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Neglected rural geography: Exploring the quiet politics of ‘out-dwelling’

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Taking the example of leisure in rural Scotland, this article makes a call for a renewed appreciation of a radical rural and a subsequent recognition of the potential for quiet politics. In doing so, it addresses the overlooked, yet potentially progressive, even radical, nature of ‘out-dwelling’ as a political endeavour. These ‘out-dwellings’ are twofold, encompassing the distinct yet complementary cultures of Huts and Bothies in rural Scotland. There is within these cultures a rising tide of discontent with contemporary society and a subsequent push for change. These political eruptions emphasise the spatial politics of everyday leisure and land where alterity to the imagined geography of a static, wild, romantic Scotland, driven by the landed estates, emerges as a key driver for change. This argument for a radical rural will be structured around four themes; political ‘out-dwelling’, transgressive mobility, conspicuous consumption and land ownership.

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  • Rachel Hunt, 2019. "Neglected rural geography: Exploring the quiet politics of ‘out-dwelling’," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 37(2), pages 219-236, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:37:y:2019:i:2:p:219-236
    DOI: 10.1177/2399654418784944
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    1. Jens Kaae Fisker & Pia Heike Johansen & Annette Aagaard Thuesen, 2022. "Micropolitical practices of multispatial metagovernance in rural Denmark," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 40(4), pages 970-986, June.

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