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The conjunction of citizen science and social media through the mediation of the smartphone is investigated in this Scientific Communication, following on from the last issue of the Moravian Geographical Reports (2019, Vol. 27, No. 4). Through a reconsideration of three previously published articles, in part written by the author, this paper reflects on these topics with regard to farmer innovation, local food networks and citizen-informed ecology. Each of these papers has used Twitter to gather data about practices of innovation and observation that have revealed new insights about innovation networks amongst farmers, urban-rural connections and insect behaviours. The reflections reported here are embedded in a discussion of the rise of the term ‘Citizen Science’. Recent experiences in areas as diverse as fisheries management and combating Ebola, have informed societal needs for greater engagement in finding inclusive, comprehensive solutions to urgent socio-ecological problems. This paper suggests a compositional approach to studies using citizen scientists and their data as a new avenue of practice and investigation.
Matt Reed. Scientific citizens, smartphones and social media – reshaping the socio-spatial networks of participation: Insects, soil and food. Moravian Geographical Reports 2020, 28, 61 -67.
AMA StyleMatt Reed. Scientific citizens, smartphones and social media – reshaping the socio-spatial networks of participation: Insects, soil and food. Moravian Geographical Reports. 2020; 28 (1):61-67.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatt Reed. 2020. "Scientific citizens, smartphones and social media – reshaping the socio-spatial networks of participation: Insects, soil and food." Moravian Geographical Reports 28, no. 1: 61-67.
In this chapter, we argue that urban food networks (UFNs) are a format of collective action that seeks to manage social change within the ‘field’ of urban agriculture (UA). Our intention here is to argue that a field perspective is helpful when studying UA as a facet of social life in the city. This is because fields highlight the relationships between different actors, institutions, ideas and values, and they frame UA as one way of trying to influence social routines in the city. By the same token, UA can be a reflection of dynamism in social routines in the city. City food production is organisationally complex, culturally symbolic and politically contested. For some years, research on UFNs has been rich and this is linked partly to the wealth of micro case studies that exist. The field framework offers two distinct potentials for UFN scholarship. Firstly, it presents UFNs as an integral part of the varied picture of city food: cities include UFNs because networks of people join together to collectively respond to perceived opportunities or challenges associated with dominant food actors. Secondly, the field concept connects micro-networks with forces of influence at the macro-level, suggesting that, in complex social systems such as cities, food activism is one way in which social life is re-created. Such arguments indicate the adaptability of field theory to UA in general, while an examination of UFN social media communications reveals the empirical potentials of the concept, strengthening the potential for analytical connections between UA in ‘south’ and ‘north’.
Daniel Keech; Matthew Reed. Urban Agriculture as a Field: Governance, Communication and Collective Action. India–Africa Partnerships for Food Security and Capacity Building 2019, 27 -44.
AMA StyleDaniel Keech, Matthew Reed. Urban Agriculture as a Field: Governance, Communication and Collective Action. India–Africa Partnerships for Food Security and Capacity Building. 2019; ():27-44.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Keech; Matthew Reed. 2019. "Urban Agriculture as a Field: Governance, Communication and Collective Action." India–Africa Partnerships for Food Security and Capacity Building , no. : 27-44.
Matthew Reed; Daniel Keech. Making the city smart from the grassroots up: The sustainable food networks of Bristol. City, Culture and Society 2019, 16, 45 -51.
AMA StyleMatthew Reed, Daniel Keech. Making the city smart from the grassroots up: The sustainable food networks of Bristol. City, Culture and Society. 2019; 16 ():45-51.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew Reed; Daniel Keech. 2019. "Making the city smart from the grassroots up: The sustainable food networks of Bristol." City, Culture and Society 16, no. : 45-51.
