Verena Bitzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1744087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Verena Bitzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Verena |
| FAMILY NAME | Bitzer |
| SIGNATURE | BITZER V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Tropical Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2248-0813 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Gender and forest resources in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic literature review
Numerous empirical studies have highlighted how women experience gender-based disadvantages in accessing, using, and exercising control over forest resources. This paper consolidates and analyses the increasingly rich empirical literature on gender and forest resources within low- and middle-income countries to unravel the multifaceted factors contributing to gender disparities. A systematic literature review comprising 135 studies was conducted …
Out of Balance: Global–Local Tensions in Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and the Emergence of Rival Initiatives in Producing Countries
Studies on multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) have highlighted the potential for conflict in MSPs, and particularly at the global–local interface has been identified as a key source of tension for partnerships in global value chains. This article uncovers the nature of global–local conflicts, how these conflicts can play out in global MSPs, and how this can lead to the emergence of local competing initiatives. Based on three cases of global MS…
Southern sustainability initiatives in agricultural value chains: A question of enhanced inclusiveness? The case of Trustea in India
Recent studies have shed light on the emergence of Southern sustainability initiatives in commodity-based value chains. These initiatives position themselves as countering the exclusionary nature of many global multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), as critically analysed by previous studies. However, a common theoretical perspective on the inclusiveness of MSIs is still lacking. By drawing on the theory of regimes of engagement, we develop a theo…
Conceptualizing inclusiveness of smallholder value chain integration
The integration of male and female smallholders in high-end value chains (e.g. those for tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, avocado, and mango), has been promoted throughout the global South as a strategy for poverty alleviation, economic growth, employment generation, gender equality, and improved wellbeing. More critical literature, however, questions the inclusiveness of farmers’ value chain engagement. Despite rapid mainstreaming of inclusivene…
Harnessing Wicked Problems in Multi-stakeholder Partnerships
Despite the burgeoning literature on the governance and impact of cross-sector partnerships in the past two decades, the debate on how and when these collaborative arrangements address globally relevant problems and contribute to systemic change remains open. Building upon the notion of wicked problems and the literature on governing such wicked problems, this paper defines harnessing problems in multi - stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) as the app…
The emergence of Southern standards in agricultural value chains: A new trend in sustainability governance
Business–NGO partnerships in global value chains: Part of the solution or part of the problem of sustainable change
Old Oranges in New Boxes? Strategic Partnerships between Emerging Farmers and Agribusinesses in South Africa
Partnerships have recently gained increasing popularity in the development community and are thought to play a key role in facilitating market access for smallholder farmers. This is particularly evident in South Africa, where strategic partnerships between emerging farmers and agribusinesses have become important instruments by which the government may promote the transition of ‘emerging farmers’ into independent commercial farmers able to parti…
Partnerships of a feather flock together? An analysis of the emergence of networks of partnerships in the global cocoa sector
In this article, we move away from the case study approach dominant in the literature on partnerships and explore the emergence of networks of partnerships. Taking the global cocoa sector as our research setting, we examine 55 partnerships to analyse the linkages between them, their evolution over time, as well as the simultaneous occurrence of cooperation and competition. We discover that the partnerships are connected to each other through over…
Intersectoral partnerships for a sustainable coffee chain: Really addressing sustainability or just picking (coffee) cherries
Intersectoral partnerships for a sustainable coffee chain: Really addressing sustainability or just picking (coffee) cherries
Business–NGO partnerships in global value chains: Part of the solution or part of the problem of sustainable change
Gender and forest resources in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic literature review
Numerous empirical studies have highlighted how women experience gender-based disadvantages in accessing, using, and exercising control over forest resources. This paper consolidates and analyses the increasingly rich empirical literature on gender and forest resources within low- and middle-income countries to unravel the multifaceted factors contributing to gender disparities. A systematic literature review comprising 135 studies was conducted …
Partnerships of a feather flock together? An analysis of the emergence of networks of partnerships in the global cocoa sector
In this article, we move away from the case study approach dominant in the literature on partnerships and explore the emergence of networks of partnerships. Taking the global cocoa sector as our research setting, we examine 55 partnerships to analyse the linkages between them, their evolution over time, as well as the simultaneous occurrence of cooperation and competition. We discover that the partnerships are connected to each other through over…
