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Lionel J. Beaulieu

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1977

Publications

76

Citations

1,478

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

49

Publishing since 1977

Research summary
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Lionel J. Beaulieu's work focuses on rural community and economic development, particularly in the U.S. South, examining poverty, community capacity, and social capital in rural places. His recent research also looks at workforce and industry issues, such as automation's impact on jobs and the competitiveness of transportation and logistics sectors across U.S. regions. This work is aimed at understanding how communities build resilience and how economic and labor trends affect regional development.

Rural community and economic developmentPoverty and social equity in rural areasCommunity capacity and social capitalWorkforce, automation, and industry competitivenessTransportation and logistics sector analysis

Publication output has been uneven over the last decade, with a gap in 2017-2018, a peak in 2019, and a low but fairly steady pace of one to two publications per year since 2020.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
17182019: 7 publications7192020: 3 publications20212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Publishes in
  • Community Development×3
  • Rutgers University Press eBooks×2
  • Local Development & Society×2
  • Journal of Transport Geography×1
  • Research in Transportation Economics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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