Encouraging the uptake of sustainable soil management practices often requires on‐farm experiential learning and adaptation over a sustained period, rather than the traditional knowledge transfer processes of identifying a problem and implementing a solution. Farmer‐to‐farmer learning networks are emerging with farmers experimenting and sharing knowledge about these practices amongst themselves. One potential communication channel for such interaction and knowledge sharing is social media and Twitter in particular. A content analysis of a Twitter account for an EU research project, SoilCare, and in‐depth qualitative interviews with five farmers using Twitter were used to illustrate the extent and type of farmer‐to‐farmer knowledge sharing in relation to sustainable soil management practices. Evidence of farmer learning and knowledge sharing on Twitter with respect to these practices was identified. Twitter can capture the immediacy of the field operations and visual impacts in the field. Furthermore, the brief messages channeled through Twitter appeal to time‐constrained farmers. The ability for interaction around a particular hashtags in Twitter is developing virtual networks of practice in relation to sustainable soil management and within these networks farmer champions are emerging that are respected by other farmers. Twitter works best for those actively seeking information, rather than passive recipients of new knowledge. Therefore, its use with other forms of face‐to‐face interaction as part of a blended learning approach is recommended. Twitter also offers a potential space for other actors, such as researchers and advisers, to interact and share knowledge with farmers. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Jane Mills; Matthew Reed; Kamilla Skaalsveen; Julie Ingram. The use of Twitter for knowledge exchange on sustainable soil management. Soil Use and Management 2019, 35, 195 -203.
AMA StyleJane Mills, Matthew Reed, Kamilla Skaalsveen, Julie Ingram. The use of Twitter for knowledge exchange on sustainable soil management. Soil Use and Management. 2019; 35 (1):195-203.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJane Mills; Matthew Reed; Kamilla Skaalsveen; Julie Ingram. 2019. "The use of Twitter for knowledge exchange on sustainable soil management." Soil Use and Management 35, no. 1: 195-203.
Social media provides unique opportunities for data collection. Retrospective analysis of social media posts has been used in seismology, political science and public risk perception studies but has not been used extensively in ecological research. There is currently no assessment of whether such data are valid and robust in ecological contexts. We used “Twitter mining” methods to search Twitter (a microblogging site) for terms relevant to three nationwide UK ecological phenomena: winged ant emergence; autumnal house spider sightings; and starling murmurations. To determine the extent to which Twitter‐mined data were reliable and suitable for answering specific ecological questions the data so gathered were analysed and the results directly compared to the findings of three published studies based on primary data collected by citizen scientists during the same time period. Twitter‐mined data proved robust for quantifying temporal ecological patterns. There was striking similarity in the temporal patterns of winged ant emergence between previously published work and our analysis of Twitter‐mined data at national scales; this was also the case for house spider sightings. Spatial data were less available but analysis of Twitter‐mined data was able to replicate most spatial findings from all three studies. Baseline ecological findings, such as the sex ratio of house spider sightings, could also be replicated. Where Twitter mining was less successful was answering specific questions and testing hypotheses. Thus, we were unable to determine the influence of microhabitat on winged ants or test predation and weather hypotheses for initiation of murmuration behaviour. Twitter mining clearly has great potential to generate spatiotemporal ecological data and to answer specific ecological questions. However, we found that the types and usefulness of data differed substantially between the three phenomena. Consequently, we suggest that understanding users' behaviour when posting on ecological topics would be useful if using social media is to generate ecological data.
Adam G. Hart; William S. Carpenter; Estelle Hlustik-Smith; Matt Reed; Anne E. Goodenough. Testing the potential of Twitter mining methods for data acquisition: Evaluating novel opportunities for ecological research in multiple taxa. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2018, 9, 2194 -2205.
AMA StyleAdam G. Hart, William S. Carpenter, Estelle Hlustik-Smith, Matt Reed, Anne E. Goodenough. Testing the potential of Twitter mining methods for data acquisition: Evaluating novel opportunities for ecological research in multiple taxa. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2018; 9 (11):2194-2205.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdam G. Hart; William S. Carpenter; Estelle Hlustik-Smith; Matt Reed; Anne E. Goodenough. 2018. "Testing the potential of Twitter mining methods for data acquisition: Evaluating novel opportunities for ecological research in multiple taxa." Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9, no. 11: 2194-2205.
The development of food production in cities has raised some important questions about the governance of these activities and the role of city-regions. In this paper through four European case studies– Bristol (UK), Ghent (Belgium), Vigo (Spain), and Zurich (Switzerland) –we consider the ways in which food is governed at the city level. Our case studies demonstrate the role played by citizens in urban food and the challenges this brings to city-region governance. Through horizontal networking, being inspirational to other cities and citizens, communicating their demands and successes very clearly, urban food activists have raised significant questions about how cities are governed. Using the creation of localized identities, which are inclusive and embracing but rooted in their city, these food activists are looking to a future controlled by a democratic impulse rather than the technocracy of professional city managers. This paper uses a range of Weberian influenced theory to explore the topic of urban agriculture not as one simply about environmental performance but of the construction of new civic identities. Copyright © 2018. . © by the American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society of America.