Southern sustainability initiatives in agricultural value chains: A question of enhanced inclusiveness? The case of Trustea in India
Recent studies have shed light on the emergence of Southern sustainability initiatives in commodity-based value chains. These initiatives position themselves as countering the exclusionary nature of many global multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), as critically analysed by previous studies. However, a common theoretical perspective on the inclusiveness of MSIs is still lacking. By drawing on the theory of regimes of engagement, we develop a theo…
Conceptualizing inclusiveness of smallholder value chain integration
The integration of male and female smallholders in high-end value chains (e.g. those for tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, avocado, and mango), has been promoted throughout the global South as a strategy for poverty alleviation, economic growth, employment generation, gender equality, and improved wellbeing. More critical literature, however, questions the inclusiveness of farmers’ value chain engagement. Despite rapid mainstreaming of inclusivene…
Old Oranges in New Boxes? Strategic Partnerships between Emerging Farmers and Agribusinesses in South Africa
Partnerships have recently gained increasing popularity in the development community and are thought to play a key role in facilitating market access for smallholder farmers. This is particularly evident in South Africa, where strategic partnerships between emerging farmers and agribusinesses have become important instruments by which the government may promote the transition of ‘emerging farmers’ into independent commercial farmers able to parti…
Intersectoral partnerships for a sustainable coffee chain: Really addressing sustainability or just picking (coffee) cherries
Partnerships of a feather flock together? An analysis of the emergence of networks of partnerships in the global cocoa sector
In this article, we move away from the case study approach dominant in the literature on partnerships and explore the emergence of networks of partnerships. Taking the global cocoa sector as our research setting, we examine 55 partnerships to analyse the linkages between them, their evolution over time, as well as the simultaneous occurrence of cooperation and competition. We discover that the partnerships are connected to each other through over…
Business–NGO partnerships in global value chains: Part of the solution or part of the problem of sustainable change
Old Oranges in New Boxes? Strategic Partnerships between Emerging Farmers and Agribusinesses in South Africa
Partnerships have recently gained increasing popularity in the development community and are thought to play a key role in facilitating market access for smallholder farmers. This is particularly evident in South Africa, where strategic partnerships between emerging farmers and agribusinesses have become important instruments by which the government may promote the transition of ‘emerging farmers’ into independent commercial farmers able to parti…
The emergence of Southern standards in agricultural value chains: A new trend in sustainability governance
Harnessing Wicked Problems in Multi-stakeholder Partnerships
Despite the burgeoning literature on the governance and impact of cross-sector partnerships in the past two decades, the debate on how and when these collaborative arrangements address globally relevant problems and contribute to systemic change remains open. Building upon the notion of wicked problems and the literature on governing such wicked problems, this paper defines harnessing problems in multi - stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) as the app…
Conceptualizing inclusiveness of smallholder value chain integration
The integration of male and female smallholders in high-end value chains (e.g. those for tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, avocado, and mango), has been promoted throughout the global South as a strategy for poverty alleviation, economic growth, employment generation, gender equality, and improved wellbeing. More critical literature, however, questions the inclusiveness of farmers’ value chain engagement. Despite rapid mainstreaming of inclusivene…
Southern sustainability initiatives in agricultural value chains: A question of enhanced inclusiveness? The case of Trustea in India
Recent studies have shed light on the emergence of Southern sustainability initiatives in commodity-based value chains. These initiatives position themselves as countering the exclusionary nature of many global multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), as critically analysed by previous studies. However, a common theoretical perspective on the inclusiveness of MSIs is still lacking. By drawing on the theory of regimes of engagement, we develop a theo…
Out of Balance: Global–Local Tensions in Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and the Emergence of Rival Initiatives in Producing Countries
Studies on multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) have highlighted the potential for conflict in MSPs, and particularly at the global–local interface has been identified as a key source of tension for partnerships in global value chains. This article uncovers the nature of global–local conflicts, how these conflicts can play out in global MSPs, and how this can lead to the emergence of local competing initiatives. Based on three cases of global MS…
Gender and forest resources in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic literature review
Numerous empirical studies have highlighted how women experience gender-based disadvantages in accessing, using, and exercising control over forest resources. This paper consolidates and analyses the increasingly rich empirical literature on gender and forest resources within low- and middle-income countries to unravel the multifaceted factors contributing to gender disparities. A systematic literature review comprising 135 studies was conducted …
Economics (9 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (9 works) · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Sustainability (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)