NomadVillage Research
The applied research and policy analysis unit of NomadVillage, producing decision-oriented evidence on territorial development, temporary mobilities, remote work, and rural revitalization.
What we do
We work at the intersection of social science, territorial innovation, and local governance. Our outputs are designed for municipalities, public institutions, foundations, communities, funders, and researchers.
Applied research
Conceptual, methodological, and empirical studies focused on concrete territorial challenges, using integrated qualitative and quantitative methods.
Policy and institutional analysis
Policy briefs and technical notes that translate evidence into implementable recommendations, risk assessments, safeguards, and indicators.
Commissioned research and advisory
Applied studies, territorial diagnostics, evaluation, and evidence-based advisory work for public institutions, foundations, and territorial partners, with funding and institutional relationships disclosed when relevant.
Focus areas
Our scope is designed to remain useful even as specific programmes and territorial pilots evolve. We study the conditions that make territorial strategies viable, fair, and measurable.
Method and integrity
Methodological approach
Our work is guided by methodological rigor and transparency. We combine quantitative indicators, qualitative research, and contextual territorial analysis, adapting methods to the scale, sensitivity, and governance conditions of each case.
Analyses integrate descriptive statistics, administrative and territorial data, document analysis, and qualitative inputs such as interviews, surveys, and field-based observations. Triangulation across sources is central to our practice, especially in small-scale or rural contexts where data gaps are common.
Rather than applying standardized models without contextual interpretation, we make assumptions explicit and communicate limits and uncertainty, enabling decision-makers to assess findings alongside risks and implementation conditions.
Ethics and integrity
Ethical responsibility toward territories and communities is a core principle of our work. We prioritize territorial sensitivity, proportionality, research integrity, and respect for local dynamics throughout the research process.
Funding sources, institutional partnerships, and potential conflicts of interest are disclosed when relevant. Privacy considerations guide publication choices, favouring aggregated reporting and avoiding identifiable signals that could expose communities, participants, or sensitive territorial processes.
Publications
Our publications are organised as open, citable series. The full archive is available through the NomadVillage Research Series platform.
Decision-oriented notes for governments and funders
Short publications focused on evidence, risks, safeguards, and implementation options, designed for municipalities and institutional stakeholders.
Conceptual, methodological, and empirical studies
Papers that develop frameworks, methods, and aggregated results, aligned with academic standards while preserving sensitive operational details.
Diagnostics and technical documentation
Reports supporting territorial diagnostics, programme design, and impact monitoring, suitable for institutional partnerships and commissioned research.
Current research lines
Current applied work is organised around recurring territorial questions rather than short-lived headline metrics, allowing the research agenda to remain comparable as pilots and partnerships evolve.
Territorial readiness and rural revitalization
Frameworks for assessing connectivity, housing, local services, institutional capacity, and community conditions relevant to sustainable territorial activation.
Temporary mobility and remote work
Research on medium-term stays, mobility expectations, remote-work infrastructure, local integration, and the relationship between temporary presence and territorial economies.
Cross-border territorial cooperation
Applied analysis of rural cooperation, shared territorial challenges, governance arrangements, and evidence needs in border regions and low-density territories.
Governance and Scientific Council
NomadVillage Research operates under a governance framework designed to safeguard analytical independence, transparency, methodological responsibility, and appropriate disclosure of institutional relationships.
Governance and Director
Research activities are structurally separated from platform operations, with clear responsibility for editorial integrity, methodological standards, institutional representation, and proportionate review.
Scientific Council
An international academic advisory body supporting the scientific, methodological, and ethical development of NomadVillage Research.
- Paola Jirón M. Universidad de Chile - Chile
- I Wayan Suyadnya Universitas Brawijaya - Indonesia
- Ringo Benjamim Victor Universidade Púnguè - Mozambique
Institutional collaboration
We collaborate with municipalities, universities, research groups, foundations, public institutions, and territorial partners around clearly defined research and policy questions.
Each engagement begins with a scoping process covering objectives, data availability, ethical considerations, institutional roles, and expected outputs.
Contact
For institutional inquiries, commissioned research, collaborations, and publication proposals, contact NomadVillage Research through the channels below.