University of Groningen. A place for life or a place to live Gieling, Johannes

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1 University of Groningen A place for life or a place to live Gieling, Johannes IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below. Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 2018 Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Gieling, J. (2018). A place for life or a place to live: Rethinking village attachment, volunteering and livability in Dutch rural areas [Groningen]: University of Groningen Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Download date:

2 A place for life or a place to live Rethinking village attachment, volunteering and liveability in Dutch rural areas Joost Gieling

3 This research was conducted at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen. The research is a part of a collaboration between University of Groningen and the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). ISBN ISBN (E-publication) Cover photo Chapter photos Cover design and printing English language editing Klaas van der Kolk Joost Gieling ProefschriftMaken Language Centre, University of Groningen J.A. Gieling. All rights reserved. Save exceptions stated by law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the author

4 A place for life or a place to live Rethinking village attachment, volunteering and liveability in Dutch rural areas PhD thesis to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Monday 12 March 2018 at hours by Johannes Antonius Gieling born on 25 December 1985 in Assen, the Netherlands

5 Supervisors Prof. T. Haartsen Prof. D. Strijker Co-supervisor Dr. L. Vermeij Assessment committee Prof. B.B. Bock Prof. E.S. van Leeuwen Prof. M. Lewicka

6 Thus the little cultural plant of Anderen, growing out of its sandy soil, its heath, meadow an forest, in relative isolation for centuries, displays a persistent toughness in the face of the 20 th century. While bending to the winds and storms of both minor and cataclysmic changes in nature and culture, it has, so the authors believe, the hardihood to survive for long years to come John and Dorothy Keur (American anthropologists), The Deeply Rooted. A Study of a Drents Community in the Netherlands, 1952 De resterende Oldambter akkerbouwers zijn hobby- of deeltijdboeren. Ze doen er wat anders naast sinds er met tarwe geen droog brood meer te verdienen valt. De een is chauffeur op de belbus, de ander kweekt paling in de schuur. Er zijn er ook die struisvogels houden, of kangoeroes. In het Oldambt lopen die beesten in de wei de landbouw is er postmodern Frank Westerman (Dutch journalist and novellist), De Graanrepubliek, 2000 Ik zweefde terug naar het dorpje L., waar Claire de bewoners op een Elementenfestival zou vergasten. (...) De hele dorpsweide hing vol en onze voorgelezen teksten schalden uit luidsprekers. (Met dank aan de firma Steentjes.). Geen vogel landde meer in L. Zelfs de ganzen trokken weg. De bevolking krapde zich achter de oren Adriaan van Dis (Dutch novellist), In het Buitengebied, 2017

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8 CONTENT Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Introduction Pages 1-14 Beyond the Local-newcomer Divide: Village Attachment in the Era of Mobilities Pages Village Facilities and Social Place Attachment in the Rural Netherlands Pages Out of Love for the Village? How General and Selective Forms of Attachment to the Village Explain Volunteering in Dutch Community Life Pages Liveable Villages: The Relationship between Volunteering and Liveability in the Perceptions of Rural Residents Pages Conclusion Pages Samenvatting Pages Dankwoord Pages

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10 CHAPTERS Four chapter included in this thesis are reprints of publications or manuscripts. They are the following: Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Chapter 5: Gieling, J., Vermeij, L. & Haartsen, T. (2017). Beyond the Localnewcomer Divide: Village Attachment in the Era of Mobilities. Journal of Rural Studies. 55, Gieling, J., Haartsen, T. & Vermeij, L (2018). Village Facilities and Social Place Attachment in the Rural Netherlands. Rural Sociology. In press. Gieling, J., Haartsen, T., Vermeij, L. & Strijker, D. Out of Love for the Village? How General and Selective Forms of Attachment to the Village Explain Volunteering in Dutch Community Life. Under Review at an International Journal. Gieling, J. & Haartsen, T. (2017). Liveable Villages: The Relationship between Volunteering and Liveability in the Perceptions of Rural Residents. Sociologia Ruralis. 57(S1),

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