rethinking village attachment, volunteering and

liveability in Dutch rural areas

This research was conducted at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen. The research is a part of a collaboration between University of Groningen and the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP).

ISBN 978-94-034-0424-0

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Cover photo Klaas van der Kolk Chapter photos Joost Gieling

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A place for life or a place to live

Rethinking village attachment, volunteering and

liveability in Dutch rural areas

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

Monday 12 March 2018 at 12.45 hours

by

Johannes Antonius Gieling

born on 25 December 1985

This research was conducted at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen. The research is a part of a collaboration between University of Groningen and the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP).

ISBN 978-94-034-0424-0

ISBN (E-publication) 978-94-034-0423-3

Cover photo Klaas van der Kolk Chapter photos Joost Gieling

Cover design and printing ProefschriftMaken || www.proefschriftmaken.nl English language editing Language Centre, University of Groningen

© J.A. Gieling. 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

A place for life or a place to live

Rethinking village attachment, volunteering and

liveability in Dutch rural areas

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

Monday 12 March 2018 at 12.45 hours

by

Johannes Antonius Gieling

born on 25 December 1985

Supervisors

Prof. T. Haartsen

Prof. D. Strijker

Co-supervisor

Dr. L. Vermeij

Assessment committee

Prof. B.B. Bock

Prof. E.S. van Leeuwen

Prof. M. Lewicka

“Thus the little cultural ‘plant’ of Anderen, growing out of its sandy soil, its heath, meadow an forest, in relative isolation for centuries, displays a persistent toughness in the face of the 20th _{century. While bending to the}

winds and storms of both minor and cataclysmic changes in nature and culture, it has, so the authors believe, the hardihood to survive for long years

to come”

John and Dorothy Keur (American anthropologists), The Deeply Rooted. A

Study of a Drents Community in the Netherlands, 1952

“De resterende Oldambter akkerbouwers zijn hobby- of deeltijdboeren. Ze doen er wat anders naast sinds er met tarwe geen droog brood meer te verdienen valt. De een is chauffeur op de belbus, de ander kweekt paling in

de schuur. Er zijn er ook die struisvogels houden, of kangoeroes. In het Oldambt lopen die beesten in de wei – de landbouw is er postmodern” Frank Westerman (Dutch journalist and novellist), De Graanrepubliek, 2000

“Ik zweefde terug naar het dorpje L., waar Claire de bewoners op een Elementenfestival zou vergasten. (...) De hele dorpsweide hing vol en onze

voorgelezen teksten schalden uit luidsprekers. (Met dank aan de firma Steentjes.). Geen vogel landde meer in L. Zelfs de ganzen trokken weg. De

bevolking krapde zich achter de oren”

Supervisors

Prof. T. Haartsen

Prof. D. Strijker

Co-supervisor

Dr. L. Vermeij

Assessment committee

Prof. B.B. Bock

Prof. E.S. van Leeuwen

Prof. M. Lewicka

“Thus the little cultural ‘plant’ of Anderen, growing out of its sandy soil, its heath, meadow an forest, in relative isolation for centuries, displays a persistent toughness in the face of the 20th _{century. While bending to the}

winds and storms of both minor and cataclysmic changes in nature and culture, it has, so the authors believe, the hardihood to survive for long years

to come”

John and Dorothy Keur (American anthropologists), The Deeply Rooted. A

Study of a Drents Community in the Netherlands, 1952

“De resterende Oldambter akkerbouwers zijn hobby- of deeltijdboeren. Ze doen er wat anders naast sinds er met tarwe geen droog brood meer te verdienen valt. De een is chauffeur op de belbus, de ander kweekt paling in

de schuur. Er zijn er ook die struisvogels houden, of kangoeroes. In het Oldambt lopen die beesten in de wei – de landbouw is er postmodern” Frank Westerman (Dutch journalist and novellist), De Graanrepubliek, 2000

“Ik zweefde terug naar het dorpje L., waar Claire de bewoners op een Elementenfestival zou vergasten. (...) De hele dorpsweide hing vol en onze

voorgelezen teksten schalden uit luidsprekers. (Met dank aan de firma Steentjes.). Geen vogel landde meer in L. Zelfs de ganzen trokken weg. De

bevolking krapde zich achter de oren”

CONTENT

Chapter 1

Introduction

Pages 1-14

Chapter 2

Beyond the Local-newcomer Divide: Village

Attachment in the Era of Mobilities

Pages 15-44

Chapter 3

Village Facilities and Social Place Attachment in the

Rural Netherlands

Pages 45-76

Chapter 4

Out of Love for the Village? How General and

Selective Forms of Attachment to the Village Explain

Volunteering in Dutch Community Life

Pages 77-100

Chapter 5

Liveable Villages: The Relationship between

Volunteering and Liveability in the Perceptions of

Rural Residents

Chapter 6

Conclusion

Samenvatting

Dankwoord

CONTENT

Chapter 1

Introduction

Pages 1-14

Chapter 2

Beyond the Local-newcomer Divide: Village

Attachment in the Era of Mobilities

Pages 15-44

Chapter 3

Village Facilities and Social Place Attachment in the

Rural Netherlands

Pages 45-76

Chapter 4

Out of Love for the Village? How General and

Selective Forms of Attachment to the Village Explain

Volunteering in Dutch Community Life

Pages 77-100

Chapter 5

Liveable Villages: The Relationship between

Volunteering and Liveability in the Perceptions of

Rural Residents

Chapter 6

Conclusion

Samenvatting

Dankwoord

CHAPTERS

Four chapter included in this thesis are reprints of publications or

manuscripts. They are the following:

Chapter 2:

Gieling, J., Vermeij, L. & Haartsen, T. (2017). Beyond the

Local-newcomer Divide: Village Attachment in the Era of Mobilities.

Journal of Rural Studies. 55, 237-247.

Chapter 3:

Gieling, J., Haartsen, T. & Vermeij, L (2018). Village Facilities and

Social Place Attachment in the Rural Netherlands. Rural Sociology.

“In press”.

Chapter 4:

Gieling, J., Haartsen, T., Vermeij, L. & Strijker, D. Out of Love for the

Village? How General and Selective Forms of Attachment to the

Village Explain Volunteering in Dutch Community Life. “Under

Review at an International Journal”.

Chapter 5:

Gieling, J. & Haartsen, T. (2017). Liveable Villages: The Relationship

between Volunteering and Liveability in the Perceptions of Rural

Residents. Sociologia Ruralis. 57(S1), 576-597.

CHAPTERS

Four chapter included in this thesis are reprints of publications or

manuscripts. They are the following:

Chapter 2:

Gieling, J., Vermeij, L. & Haartsen, T. (2017). Beyond the

Local-newcomer Divide: Village Attachment in the Era of Mobilities.

Journal of Rural Studies. 55, 237-247.

Chapter 3:

Gieling, J., Haartsen, T. & Vermeij, L (2018). Village Facilities and

Social Place Attachment in the Rural Netherlands. Rural Sociology.

“In press”.

Chapter 4:

Gieling, J., Haartsen, T., Vermeij, L. & Strijker, D. Out of Love for the

Village? How General and Selective Forms of Attachment to the

Village Explain Volunteering in Dutch Community Life. “Under

Review at an International Journal”.

Chapter 5:

Gieling, J. & Haartsen, T. (2017). Liveable Villages: The Relationship

between Volunteering and Liveability in the Perceptions of Rural

Residents. Sociologia Ruralis. 57(S1), 576-597.

1

Chapter 1