The earth is mud, be calm (part 2)
Yesterday I wrote about the advice my friends would have liked to have received at the start of their PhD journeys. I presented by own experiences last night to a nice...
Special issue on food sovereignty in Globalizations journal
The editors and contributors of the special issue argue that to advance the theory and practice of food sovereignty, new frameworks and analytical methods are needed to move beyond binaries— between urban and rural, gender...
Proposed Goals and Targets on Sustainable Development (Zero Draft is out)
Last week the UN released the Zero draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The document declares that they "recognize that people are at...
Summer School on Food Safety and Food Security in Europe: A multi-level educational perspective.
This summer I will have the pleasure of lecturing on food policy at a summer school hosted in Brescia, Italy. The theme of the school is Food Safety and Food...
On the Political
Last week I wrote a few posts related to a talk I was asked to give to the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). The talk was inspired in part by...
Contested Agronomy: Dynamics, Cases & Implications
Save the date! Upcoming conference Contested Agronomy: Dynamics, Cases & Implications to be held at IDS, Brighton, UK 23-25 February 2016 For more information see http://contestedagronomy2016.com...
Useful resources for early career Sociologists
The Sociological Review just posted some great resources for early career sociologists. They include: Deborah Lupton offers 30 tips for successful research and writing Athene Donald explains why helping PhD students with career planning...
Resources on the G7/8 New Alliance
A list of resources on the G7/8 New Alliance has been compiled by civil society groups in Africa and G8 countries. The list includes reports, briefings, case studies, civil society...
Earth Systems Governance
As I mentioned yesterday, my current goal to to try to write a short blog every day with quotes or reflection on something that has struck me as useful to...