Transitions to sustainable consumption and production patterns now appear as a widely
acknowledged necessity for contemporary food systems. Sustainable transition processes …

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 …

The article explores and discusses, both conceptually and empirically, the exercise of food
democracy in the context of three alternative food networks (AFNs) in Brussels, Belgium. It …

Seen as a response to the incumbent crisis affecting the food system, alternative food
networks are a promising link of a new food chain, founded on a sustainable paradigm …

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 …

This article offers comparative insight into alternative food networks, based on French and
Brazilian case studies. Looking at a series of initiatives, such as producer–consumer …

Processes of food relocalisation and resocialisation occurring within alternative food
networks (AFNs) are seen as fundamental to fostering sustainability transitions in agro‐food …

Drawing on transition theory, we conceptualize local food networks as innovations that
initially function and develop in local niches within a given food regime. As niche …

In recent years there has been growing attention for the emergence of alternative food
networks, first as a possible strategy for farm households to counter deteriorating market …

The paper aims to analyse sustainable innovations in food production, commercialization
and consumption, notably in the form of new production practices, new means of …