Public engagement is understood as a prerequisite for sustainability transitions. Yet, it has
remained peripheral to the transitions research agenda and the efforts to engage citizens in …

Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development.
Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are …

The global food system contributes significantly to climate change and environmental
degradation. New dynamics are needed to sustainably transform the system. Using the …

The current food system, characterised by considerable concentrations of economic and
political power, is widely regarded as undemocratic and in many respects unsustainable in …

With the overall intention of stimulating the debate on food democracy, this thematic issue
aims to shed fresh light on the complex relationship between food and democracy in …

The current global food system is characterized by anonymity in the value chain, global food
trade, loss of knowledge about food sources, and a distant producer-consumer relationship …

This article proposes a localised and differentiated understanding of food democracy, or
rather a plurality of localised food democracies. Based on the experiences of develo** a …

The concept of food democracy has been developed to articulate norms and ideals of
democracy as a counterpressure to 'food control'from concentrated and transnational …

Social initiatives that seek to promote socially fairer and environmentally more sustainable
food production and distribution schemes have multiplied in the last two decades. Several …

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