Rachel Soper
Biographic Data
| ID | 167605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Soper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Soper |
| SIGNATURE | SOPER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Channel Islands |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7337-9336 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Workplace Preference among Farmworkers
Farmworkers in US agriculture encounter structural vulnerability. They are economic refugees, fleeing starvation. After risking their lives to cross the border and find work, they continue to be marginalized in society, and constantly fear deportation. Although farmwork is hazardous, it is necessary to be able to support themselves and their families. Research has found that although farmworkers are aware of the health side effects that result fr…
From protecting peasant livelihoods to essentializing peasant agriculture
In response to neoliberal food and agriculture policy, peasant movements fought for increased state support of the small-farm sector. Vía Campesina now proposes agroecology and localized trade as environmental solutions to the current climate crisis by advocating for the 'peasant way.' This discourse is problematic because peasant farmers are not inherently supportive of local, sustainable food. Drawing on ethnographic field research with indigen…
How wage structure and crop size negatively impact farmworker livelihoods in monocrop organic production
Livelihood interests, organizational discipline, and grassroots participation in Ecuadorian indigenous movement protests
The Ecuadorian indigenous movement has received much scholarly attention for its ability to mobilize large numbers of people in its protest campaigns. These mobilizations rely on the participation of rural indigenous community members who make up the organizational base of the movement. Yet, most scholarship on the movement focuses on national-level leadership. As such, little is known about the perspectives of indigenous community members and wh…
Local is not fair
From protecting peasant livelihoods to essentializing peasant agriculture
In response to neoliberal food and agriculture policy, peasant movements fought for increased state support of the small-farm sector. Vía Campesina now proposes agroecology and localized trade as environmental solutions to the current climate crisis by advocating for the 'peasant way.' This discourse is problematic because peasant farmers are not inherently supportive of local, sustainable food. Drawing on ethnographic field research with indigen…
Local is not fair
Workplace Preference among Farmworkers
Farmworkers in US agriculture encounter structural vulnerability. They are economic refugees, fleeing starvation. After risking their lives to cross the border and find work, they continue to be marginalized in society, and constantly fear deportation. Although farmwork is hazardous, it is necessary to be able to support themselves and their families. Research has found that although farmworkers are aware of the health side effects that result fr…
How wage structure and crop size negatively impact farmworker livelihoods in monocrop organic production
Livelihood interests, organizational discipline, and grassroots participation in Ecuadorian indigenous movement protests
The Ecuadorian indigenous movement has received much scholarly attention for its ability to mobilize large numbers of people in its protest campaigns. These mobilizations rely on the participation of rural indigenous community members who make up the organizational base of the movement. Yet, most scholarship on the movement focuses on national-level leadership. As such, little is known about the perspectives of indigenous community members and wh…
Local is not fair
How wage structure and crop size negatively impact farmworker livelihoods in monocrop organic production
Livelihood interests, organizational discipline, and grassroots participation in Ecuadorian indigenous movement protests
The Ecuadorian indigenous movement has received much scholarly attention for its ability to mobilize large numbers of people in its protest campaigns. These mobilizations rely on the participation of rural indigenous community members who make up the organizational base of the movement. Yet, most scholarship on the movement focuses on national-level leadership. As such, little is known about the perspectives of indigenous community members and wh…
From protecting peasant livelihoods to essentializing peasant agriculture
In response to neoliberal food and agriculture policy, peasant movements fought for increased state support of the small-farm sector. Vía Campesina now proposes agroecology and localized trade as environmental solutions to the current climate crisis by advocating for the 'peasant way.' This discourse is problematic because peasant farmers are not inherently supportive of local, sustainable food. Drawing on ethnographic field research with indigen…
Workplace Preference among Farmworkers
Farmworkers in US agriculture encounter structural vulnerability. They are economic refugees, fleeing starvation. After risking their lives to cross the border and find work, they continue to be marginalized in society, and constantly fear deportation. Although farmwork is hazardous, it is necessary to be able to support themselves and their families. Research has found that although farmworkers are aware of the health side effects that result fr…
Agriculture (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (4 works) · Livelihood (4 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Organic Food and Agriculture (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)