Enacting rural community resilience: An agency theoretical perspective on an emerging local food community

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze rural community resilience through the lens of a relational agency framework.
• Utilized a relational agency framework for analysis.
• Examined negotiation over legitimate principals in community contexts.
• Explored the role of co-agency in enhancing resilience.
• Identified that co-agency significantly contributes to rural community resilience.
• Found that understanding relational dimensions is critical for fostering resilience.