International Journal of the Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 2011
Abstract. This article addresses the re-birth of co-operative and other mutual ini-tiatives in Ce... more Abstract. This article addresses the re-birth of co-operative and other mutual ini-tiatives in Central and East Europe after the collapse of socialism and its central-ized attempts to impose forms of co-operation on the countryside. The central theoretical question is: how is collectivity rebuilt and why does this process face great difficulties in post-communist conditions? The article refers to the social capital framework and explores specificities of rebuilding collective farmers mar-keting initiatives in post-socialist countries by applying five explanatory factors: the historical context of system transformation and path dependency of farmers’ cooperation; the role of social capital and trust; political support frameworks; learning, knowledge processes and the role of advice (extension); and the impact of trade liberalization and globalization. Using case-studies from the Czech Re-public, Hungary and Latvia, the article shows how different historical and cul-tural contexts hav...
New urban food initiatives: a step towards the recognition of diversity, 2014
Cities have witnessed unprecedented growth during the last half of the century. This growth has r... more Cities have witnessed unprecedented growth during the last half of the century. This growth has resulted in several social, economic, ecological and other problems the global society faces today. The growing interest among urban and peri-urban inhabitants of food related problems and willingness to participate in the search for new ways of how to both interpret and organize food chains, seems to be an answer to some of these problems. At least, as such it has caught researchers’ eyes who for the last decades have tried to find theoretical explanations on how to interpret greater food awareness in cities and how to analytically approach this phenomenon. This article suggests that in order to understand the emergence of alternative food chains one must ensure that the diversity of initiatives is not lost in the processes of analysis. To ensure that the diversity is not lost we have introduced a new term – New Urban Food Initiatives (NUFI) that includes all new modes of food provisioni...
ABSTRACT This article attempts to investigate the formation of children's ethnicity throu... more ABSTRACT This article attempts to investigate the formation of children's ethnicity through analysis of childhood life stories. Examining childhood memories of people of different nationalities living in Latvia, the article focuses on certain questions. How does ethnicity appears to a young child? How do children come to understand the meaning of their own ethnic group membership, how do they respond to and deal with the differences among groups? What is the distinctiveness of children's ethnic socialization in mono and polynational milieux? The potential of the life story method is used, scrutinizing biographical accounts which contain descriptions of relevant childhood facts and events inherent to the formation of individual ethnicity, as well as delineating the social and cultural context of children's lives. The article takes up issues following from the development of children's ethnic awareness, self- identification, ethnic attitudes and behavior. Excerpts from childhood stories are utilized to illustrate and clarify the process of children's ethnic socialization.
IN-SIGHT research provides rich evidence to complex nature of rural innovations and contributes t... more IN-SIGHT research provides rich evidence to complex nature of rural innovations and contributes to systemic, network oriented vision. In former chapters we have argued that evolutionary dynamics of innovations depend on the evolution of socio-technical systems ...
... Viens no projekta dalībniekiem doktorants Ivars Ijabs rakstā Sargājot politisko: pilsoniskā ... more ... Viens no projekta dalībniekiem doktorants Ivars Ijabs rakstā Sargājot politisko: pilsoniskā sabiedrība un sociālā modernizācija Latvijas eiropeizācijas procesu kontekstā pamatoti apgalvo, ka eiropeizācijas procesi pēdējo desmit gadu laikā arvien jūtamāk skar Latviju, tie ...
International Journal of the Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 2011
Abstract. This article addresses the re-birth of co-operative and other mutual ini-tiatives in Ce... more Abstract. This article addresses the re-birth of co-operative and other mutual ini-tiatives in Central and East Europe after the collapse of socialism and its central-ized attempts to impose forms of co-operation on the countryside. The central theoretical question is: how is collectivity rebuilt and why does this process face great difficulties in post-communist conditions? The article refers to the social capital framework and explores specificities of rebuilding collective farmers mar-keting initiatives in post-socialist countries by applying five explanatory factors: the historical context of system transformation and path dependency of farmers’ cooperation; the role of social capital and trust; political support frameworks; learning, knowledge processes and the role of advice (extension); and the impact of trade liberalization and globalization. Using case-studies from the Czech Re-public, Hungary and Latvia, the article shows how different historical and cul-tural contexts hav...
New urban food initiatives: a step towards the recognition of diversity, 2014
Cities have witnessed unprecedented growth during the last half of the century. This growth has r... more Cities have witnessed unprecedented growth during the last half of the century. This growth has resulted in several social, economic, ecological and other problems the global society faces today. The growing interest among urban and peri-urban inhabitants of food related problems and willingness to participate in the search for new ways of how to both interpret and organize food chains, seems to be an answer to some of these problems. At least, as such it has caught researchers’ eyes who for the last decades have tried to find theoretical explanations on how to interpret greater food awareness in cities and how to analytically approach this phenomenon. This article suggests that in order to understand the emergence of alternative food chains one must ensure that the diversity of initiatives is not lost in the processes of analysis. To ensure that the diversity is not lost we have introduced a new term – New Urban Food Initiatives (NUFI) that includes all new modes of food provisioni...
ABSTRACT This article attempts to investigate the formation of children's ethnicity throu... more ABSTRACT This article attempts to investigate the formation of children's ethnicity through analysis of childhood life stories. Examining childhood memories of people of different nationalities living in Latvia, the article focuses on certain questions. How does ethnicity appears to a young child? How do children come to understand the meaning of their own ethnic group membership, how do they respond to and deal with the differences among groups? What is the distinctiveness of children's ethnic socialization in mono and polynational milieux? The potential of the life story method is used, scrutinizing biographical accounts which contain descriptions of relevant childhood facts and events inherent to the formation of individual ethnicity, as well as delineating the social and cultural context of children's lives. The article takes up issues following from the development of children's ethnic awareness, self- identification, ethnic attitudes and behavior. Excerpts from childhood stories are utilized to illustrate and clarify the process of children's ethnic socialization.
IN-SIGHT research provides rich evidence to complex nature of rural innovations and contributes t... more IN-SIGHT research provides rich evidence to complex nature of rural innovations and contributes to systemic, network oriented vision. In former chapters we have argued that evolutionary dynamics of innovations depend on the evolution of socio-technical systems ...
... Viens no projekta dalībniekiem doktorants Ivars Ijabs rakstā Sargājot politisko: pilsoniskā ... more ... Viens no projekta dalībniekiem doktorants Ivars Ijabs rakstā Sargājot politisko: pilsoniskā sabiedrība un sociālā modernizācija Latvijas eiropeizācijas procesu kontekstā pamatoti apgalvo, ka eiropeizācijas procesi pēdējo desmit gadu laikā arvien jūtamāk skar Latviju, tie ...
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