Reclaiming the Knowledge Economy

This book offers a critical analysis of the diverse knowledge and knowledge production processes through which 'alternative agro-food networks' can constitute a more plural 'knowledge economy'. It provides critical sociological and political economic insights that help problematise dominant capitalocentric and technocentric framings of the 'knowledge (bio)economy'. It will appeal to researchers, practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in supporting inclusive research, policy and innovation agendas for sustainability.

The first sociological study that aims to reclaim the concept of the 'knowledge economy' Based on extensive fieldwork with urban and rural agro-food initiatives in the UK Provides critical sociological and political economic insights

Autorentext

Katerina Psarikidou is lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Bringing Together Alternative Agro-Food Networks and the Knowledge Economy: Why This Study, Why Now?.- 2. Re-inventing Capitalism through the Knowledge Economy.- 3. Understanding the Agro-Food Economy as a Knowledge Economy.- 4. Researching Alternative Agro-food Networks in the aftermath of the knowledge economy.- 5. Re-thinking the Knowledge Economy through Alternative Agro-food Networks.- 6. Conclusions: Reclaiming the Knowledge Economy.