Matthew Reed; Evy Mettepenningen; Paul Swagemakers; M. Dolores Dominguez Garcia; Ingrid Jahrl; Marlinde E. Koopmans. The Challenges of Governing Urban Food Production across Four European City-Regions: Identity, Sustainability and Governance. Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems 2018, 3, 160006 .
AMA StyleMatthew Reed, Evy Mettepenningen, Paul Swagemakers, M. Dolores Dominguez Garcia, Ingrid Jahrl, Marlinde E. Koopmans. The Challenges of Governing Urban Food Production across Four European City-Regions: Identity, Sustainability and Governance. Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems. 2018; 3 (1):160006.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew Reed; Evy Mettepenningen; Paul Swagemakers; M. Dolores Dominguez Garcia; Ingrid Jahrl; Marlinde E. Koopmans. 2018. "The Challenges of Governing Urban Food Production across Four European City-Regions: Identity, Sustainability and Governance." Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems 3, no. 1: 160006.
This paper is concerned with how urban food activists related to the media during 2015, when Bristol was the European Green Capital (EGC), how they represented themselves and how others represented their agenda. Our intention is to inform the debates on urban agriculture (UA) and, more specifically, to contribute to discussions about ‘scaling up’ UA. To achieve this, we adopt a form of analysis that rests on Castells’ insights about contemporary protest movements, the media and the role of communication technologies in constituting social power. By using Bristol, a city with a well-developed and studied urban agriculture movement, we suggest new areas for consideration that focus on the importance of communication in the development of the movement. Our study relied only on publicly available data; newspaper reports about the EGC and a sample of the social media used by the urban food networks in the city. We found that the mass media was mainly concerned with reporting topics other than food and that urban food was not a salient issue in their coverage. The Twitter network we analyzed was a loose constellation of different communities, which shared materials that were mostly concerned with creating a shared, normative picture of urban food. By considering the structure of these forms of media, we can observe the assembly of the forms of communication and their content. The paper concludes that the self-representation of urban food networks at that time reveals a narrow focus of interest. This emphasis may have contributed to the lack of connection within the city between potential allies. Our conclusion supports similar research findings in neighboring communities, which have observed the limited connections of urban food networks to the circuits of power and influence.
Matthew Reed; Daniel Keech. The ‘Hungry Gap’: Twitter, local press reporting and urban agriculture activism. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 2017, 33, 558 -568.
AMA StyleMatthew Reed, Daniel Keech. The ‘Hungry Gap’: Twitter, local press reporting and urban agriculture activism. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 2017; 33 (6):558-568.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew Reed; Daniel Keech. 2017. "The ‘Hungry Gap’: Twitter, local press reporting and urban agriculture activism." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 33, no. 6: 558-568.
Despite rising enthusiasm for food growing among city dwellers, local authorities struggle to find space for urban agriculture (UA), both literally and figuratively. Consequently, UA often arises, sometimes temporarily, in marginal areas that are vulnerable to changes in planning designation. In the literature, spatial issues in relation to UA have either addressed structural questions of land use, governance and planning, or have highlighted social and personal benefits of UA. This paper aims to revisit and combine both streams of inquiry, viewing them as two co-constitutive forces that shape places through UA. The paper analyses three case studies in Brno, Ghent and Bristol, using a spatial lens that exposes important tensions as inherent characteristics of UA and conceptualises them as tensions within two space-narratives, namely abstract space and concrete place. It is suggested that UA, as a collective socio-cultural process, can transform functionally replicable spaces into unique places and thus contributes to place-making. This function should be recognised within urban planning circles, which should not only secure physical spaces to develop urban agriculture, but also create possibilities for local autonomous governance.
Marlinde E. Koopmans; Daniel Keech; Lucie Sovová; Matt Reed. Urban agriculture and place-making: Narratives about place and space in Ghent, Brno and Bristol. Moravian Geographical Reports 2017, 25, 154 -165.
AMA StyleMarlinde E. Koopmans, Daniel Keech, Lucie Sovová, Matt Reed. Urban agriculture and place-making: Narratives about place and space in Ghent, Brno and Bristol. Moravian Geographical Reports. 2017; 25 (3):154-165.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarlinde E. Koopmans; Daniel Keech; Lucie Sovová; Matt Reed. 2017. "Urban agriculture and place-making: Narratives about place and space in Ghent, Brno and Bristol." Moravian Geographical Reports 25, no. 3: 154-165.
