In recent decades, the confluence of different global and domestic drivers has led to
progressive and unpredictable changes in the functioning and structure of agri-food markets …

Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are increasingly garnering attention in food systems
research, owing to their rising popularity among consumers, producers and policy-makers in …

The literature review is a crucial stage within any research process and in this case, there is
a sizeable corpus of relevant research. It was important to conduct a thorough review in …

Environmental justice organizations (EJO) have introduced or adopted powerful concepts
and principles to analyze and to cope with environmental conflicts. Among others are …

Farmers are at the centre of scientific and political debates about sustainability in European
agriculture, but rarely do we discuss the roles of other actors who shape their behaviour …

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to individuals' organizing themselves
and managing food systems in an 'alternative'and more sustainable way. Such emerging …

Just transition is gaining increasing attention. The need to consider social justice in
sustainability transitions is finally being acknowledged. Research on this issue has, to date …

The increasing diversity of food networks and initiatives has given rise to a variety of
analyses and approaches among which the literature on “Alternative Food Networks”(AFN) …

Abstract Spaces of 'alternative'food production and consumption have been the subject of
considerable interest within agri-food research and policy-making circles in recent decades …

Alternative food systems and networks, which have emerged around the world, are often
fragmentary, reduced in size and frequently unfold in parallel, hardly linked to each other …