Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden

This study aims to explore contemporary initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden. How and why people take initiatives to establish local food systems are investigated. Of concern is how people justify their actions and which values, ideas and beliefs they act from. The study is based on...

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Autor principal: Engström, Ida
Formato: Second cycle, A2E
Lenguaje:sueco
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Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2677/
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description This study aims to explore contemporary initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden. How and why people take initiatives to establish local food systems are investigated. Of concern is how people justify their actions and which values, ideas and beliefs they act from. The study is based on empirical studies of the association Kärngårdar, the network Mykorriza and the web based forum alternativ.nu. Interview studies have been conducted on the small scale organic farm Ramsjö and the smallholding Arvidstorp. Ideas, values and beliefs connected to quality of life, finding alternatives to the present economic and bureaucratic system, aiming for sustainability and sharing of knowledge are expressed by the actors. The chosen cases are put in context of related research. Theories about social movements are applied to discuss the initiatives taken from a social movement perspective. The movement for local food systems is described as broad, fragmented and diverse, opposing the dominant industrial food systems and surrounded by a social current favouring local food systems.
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spelling RepoSLU26772014-01-24T10:11:21Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2677/ Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden Engström, Ida Agricultural research Organization, administration and management of agricultural enterprises or farms Rural sociology and social security Trade, marketing and distribution Agrarian structure This study aims to explore contemporary initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden. How and why people take initiatives to establish local food systems are investigated. Of concern is how people justify their actions and which values, ideas and beliefs they act from. The study is based on empirical studies of the association Kärngårdar, the network Mykorriza and the web based forum alternativ.nu. Interview studies have been conducted on the small scale organic farm Ramsjö and the smallholding Arvidstorp. Ideas, values and beliefs connected to quality of life, finding alternatives to the present economic and bureaucratic system, aiming for sustainability and sharing of knowledge are expressed by the actors. The chosen cases are put in context of related research. Theories about social movements are applied to discuss the initiatives taken from a social movement perspective. The movement for local food systems is described as broad, fragmented and diverse, opposing the dominant industrial food systems and surrounded by a social current favouring local food systems. 2011-05-31 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2677/1/engstrom_ida_110613.pdf Engström, Ida, 2011. Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden : a study from a social movement perspective. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-595.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-268 eng
spellingShingle Agricultural research
Organization, administration and management of agricultural enterprises or farms
Rural sociology and social security
Trade, marketing and distribution
Agrarian structure
Engström, Ida
Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden
title Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden
title_full Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden
title_fullStr Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden
title_full_unstemmed Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden
title_short Initiatives to establish local food systems in Sweden
title_sort initiatives to establish local food systems in sweden
topic Agricultural research
Organization, administration and management of agricultural enterprises or farms
Rural sociology and social security
Trade, marketing and distribution
Agrarian structure
url https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2677/
https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2677/