<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Stories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline"^^ . "The municipality Ooststellingwerf in Southeast-Friesland is labelled an ‘anticipation region’ by the Dutch \r\nnational government, meaning that population decline is projected. In the municipal council, this leads to a \r\ndilemma: should we limit new housing development to prevent vacancy, or should we stimulate new \r\nhousing development to counter shrinkage? The research aims to improve the understanding of various \r\npolitical problem perceptions through exploring the stories told in documentary data and conducting \r\ninterviews with local politicians. Therefore, the presence of stories on population decline, the dominance of \r\nstories over time and the way politicians define their problem perception towards shrinkage are scrutinized. \r\nThe four common policy responses to shrinkage by Hospers (2014) categorize the stories found. A mix of \r\nstories linked to trivializing, countering and accepting shrinkage are found, of which the latter two shift in \r\ndominance over time. The fourth response, utilizing shrinkage, was virtually absent. Policy \r\nrecommendations to limit the variability affecting the shrinkage debate in Ooststellingwerf are: (1) agreeing \r\non the value of demographic prognoses; (2) incorporating long-term developments more prominent in \r\ndecision-making; and (3) presenting the shrinkage scenario as a feasible option. Further research on the \r\neffects of shrinkage on rural regions and the role of the COVID-19 crisis is recommended."^^ . "2021" . . . . . . . "Gijs"^^ . "Wesselo"^^ . "Gijs Wesselo"^^ . . . . . . "Stories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline (Text)"^^ . . . "BP Assignment 7 - s3770079.pdf"^^ . . . "Stories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . . "Stories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Stories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Stories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Stories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline (Other)"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #3489 \n\nStories as catalysts for impasse? How politicians in Ooststellingwerf hold on to growth in a region of population decline\n\n" . "text/html" . .