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Zusatztext This book makes a valuable contribution to the reflection on social science analytical frameworks that apprehend the transition toward the sustainability of agri-food systems, by considering this transition’s complexity and identifying the mechanisms that facilitate or hinder it. I recommend this book to undergraduate classes and graduate seminars, academic libraries, and individuals interested in social mechanisms to facilitate the agroecological transition. Informationen zum Autor Claire Lamine is Research Director in Sociology at the National Institute for Agricultural Research in France. Zusammenfassung Building on recent scholarship in the sociology of food, Claire Lamine uses in-depth case studies from France and Brazil to compile a critical survey of social science approaches to sustainability transitions in agri-food systems. Lamine addresses the diverse pathways of transition encountered across multiple levels, from the farm through farmers' networks and food chains, to the territorial scale of regions. She also explores the efforts made by those involved in the agricultural world to create new connections between agriculture, food, environment and health, while also taking social equity issues into account.The book adopts a comparative perspective to explore the translation of agroecology into government programmes and the specific modes of governance involved in France and Brazil - two countries that pioneer in implementing agroecology yet which differ both in visions and context. Providing new options for understanding the complex issue of agri-food transitions, this book will make an impact for those studying food systems, geography, sociology, politics and agriculture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editors Preface1. A Dynamic and Pragmatist Approach to Sustainability Transitions in Agrifood Systems: Building Blocks2. Sustainability Transition Processes at the Farm Scale: a New Agricultural Ethos?3. The Role of Networks in Agroecological Transitions: French Cases4. Sustainability Transitions at the Food Chain Scale: Evidence from France and Brazil5. Multi-actor Innovation Processes in France: Creating New Connections6. Sustainability Transitions at the Regional Territorial Scale in France and Brazil: the Role of Governance Innovations7. Reconnecting Agriculture, Food, Environment and Health: Paradigms, Narratives and Controversies in France and Brazil8. Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Social Justice Perspectives: Lessons from the Brazilian ExperienceIndexBibliography...
