About the Journal
The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food welcomes you!
Aims and Scope:
The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food provides a forum for informed academic social science debates about food and agriculture related issues. While the journal is owned by the Research Committee of Agriculture and Food of the International Sociological Associate, the journal welcomes and encourages contributions based on any social science perspective. Furthermore, it welcomes interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the social, cultural, political and environmental aspects of food production, consumption and agricultural change. Finally, the journal actively reaches out to scholars from all over the globe.
Current Issue
This special issue of the International Journal of the Sociology of Agriculture and Food, which has been co-edited by Yuna Chiffoleau and Allison-Marie Loconto, presents the results of recent and innovative research on social innovation in the global agro-food sector.
Published: 2018-12-03
Articles
Social Innovation in Agriculture and Food: Old Wine in New Bottles?
Yuna Chiffoleau, Allison Marie Loconto
Transformative Social Innovation for Food Sovereignty: The Disruptive Alternative
Paula Juárez, MPhil, Florencia Trentini, PhD, Lucas Becerra, PhD
The Emergence, dynamics and agency of social innovation in seed exchange networks
Bálint Balázs, Guntra Aistara
London’s urban agriculture
Les Levidow
Factors for Effectiveness of Social Innovations in Urban Agriculture
Dona Pickard
Solidarity Purchasing Groups in Italy
Lara Maestripieri, Toa Giroletti, Antonello Podda
Urban Food Movements and Their Transformative Capacities
Cordula Kropp
The transformative potential of social innovation. The case of wheat and bread value chain in Tuscany
Adanella Rossi, Riccardo Bocci
Official publication of the Research Committee on Sociology of Agriculture and Food (RC-40)
of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
Editors: Raymond Jussaume, Claire Marris and Katerina Psarikidou
Volume number: 25 (2018)
Frequency: 4 issues per year (March, June, September, December)
ISSN: 0798-1759