Over recent years, in a wide range of countries, grassroots initiatives have emerged aimed at overcoming the limits of the mainstream agro-business system. These initiatives aim at improving farmers’ access to local and regional markets and consumers’ access to fresh local produce. Among these initiatives, Food Hubs have emerged as a promising way to improve local food supply systems. They represent collaborative networks of producers and consumers that aggregate, distribute, and market local food products. ICTs enable these collaborative networks by allowing information exchange among their actors and by providing collaborative tools that allow quick co-ordination between members of the network. The paper aims to analyse how the adoption of ICTs have fostered the development of new, initiatives oriented at establishing local food networks and to reconnect producers and consumers. The study will present results from the analysis of two food-hub initiatives based in South West England, which are adopting informative systems to support their activities and to implement novel business models: Stroudco Food Hub and Dean Forest Food Hub.
Marco Della Gala; Matthew Reed. The Role of ICTs in Supporting Collaborative Networks in the Agro-Food Sector: Two Case Studies from South West England. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 2017, 707 -714.
AMA StyleMarco Della Gala, Matthew Reed. The Role of ICTs in Supporting Collaborative Networks in the Agro-Food Sector: Two Case Studies from South West England. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. 2017; ():707-714.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Della Gala; Matthew Reed. 2017. "The Role of ICTs in Supporting Collaborative Networks in the Agro-Food Sector: Two Case Studies from South West England." Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences , no. : 707-714.
Matt Reed; Daniel Keech. Gardening cyberspace—social media and hybrid spaces in the creation of food citizenship in the Bristol city-region, UK. Landscape Research 2017, 44, 822 -833.
AMA StyleMatt Reed, Daniel Keech. Gardening cyberspace—social media and hybrid spaces in the creation of food citizenship in the Bristol city-region, UK. Landscape Research. 2017; 44 (7):822-833.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatt Reed; Daniel Keech. 2017. "Gardening cyberspace—social media and hybrid spaces in the creation of food citizenship in the Bristol city-region, UK." Landscape Research 44, no. 7: 822-833.
The United Kingdom’s approach to encouraging environmentally positive behaviour has been three-pronged, through voluntarism, incentives and regulation, and the balance between the approaches has fluctuated over time. Whilst financial incentives and regulatory approaches have been effective in achieving some environmental management behavioural change amongst farmers, ultimately these can be viewed as transient drivers without long-term sustainability. Increasingly, there is interest in ‘nudging’ managers towards voluntary environmentally friendly actions. This approach requires a good understanding of farmers’ willingness and ability to take up environmental activities and the influences on farmer behavioural change. The paper aims to provide insights from 60 qualitative farmer interviews undertaken for a research project into farmers’ willingness and ability to undertake environmental management, particularly focusing on social psychological insights. Furthermore, it explores farmers’ level of engagement with advice and support networks that foster a genuine interest, responsibility and a sense of personal and social norm to sustain high quality environmental outcomes. Two conceptual frameworks are presented for usefully exploring the complex set of inter-relationships that can influence farmers’ willingness to undertake environmental management practices. The research findings show how an in-depth understanding of farmer’s willingness and ability to adopt environmental management practices and their existing level of engagement with advice and support are necessary to develop appropriate engagement approaches to achieve sustained and durable environmental management.
Jane Mills; Peter Gaskell; Julie Ingram; Janet Dwyer; Matthew Reed; Chris Short. Engaging farmers in environmental management through a better understanding of behaviour. Agriculture and Human Values 2016, 34, 283 -299.
AMA StyleJane Mills, Peter Gaskell, Julie Ingram, Janet Dwyer, Matthew Reed, Chris Short. Engaging farmers in environmental management through a better understanding of behaviour. Agriculture and Human Values. 2016; 34 (2):283-299.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJane Mills; Peter Gaskell; Julie Ingram; Janet Dwyer; Matthew Reed; Chris Short. 2016. "Engaging farmers in environmental management through a better understanding of behaviour." Agriculture and Human Values 34, no. 2: 283-299.
Matthew Reed; Allan Butler; Matt Lobley. Growing Sustainable Communities: Understanding the Social-Economic Footprints of Organic Family Farms. Creating Food Futures 2016, 67 -78.
