Globalisation and new rural transformations

Abstract

Globalisation as world process is not neutral process. It is globalism too. In relations globalisation-globalism are result great problems all the world, especially in rural areas. Generally, globalisation is transition in all spheres of individual and social life. People, peasants especially, severely accept change. But, "tomorrow is always late" (F. Major, 1991). Globalisation suppose democratisation and participation ( in "globo" and in "loco"), new independent, diversification, de-traditionalisation, education for change (and) rural populations, democratic initiatives and opinions, rural innovations, principle of flexibility and new rural economy; re-interpretation of peasantry, rural works, rural morality, sense, rural perspectives, etc. Although this is seemingly an evolutionary process, it is realistically a developmental revolution that is in question, implying the achieved level of the material well - being and focusing on developing of the man, as a psycho - social being inside and outside the work - rural environment, on the humanisation of all the relations in the society up to the inter - human ones.

Globalisation conditioning new research agenda, re - define ideas, conceptions, methods, contents and new admissions for rural sociologists and rural sociology. In one word, the concept of rural development in the age of globalisation has opened multitude of complex issues to which for the benefit of society, man and the spirit of time, good quality, appropriate answers should be given. "Hypothesis non fungo" (I. Newton). They are in rural realities.