Abstract
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Sustainable Food Futures |
Subtitle of host publication | Multidisciplinary Solutions |
Editors | Jessica Duncan, Megan Bailey |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781138206168 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138207004 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2017 |
Publication series
Name | Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment |
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Publisher | Routledge |
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Keywords
- Solidarity economy
- Diversity
- Co-optation
- lternative food systems
- Multi-stakeholder co-operatives
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The solution cannot be conventionalized : Protecting the alterity of fairer and more sustainable food networks. / Ajates Gonzalez, Raquel.
Sustainable Food Futures: Multidisciplinary Solutions. ed. / Jessica Duncan; Megan Bailey. United Kingdom : Routledge, 2017. (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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T1 - The solution cannot be conventionalized
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PY - 2017/8/15
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N2 - The environmental, health, social justice and socio-economic challenges related to food production and consumption that have been extensively discussed in the literature, can be considered merely symptoms of a dysfunctional system. In contrast, in this chapter I argue that one of the biggest challenges of all facing the food system is in fact the continuous co-optation of potential solutions by the dominant regime, which perpetuates current dynamics and suffocates sustainable alternatives. This chapter discusses solution-based strategies ideated by actors operating in alternative food networks; their aim is to fight the marketization of social justice and ecological public health ideals and practices by and for the benefit of industrial food regimes. A layered framework to analyze these strategies is proposed around four interconnected categories: rediscovering new allies, fostering diversity, rethinking access to resources while redefining success and democratizing knowledge production. The four strategies come together as a solution to address two key challenges to fairer and more sustainable food systems: lack of diversity in conventional food relations and risk of co-optation of alternative practices.
AB - The environmental, health, social justice and socio-economic challenges related to food production and consumption that have been extensively discussed in the literature, can be considered merely symptoms of a dysfunctional system. In contrast, in this chapter I argue that one of the biggest challenges of all facing the food system is in fact the continuous co-optation of potential solutions by the dominant regime, which perpetuates current dynamics and suffocates sustainable alternatives. This chapter discusses solution-based strategies ideated by actors operating in alternative food networks; their aim is to fight the marketization of social justice and ecological public health ideals and practices by and for the benefit of industrial food regimes. A layered framework to analyze these strategies is proposed around four interconnected categories: rediscovering new allies, fostering diversity, rethinking access to resources while redefining success and democratizing knowledge production. The four strategies come together as a solution to address two key challenges to fairer and more sustainable food systems: lack of diversity in conventional food relations and risk of co-optation of alternative practices.
KW - Solidarity economy
KW - Diversity
KW - Co-optation
KW - lternative food systems
KW - Multi-stakeholder co-operatives
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SN - 9781138207004
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A2 - Duncan, Jessica
A2 - Bailey, Megan
PB - Routledge
CY - United Kingdom
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