AMA StyleMatthew Reed, Allan Butler, Matt Lobley. Growing Sustainable Communities: Understanding the Social-Economic Footprints of Organic Family Farms. Creating Food Futures. 2016; ():67-78.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew Reed; Allan Butler; Matt Lobley. 2016. "Growing Sustainable Communities: Understanding the Social-Economic Footprints of Organic Family Farms." Creating Food Futures , no. : 67-78.
This paper focuses on the way that United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) attempted to communicate its policies and messages about the topic of renewable energy during 2013–2014. Renewable energy is a fruitful topic to consider as it has a strategic importance in the discussion of the future of the UK. The emergent theme from the analysis was not only rurality and renewable energy but the connection of the issue to scepticism about climate change. This paper uses the qualitative analyses the social media posts and a sample of the linked materials, with newspaper coverage, to reveal the key themes in the UKIP discourse.
Matthew Reed. ‘This loopy idea’ an analysis of UKIP’s social media discourse in relation to rurality and climate change. Space and Polity 2016, 20, 226 -241.
AMA StyleMatthew Reed. ‘This loopy idea’ an analysis of UKIP’s social media discourse in relation to rurality and climate change. Space and Polity. 2016; 20 (2):226-241.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew Reed. 2016. "‘This loopy idea’ an analysis of UKIP’s social media discourse in relation to rurality and climate change." Space and Polity 20, no. 2: 226-241.
Due to recent societal changes ‘brownfield’ sites have gradually become a significant element in planning urban development. Brownfields can occur as a barrier and obstacle to the development of the urban organism but simultaneously they also represent unrealised potential. Brownfields, ex-industrial sites, are greater in those cities whose development was based on heavy industry or mining. In the first part of this paper theoretical concepts linked to the regeneration of brownfields are discussed, the second part is devoted to a case study of Karvina, in the Czech Republic, where the driving forces behind the occurrence of brownfields, their spatial distribution, and their prospects for regeneration are analysed. It was found that 28 brownfield sites on 121 ha are located in surveyed city with the majority having industrial and mining origins. Majority of local brownfields are owned by a local mining company. The perception of individual sites by the local population was ascertained via a questionnaire survey (n = 150). This found that awareness about problems connected to brownfields is quite limited and that local population perceive post-mining brownfields, located in more distant locations, as an opportunity for new industries to create job opportunities in city with significant unemployment problems.
Stanislav Martinat; Petr Dvorak; Bohumil Frantal; Petr Klusacek; Josef Kunc; Josef Navratil; Robert Osman; Kamila Tureckova; Matthew Reed. Sustainable urban development in a city affected by heavy industry and mining? Case study of brownfields in Karvina, Czech Republic. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 118, 78 -87.
AMA StyleStanislav Martinat, Petr Dvorak, Bohumil Frantal, Petr Klusacek, Josef Kunc, Josef Navratil, Robert Osman, Kamila Tureckova, Matthew Reed. Sustainable urban development in a city affected by heavy industry and mining? Case study of brownfields in Karvina, Czech Republic. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 118 ():78-87.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStanislav Martinat; Petr Dvorak; Bohumil Frantal; Petr Klusacek; Josef Kunc; Josef Navratil; Robert Osman; Kamila Tureckova; Matthew Reed. 2016. "Sustainable urban development in a city affected by heavy industry and mining? Case study of brownfields in Karvina, Czech Republic." Journal of Cleaner Production 118, no. : 78-87.
M. Reed. Actors in the distance: rural protests in the UK and the parliamentary parties. Rural protest groups and populist political parties 2015, 79 -100.
AMA StyleM. Reed. Actors in the distance: rural protests in the UK and the parliamentary parties. Rural protest groups and populist political parties. 2015; ():79-100.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. Reed. 2015. "Actors in the distance: rural protests in the UK and the parliamentary parties." Rural protest groups and populist political parties , no. : 79-100.
Inshore fishing, by boats under 10 m, has a long tradition on the coasts of England but its role in the contemporary communities is not well understood, and increasingly policy makers have become focused on trying to find ways to improve its environmental, social and ecological sustainability. This paper reports on a research project that sought, through case studies on the English coast, to explore the socio-cultural role that inshore fishing plays and how policies could be developed to enhance its contributions. Inshore fishing was found to be highly valued not only for its importance in supporting livelihoods, but also in the creation of place identities tied to fishing as an occupation and the ecological opportunities for fishing that are available at the different localities. Findings are discussed in the context of harnessing these attributes for fostering sustainable fishing communities, underpinned by strengthening the ties between the catch and the locality.
