This landmark volume brings together some of the titans of social movement theory in a grand reassessment of its status.

This book offers insights into the governance of contemporary food systems and their ongoing transformation by social movements.

Based on the research of an interdisciplinary team of sociologists, geographers and economists, this book focuses on understanding farming transitions in Europe.

This book aims to contribute to a fuller understanding of the forces that influence and shape the current global food system.

In this well-researched volume, leading political sociologist Donatella della Porta rehabilitates the role social movements have long played in fostering and deepening democracy, particularly focusing on progressive movements of the Left ...

This book highlights a promising direction for food activism, one that puts the lived experience of those who grow, cook, and serve our food at the center of its call for systemic transformation."— Saru Jayaraman, author of Forked: A New ...

A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward-thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote—making it the first place on Earth to accomplish such a ...

This is an analysis of the impact of globalization on diet and health which shows how the global food economy contributes to ill health and greater inequality.

This book draws together evidence from a variety of democratic innovations from around the world, including participatory budgeting in Brazil, Citizens' Assemblies on Electoral Reform in Canada, direct legislation in California and ...