{"id":386,"date":"2023-11-08T16:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/userblogs.fu-berlin.de\/urban_rural_integration\/?p=386"},"modified":"2023-11-08T16:06:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:06:44","slug":"back-to-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.fu-berlin.de\/urban_rural_integration\/2023\/11\/08\/back-to-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the field!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Finally, after a far too long break, field research in China was possible again. Together with collaboration partner Song Yu from Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University in Suzhou (China), in August and September 2023, Elena Meyer-Clement was able to re-visit fieldsites in peri-urban areas of Suzhou (Jiangsu Province), and Huzhou (Zhejiang Province), and discover new sites in the surroundings. The focus lay on grassroots governance changes in the urbanization process that in China mostly takes the form of resettlement of rural residents to new urban residential areas. At the same time, current policies focus on rural revitalization and the remodeling of villages for tourism. The simultaneity of both processes is fascinating and provided us with lots of food for thought about how policies attempt to prompt and steer societal change in China. We look forward to formulating our thoughts in upcoming publications!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A peri-urban area in Suzhou, 2018…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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…and 2023 (same place, different angle) (Photo credits: Elena Meyer-Clement)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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How to turn a village into a tourist attraction? An attempt in Zhejiang Province, 2023 (Photo credit: Elena Meyer-Clement)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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