Essays about: "food democracy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words food democracy.
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1. Roots of Food : Playful Interactions to Support Sustainable Food Practices
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Consumers are becoming more sensitive about their food choices and demand more transparent information about the food chain (Trinekins et al., 2012, Vittersø, 2019). In particular, environmental sustainability appears to be a driving factor for the change in consumers’ diets (Siegrist et al., 2015). READ MORE
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2. An ecosystem for alternative food networks in Uppsala : With social innovation towards food democracy
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Sustainable food system transition (SFST) is an inevitable aim for the world’s societies to tackle global challenges caused by industrial, neo-liberal food industries such as climate change, biodiversity loss, food inequality and so forth. The social dimension of sustainable transitions is too often neglected by political decision makers and global corporations, highlighting the necessity for more attention regarding active participation of citizens to solve societal food related challenges in their regions. READ MORE
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3. The Costs of Modernity : How a historical steampunk fantasy such as The Kingston Cycle can successfully portray the intersectional origins of the Capitalocene
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : There is a growing recognition of the interconnectedness of the crises of food, water, democracy and climate change as stemming from the capitalist hunt for modernity and progress. As climate change is thus not only so complex, but urgent, the question of a successful portrayal of it for an enhanced understanding and subsequent action becomes vital. READ MORE
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4. Bridging the gap between food production and consumption : how alternative food networks forage the Berlin Foodscape
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Venturing into bridging the gap between food production and consumption, metropolitan Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) are increasingly gaining momentum in the Global North. Nevertheless, people interested and participating in these initiatives form a rather homogenous group of highly educated and better-off consumers. READ MORE
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5. Sanctioning the sanctioned : A postcolonial perspective on the sanctions paradox
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this is to develop a theoretical framework for addressing the usage and effects of economic sanctions, through a postcolonial perspective on the human rights discourse, by examining how economic sanctions can be legitimized even though proven to be ineffective and harmful to civilians. The main theoretical framework is based on a postcolonial perspective on the human rights discourse and how it relates to liberalism, imperialism and international law - to further understand the role that economic sanctions has. READ MORE
