{"id":3373,"date":"2025-08-20T16:32:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:30:10","slug":"from-policy-to-progress","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/from-policy-to-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"From Policy to Progress: Ann Eisenberg Talks Rural Law and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3373\" data-postid=\"3373\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3373 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_76ln660 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_00sz076 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_9hau833 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    From Policy to Progress            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Ann Eisenberg Talks Rural Law and Development            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_y7dk380 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6kj9850   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"667\">In this episode of <em>Resources Radio<\/em>, RSS Member\u00a0<strong>Ann Eisenberg<\/strong>\u00a0shares insights on how law and policy can serve as powerful tools for rural revitalization. Drawing from her research and advocacy,<strong> Eisenberg<\/strong> discusses the intersection of economic development and justice in underserved regions.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"993\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve normalized the idea that a rural town can just be left in the lurch if <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\">that&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\"> what happens because of economic activity. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\">We&#8217;ve<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\"> gotten used to the idea of a plant closing, everybody losing their jobs, and the town descending into a state of socioeconomic despair. My argument is that we <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\">shouldn&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\"> say <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\">that&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257562329 BCX0\"> normal. We could be making different decisions right now as a society, and we could be managing these economic transitions much more proactively, responsibly, and humanely.\u201d\u00a0 <strong>Ann Eisenberg<\/strong>, West Virginia University College of Law<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW257562329 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This conversation is part of our ongoing focus on\u00a0Rural Law and Justice, highlighting voices working to bridge gaps in access, opportunity, and representation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resources.org\/resources-radio\/seeding-economic-development-in-rural-america-with-ann-eisenberg\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read the full article<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Resources Radio, RSS Member <strong>Ann Eisenberg<\/strong> discussed how law and policy can drive rural revitalization and economic justice in underserved regions. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resources.org\/resources-radio\/seeding-economic-development-in-rural-america-with-ann-eisenberg\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3375,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_announcements":[25,43],"class_list":["post-3373","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_announcements-member-in-the-news","news_announcements-rural-law-and-justice","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":{"news_announcements":[{"term_id":25,"name":"Member in the News","slug":"member-in-the-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":25,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":0,"count":45,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":43,"name":"Rural Law and Justice","slug":"rural-law-and-justice","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":43,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":26,"count":15,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":{"url":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brett-wharton-nsJMV5dIRXY-unsplash.jpg","title":"brett-wharton-nsJMV5dIRXY-unsplash","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_announcements","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_announcements?post=3373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}