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Food provides a particularly exciting and grounded research site
for understanding the mechanisms governing global transactions in
the 21st century. While food is intimately and fundamentally
related to ecological and human well-being, food products now
travel far flung trade routes to reach us. International trade in
food has tripled in value and quadrupled in volume since 1960 and
tracing the production, movement, transformation, and consumption
of food necessitates research that situates localities within
global networks and facilitates our capacity to "see the trees and
the forest" by zooming from the global to the local and back to the
global. Our need for food is a constant; how we acquire food is a
variable; and the production, commercialization, and consumption of
food therefore offer an invaluable window onto the globalization of
the world we inhabit. Food provides an ideal site for answering the
fundamental questions of governance of central concern to
globalization debates. This book presents recent and
interdisciplinary scholarship about the variety of mechanisms
governing global food systems and their impacts on human and
environmental well-being This book was previously published as a
special issue of Globalizations
Food provides a particularly exciting and grounded research site
for understanding the mechanisms governing global transactions in
the 21st century. While food is intimately and fundamentally
related to ecological and human well-being, food products now
travel far flung trade routes to reach us. International trade in
food has tripled in value and quadrupled in volume since 1960 and
tracing the production, movement, transformation, and consumption
of food necessitates research that situates localities within
global networks and facilitates our capacity to "see the trees and
the forest" by zooming from the global to the local and back to the
global. Our need for food is a constant; how we acquire food is a
variable; and the production, commercialization, and consumption of
food therefore offer an invaluable window onto the globalization of
the world we inhabit. Food provides an ideal site for answering the
fundamental questions of governance of central concern to
globalization debates. This book presents recent and
interdisciplinary scholarship about the variety of mechanisms
governing global food systems and their impacts on human and
environmental well-being This book was previously published as a
special issue of Globalizations
A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays &
Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods provides both
novice and experienced scholars with valuable insights to a select
list of critical texts pertaining to a wide array of social science
methods useful when doing fieldwork. Through essays on ethnography
to case study, archival research, oral history, surveys, secondary
data analysis, and ethics, this refreshing new collection offers
"tales from the field" by renowned scholars across various
disciplines. Key Features: Offers real life guidance: Personal
"tales from the field" by renowned social science scholars
exemplify how fieldwork requires adaptation, adoption, and
flexibility with regards to methodological approaches. In addition,
thoughtful commentaries on how to conduct research and pursue a
research career in the social sciences offer guidance on making
difficult research and career choices. Highlights vital
bibliographic references: Bibliographies of critical texts help
guide researchers as they broaden their methodological approaches
and develop their research skills. This is not your ordinary
reference list, but a compilation of the top classics and current,
but soon-to-be classics, in the field of social science research.
Addresses ethical concerns: Discussions of ethical concerns are
presented throughout the collection, as well as a stand-alone essay
on ethical considerations in field-based research. Explicit
attention throughout the collection to ethical concerns is rare
among methodology texts, but required as field work becomes more
complex and concerns about human subjects' safety grow. Intended
Audience: Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate social
science methods courses, where there is a growing demand for
multiple methods or mixed methods training; as well as a perfect,
lightweight handbook for all researchers and professionals
interested in having a comprehensive collection of bibliographic
information for social science research
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