Elizabeth Dowler
University of Warwick
82 Papers
389 Citations
Elizabeth Dowler is an academic researcher from University of Warwick. The author has contributed to research in topics: Food security & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 82 publications. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth Dowler include University of London.
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Papers
Possible food economies: a methodological framework for exploring food production-consumption relationships
TL;DR: The authors developed a methodological framework which structures a description of how specific examples of food production-consumption are organized with reference to a series of analytical fields, and directed attention to the particular locations of resistance to prevalent power relations in food systems that are made possible through different food projects.
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Rights-based approaches to addressing food poverty and food insecurity in Ireland and UK.
TL;DR: S scant evidence exists for either Ireland or the UK meeting its rights to food obligations to date, in terms of roles and responsibilities in ensuring access to affordable, available and appropriate food for all.
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Short cuts to safety: Risk and 'rules of thumb' in accounts of food choice
TL;DR: This article conducted a focus group study of how UK consumers discuss choosing safe food and found that people were concerned in an abstract way with the safety of food and how it was monitored, but 'risk' and'safety' were rarely the primary discursive framework used for justifying food choices.
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Researching European ‘alternative’ food networks: some methodological considerations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the process of operationalizing alternative food networks research and review the difficulties associated with identifying, comparing and characterizing AFNs, as well as the benefits of such networks.
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Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food: Exploring Alternatives
Moya Kneafsey,Rosie Cox,Lewis Holloway,Elizabeth Dowler,Laura Venn,Helena Tuomainen +5 more
- 01 Oct 2008
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a detailed and empirically grounded analysis of alternatives to current models of food provision and offer insights into the identities, motives and practices of individuals engaged in reconnecting producers, consumers and food.
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