journal of sustainable rural development

journal of sustainable rural development

Presenting a paradigmatic model of policymaking for the development of rural areas in Isfahan province based on Grounded theory

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
Ph.D. Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
Purpose: Achieving development in rural areas has always been the focus of researchers in developing countries. The most important pillar of development can be considered the way societies are managed to achieve development. The decisions taken to achieve these goals are called policies, and the process during which the stages of study, planning, decision, and finally leading to implementation in the village environment is called policy making. The place where these decisions are implemented has special conditions and characteristics. In this research, we seek to know the main bases of policy making and administration of villages so that this knowledge leads to making more correct decisions for the administration of villages. The main goal of this research is to present a paradigmatic development policy model in Isfahan province's rural areas based on Grounded theory. This study was done in 1401.
Methods: The collection tool was a structured interview. The interviews were conducted among specialists and experts in rural development policy, and the opinions of the interviewees reached theoretical saturation from the 29th interview. The emergence of concepts and open, central, and selective coding led to the design of the research model's conceptual framework and the paradigm model's presentation.
Results: The findings showed that the distance from the regional development policy based on integrated space management (with emphasis on the strategic document of Land use planning province), inappropriate quality of rural development policies, problems of the policy-making process (problem analysis; decision-making and formulation of policies); Weakness in rural governance and inadequate knowledge and personal mentality of development policymakers;
Conclusion: Based on the principles of old regionalism, rational policy, and Regional approach to the rural development of the province, the most critical challenges and the necessity of reforming the process, content, and quality of policy-making based on modern regionalism, integrated rural development and creating and organizing the scarce development space are necessary to correct the existing unfavorable situation.
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