Coordination of village plans and municipal rural and health policies ‐ Can low‐hanging fruit be picked?

This paper analyses how, and the extent to which, village plans and municipal rural and health policies have been coordinated in three Danish rural case locations. We applied a qualitative design through a document analysis of plans and policies as well as interviews in villages ‐ with municipal adm...

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Published inSociologia ruralis Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 190 - 211
Main Authors Thuesen, Annette Aagaard, Andersen, Pernille Tanggaard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2021
Subjects
Cities
community development
Community planning
Coordination
Dominance
Hanging
Health planning
health policies
Health policy
Municipalities
Policies
Qualitative analysis
Rural areas
Rural development
rural health
rural policies
village plans
Villages
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Summary:This paper analyses how, and the extent to which, village plans and municipal rural and health policies have been coordinated in three Danish rural case locations. We applied a qualitative design through a document analysis of plans and policies as well as interviews in villages ‐ with municipal administrations. Theoretically, the article builds on the coordination and bridging that have been undertaken between community‐led planning and statutory planning. First, the study shows that although communities are expected to influence the successful implementation of health interventions, there is still a way to go before health and rural development planning are integrated in Danish municipalities despite innovative actions towards integration at the village level. Second, issues such as what we term ‘tame planning’, fear of municipal domination, difficulties in approaching village diversity, and silo‐based strategy‐making are identified as critical barriers to address.
ISSN:0038-0199
1467-9523
DOI:10.1111/soru.12325