Georg Wiesinger

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Georg Wiesinger (2012)

Georg Wiesinger (born March 7, 1962 in Steyr ) is an Austrian agricultural sociologist .

Life

Georg Wiesinger grew up with his sister, who was one year younger than him, on his grandparents' small-scale farm in the community of Geiersberg , Ried im Innkreis district . He later moved to live with his parents in Linz. There he attended the Bundesrealgymnasium in Fadingerstrasse. After graduating from high school, Georg Wiesinger studied agriculture, specializing in plant production, at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. During his studies he was actively involved in the Austrian student body and in the student movement. In addition, he trained in sociology, philosophy and oriental studies. He spent several months in Nicaragua, Turkey and Iran. In 1986 he completed his agricultural studies with the academic degree of graduate engineer. In 1992 he received his doctorate as an external auditor at the University of Vienna in sociology on the subject of "Models of integration of the disabled in agriculture". Since 1989 he has been researching as an agricultural sociologist at the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Mountain Farming Issues in Vienna.

Georg Wiesinger has been secretary and organizer of the “Austrian Working Group for Rural Social Research” since 2000, and since 2015, together with Markus Schermer from the Institute for Sociology at the University of Innsbruck, spokesman for the Rural Social Research Section of the Austrian Society for Sociology (ÖGS).

His research focuses on rural poverty, social security, inter-company cooperation, rural living environments, social capital and social networks in rural areas, green care and social agriculture .

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  • Wiesinger, Georg (2018): The Importance of Social Capital in Rural Development. Networking and Decision-Making in Rural Areas. In: Lützeler, Ralph (ed.): Rural Areas between Decline and Resurgence. Lessons from Japan and Austria. Contributions to Japanology. Publications of the Department of Japanese Studies of the Institute for East Asian Studies at the University of Vienna, Volume 46, pp. 79-92.
  • Wiesinger, Georg; Egartner, Sigrid; Tamme, Oliver (2018): Good concepts in the right place? Social Agriculture and Social Capital in Rural Regions, Research Report No. 70 of the Federal Institute for Mountain Farmers Issues, Vienna.
  • Wiesinger, Georg (2017): Social Capital in Rural Development, Networking and Decision-Making. In: Kapferer, Elisabeth; Gstach, Isabell; Koch, Andreas and Clemens Sedmak (Eds.): Rethinking Social Capital: Global Contributions from Theory and Practice, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge, UK pp. 239-258
  • Wiesinger, Georg; Issak, Yesra; Neuhauser, Fritz; Egartner, Sigrid (2017): Integrative gardening with refugees, Facts & Features No. 55 of the Federal Office for Mountain Farmers Issues, Vienna.
  • Wiesinger, Georg (2014): Poverty in Rural Areas. In: Nikolaus Dimmel, Martin Schenk, Christine Stelzer-Orthofer (eds.) Handbook Armut in Österreich, second, completely revised and expanded edition, Studienverlag, Vienna-Innsbruck-Bozen pp. 332–346.
  • Wiesinger, Georg et al. (2013): Social Agriculture. Situation and potential of a form of diversification of agricultural and forestry holdings in Austria, South Tyrol and Trentino, Federal Institute for Mountain Farmer Issues, Research Report No. 66, Vienna.
  • Wiesinger, Georg; Vihinen Hilkka; Tapio-Biström, Marja-Liisa; Szabó, Gábor (2008): Social Capital: A Dynamic Force against Marginalization? In: Brouwer, Floor; Rheenen, Teunis van; Dhillion, Shivcharn S., Elgersma, Anna Martha (Eds.) Sustainable Land Management. Strategies to Cope with the Marginalization of Agriculture, Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA pp. 197-216.
  • Wiesinger, Georg (2007): L'importance du capital social dans le développement rural, les réseaux et les prices de décision dans les zones rurales, Revue de Géographie Alpine (RGA) n ° 4/2007, Paris pp. 29-42
  • Wiesinger, Georg; Neuhauser, Fritz; Putz, Maria (2006): Farming for Health in Austria. Farms, horticultural therapy, animal-assisted therapy. In: Hassink, Jan; Dijk, Majken van (eds.): Farming for Health. Green-Care Farming Across Europe and the United States of America. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 233-248.
  • Wiesinger, Georg; Vogel, Stefan (2003): On the concept of the family farm in sociological discourse. in: Austrian Journal for Sociology (ÖZS), No. 1/2003, Vienna, pp. 55-76.
  • Wiesinger, G .; Crabtree, JR; Dax, Th .; Fleury, P .; Gibon, A .; Gutierrez Lazpita, J; MacDonald, D .; Stamou, N. (2000): Agricultural abandonment in mountain areas of Europe: Environmental consequences and policy response. Journal of Environmental Management (2000) 59, pp.47-69.
  • Wiesinger, Georg (2000): The many faces of rural poverty. A situation analysis on rural poverty in Austria, Federal Institute for Mountain Farmers Issues, Research Report No. 46, Vienna.
  • Wiesinger, Georg; Knöbl, Ignaz and Kogler, Michael (1999): Agriculture between tradition and modernity. On the structural and value changes in Austrian agriculture, Federal Institute for Mountain Farmers Issues, Research Report No. 42, Vienna.
  • Wiesinger, Georg (1995): Business aid as a socio-political institution. Results of an empirical study on the situation of social operational aid in Austria, Federal Institute for Mountain Farmers Issues, Research Report No. 36, Vienna.
  • Wiesinger, Georg (1991): Insanity and Country Life. Models of integration of the disabled in agriculture, Federal Institute for Mountain Farmers' Issues, Research Report No. 28, Vienna.

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personal data
SURNAME Wiesinger, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian agricultural sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Steyr