Matthew Reed; Paul Courtney; Julie Urquhart; Natalie Ross. Beyond fish as commodities: Understanding the socio-cultural role of inshore fisheries in England. Marine Policy 2013, 37, 62 -68.
AMA StyleMatthew Reed, Paul Courtney, Julie Urquhart, Natalie Ross. Beyond fish as commodities: Understanding the socio-cultural role of inshore fisheries in England. Marine Policy. 2013; 37 ():62-68.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew Reed; Paul Courtney; Julie Urquhart; Natalie Ross. 2013. "Beyond fish as commodities: Understanding the socio-cultural role of inshore fisheries in England." Marine Policy 37, no. : 62-68.
Julie Urquhart; Tim Acott; Matthew Reed; Paul Courtney. Setting an agenda for social science research in fisheries policy in Northern Europe. Fisheries Research 2011, 108, 240 -247.
AMA StyleJulie Urquhart, Tim Acott, Matthew Reed, Paul Courtney. Setting an agenda for social science research in fisheries policy in Northern Europe. Fisheries Research. 2011; 108 (2-3):240-247.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJulie Urquhart; Tim Acott; Matthew Reed; Paul Courtney. 2011. "Setting an agenda for social science research in fisheries policy in Northern Europe." Fisheries Research 108, no. 2-3: 240-247.
The paper explored key factors that might lead to successful agri-environmental social learning and collective action in order to deliver landscape-scale resource management within agri-environment schemes. Using the theory of collective action as an analytical framework the paper examined findings from in-depth interviews with 20 members of two co-operative initiatives in Wales and two participatory workshops. Consideration of the theory helped in understanding how individuals come together to provide public goods, and the conditions that make this activity a success. Factors of importance for organising and delivering collective agri-environment schemes were: locally adaptable engagement strategies; working with group members previously known to each other; institutional arrangements that limited group size and which allowed groups to develop their own solutions and implementation rules; and external support offering the services of a local facilitator and funding for both planning and management stages. A clear finding from the research was the extent to which both business and social confidence can grow within such groups which opens up further development opportunities. The paper identifies key factors that could be used to encourage and enhance the success of co-operative groups in delivering landscape-scale agri-environment schemes. The research findings identify appropriate mechanisms for the design and delivery of collective agri-environment schemes and environment management in the UK, which can also be applied to other parts of Europe.
Jane Mills; David Gibbon; Julie Ingram; Matt Reed; Chris Short; Janet Dwyer; Matthew Reed. Organising Collective Action for Effective Environmental Management and Social Learning in Wales. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 2011, 17, 69 -83.
AMA StyleJane Mills, David Gibbon, Julie Ingram, Matt Reed, Chris Short, Janet Dwyer, Matthew Reed. Organising Collective Action for Effective Environmental Management and Social Learning in Wales. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 2011; 17 (1):69-83.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJane Mills; David Gibbon; Julie Ingram; Matt Reed; Chris Short; Janet Dwyer; Matthew Reed. 2011. "Organising Collective Action for Effective Environmental Management and Social Learning in Wales." The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 17, no. 1: 69-83.
