
International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
Published by Michigan State University
Official publication of the Research Committee on Sociology of Agriculture and Food (RC-40)
of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
Editors: Raymond Jussaume, Claire Marris and Katerina Psarikidou
Frequency: 3 issues per year
ISSN: 0798-1759
Volume 18 Issue 1 (2011)
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Special Issue
COLLECTIVE FARMERS' MARKETING INITIATIVES
Editorial Introduction
Collective Farmers’ Marketing Initiatives in Europe: Diversity, Contextuality and Dynamics 1-11
Markus Schermer, Henk Renting and Henk Oostindie
Articles
Quality, Coherence and Co-operation:
A Framework for Studying the Mediation of Qualities in Food Networks and Collective Marketing Strategies 12-27
Egon Noe and Hugo F. Alrøe
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Co-producing Transition:
Innovation Processes in Farms Adhering to Solidarity-based Purchase Groups (GAS) in Tuscany, Italy 28-53
Gianluca Brunori, Adanella Rossi and Vanessa Malandrin
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Direct Markets as Multiple Consumption Spaces: The Case of Two Norwegian Collective Marketing Initiatives 54-69
Gunnar Vittersø and Anne M. Jervell
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Rebuilding and Failing Collectivity:
Specific Challenges for Collective Farmers Marketing Initiatives in Post-Socialist Countries 70-88
Talis Tisenkopfs, Imre Kovách, Michal LošÅ¥ák and Sandra ŠÅ«mane
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Social Capital as a Success Factor for Collective Farmers Marketing Initiatives 89-103
Boldizsár Megyesi, Eszter Kelemen and Markus Schermer