This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930's, where the first trans-national roots of organic farming took hold, through to the internet-mediated social protests against genetically modified crops at the end of the twentieth century, the author traces the rise to prominence of the movement. As well as providing a historical account, the book explains the movement's on-going role in fostering and organising alternatives to the dominant intensive and industrial forms of agriculture, such as promoting local food produce and animal welfare. By considering it as a trans-national movement from its inception, aiming at cultural and social change, the book highlights what is unique about the organic movement and why it has risen only relatively recently to public attention. The author reports original research findings, focusing largely on the English-speaking world. The work is grounded in academic enquiry and theory, but also provides a narrative through which the movement can be understood by the more general interested reader. This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930's, where the first trans-national roots of organic farming took hold, through to the internet-mediated social protests against genetically modified crops at the end of the twentieth century, the author traces the rise to prominence of the movement. As well as providing a historical account, the book explains the movement's on-going role in fostering and organising alternatives to the dominant intensive and industrial forms of agriculture, such as promoting local food produce and animal welfare. By considering it as a trans-national movement from its inception, aiming at cultural and social change, the book highlights what is unique about the organic movement and why it has risen only relatively recently to public attention. The author reports original research findings, focusing largely on the English-speaking world. The work is grounded in academic enquiry and theory, but also provides a narrative through which the movement can be understood by the more general interested reader. This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930's, where the first trans-national roots of organic farming took hold, through to the internet-mediated social protests against genetically modified crops at the end of the twentieth century, the author traces the rise to prominence of the movement. As well as providing a historical account, the book explains the movement's on-going role in fostering and organising alternatives to the dominant intensive and industrial forms of agriculture, such as promoting local food produce and animal welfare. By considering it as a trans-national movement from its inception, aiming at cultural and social change, the book highlights what is unique about the organic movement and why it has risen only relatively recently to public attention. The author reports original research findings, focusing largely on the English-speaking world. The work is grounded in academic enquiry and theory, but also provides a narrative through which the movement can be understood by the more general interested reader. This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930's, where the first trans-national roots of organic farming took hold, through to the internet-mediated social protests against genetically modified crops at the end of the twentieth century, the author traces the rise to prominence of the movement. As well as providing a historical account, the book explains the movement's on-going role in fostering and organising alternatives to the dominant intensive and industrial forms of agriculture, such as promoting local food produce and animal welfare. By considering it as a trans-national movement from its inception, aiming at cultural and social change, the book highlights what is unique about the organic movement and why it has risen only relatively recently to public attention. The author reports original research findings, focusing largely on the English-speaking world. The work is grounded in academic enquiry and theory, but also provides a narrative through which the movement can be understood by the more general interested reader. This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930's, where the first trans-national roots of organic farming took hold, through to the internet-mediated social protests against genetically modified crops at the end of the twentieth century, the author traces the rise to prominence of the movement. As well as providing a historical account, the book explains the movement's on-going role in fostering and organising alternatives to the dominant intensive and industrial forms of agriculture, such as promoting local food produce and...
Matthew Reed. Rebels for the Soil. Rebels for the Soil 2010, 1 .
AMA StyleMatthew Reed. Rebels for the Soil. Rebels for the Soil. 2010; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew Reed. 2010. "Rebels for the Soil." Rebels for the Soil , no. : 1.
Genomics researchers and policy makers have accused nutrigenetic testing companies—which provide DNA-based nutritional advice online—of misleading the public. The UK and USA regulation of the tests has hinged on whether they are classed as “medical” devices, and alternative regulatory categories for “lifestyle” and less-serious genetic tests have been proposed. This article presents the findings of a qualitative thematic analysis of the webpages of nine nutrigenetic testing companies. We argue that the companies, mirroring and negotiating the regulatory debates, were creating a new social space for products between medicine and consumer culture. This space was articulated through three themes: (i) how “genes” and tests were framed, (ii) how the individual was imagined vis a vis health information, and (iii) the advice and treatments offered. The themes mapped onto four frames or models for genetic testing: (i) clinical genetics, (ii) medicine, (iii) intermediate, and (iv) lifestyle. We suggest that the genomics researchers and policy makers appeared to perform what Gieryn (Gieryn, T.F. (1983). Boundary-work and the demarcation of science from non-science: strains and interests in professional ideologies of scientists. American Sociological Review, 48, 781–795.) has termed “boundary work”, i.e., to delegitimize the tests as outside proper medicine and science. Yet, they legitimated them, though in a different way, by defining them as lifestyle, and we contend that the transformation of the boundaries of science into a creation of such hybrid or compromise categories is symptomatic of current historical times. Social scientists studying medicine have referred to the emergence of “lifestyle” products. This article contributes to this literature by examining the historical, regulatory and marketing processes through which certain goods and services become defined this way.
Paula M. Saukko; Matthew Reed; Nicky Britten; Stuart Hogarth. Negotiating the boundary between medicine and consumer culture: Online marketing of nutrigenetic tests. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 70, 744 -753.
AMA StylePaula M. Saukko, Matthew Reed, Nicky Britten, Stuart Hogarth. Negotiating the boundary between medicine and consumer culture: Online marketing of nutrigenetic tests. Social Science & Medicine. 2010; 70 (5):744-753.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaula M. Saukko; Matthew Reed; Nicky Britten; Stuart Hogarth. 2010. "Negotiating the boundary between medicine and consumer culture: Online marketing of nutrigenetic tests." Social Science & Medicine 70, no. 5: 744-753.