Michiel P M M De Krom
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 181022 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Michiel P M M De Krom |
| NOMBRES | Michiel P M M |
| APELLIDO | De Krom |
| FIRMA | DE KROM M P M M |
| AFILIACIONES | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4895-9248 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 91 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Can a ‘good farmer’ be nature-inclusive? Shifting cultural norms in farming in The Netherlands
In this article we investigate whether the Dutch policy concept of ‘nature-inclusive farming’, involving biodiversity-enhancing forms of agriculture, can become part of ‘good farming’ norms in Dutch farming culture. We interviewed 24 Dutch farmers individually as well as in focus groups in four case study regions in the Netherlands. Based on a qualitative analysis, we found confirmation of findings of studies elsewhere in terms of the presence of…
Blood’s ontologies-entangled
Since British sociologist Titmuss authoritatively conceived blood donation as an altruistic ‘gift relationship’, blood establishments have adopted blood’s highly symbolic status as a core professional belief. However, important developments since the 1970s have resulted in blood’s bio-objectification, making blood a renewed object of concern. Because different versions of this bio-object are simultaneously present and interfere with one another, …
Politics of scale in urban agriculture governance
Discursive Representation within the Institutional Void
Recently, democratic theorists have turned their attention to political representation. This renewed attention is inspired by a questioning of the formalist interpretation of representative government that presumes a strict division between elected political elites and deliberative participation in the public sphere. Several scholars argue that the standard account of representative democracy based on residence-based and electoral representation …
Using policy discourses to open up the conceptual space of farm education
Farm education organized by farmers and directed towards students and groups of citizens is a relatively new practice often considered as one specific business strategy to diversify farmers’ income. Although we endorse the importance of an economic rationale we argue that this conceptualization undermines a diversity of perspectives on educative processes that address societal transformation and the political role of intergroup and interpersonal …
Farmer participation in agri-environmental schemes
European agri-environmental schemes are being criticised for reinforcing rather than negating an opposition between agricultural production and environmental production, and for assuming instead of securing a public willingness to pay for agri-environmental change. This paper explores if a regionalisation of agri-environmental governance may contribute to overcome these criticisms. The paper empirically explores three regionalised agri-environmen…
Fairtradization
In line with the Callonian approach in economic sociology, this paper introduces the concept of "fairtradization" to analyze the assemblages of human agents, material devices, and discourses through which the fair trade market is enacted. We argue that the retail setting is a key site for the enactment of particular versions of "fair trade," focusing on a case study of the newly designed world shops in Flanders (Belgium). We reveal that the new s…
Taking context into account in urban agriculture governance
This article explores the role of local particularism in relation to the global interest in urban agriculture (UA). A growing movement is advocating UA, but future prospects are limited by variability, unclear expectations, vague responsibilities and leadership in the UA movement. We wonder whether the poor understanding of UA governance is associated with a "public discourse and academic literature that too easily adopt the generic and universal…
Governing Animal-human Relations in Farming Practices
EU pig welfare legislation required European pig farmers to shift from individual to group housing of pregnant sows by 1 January 2013. This requirement was principally designed to meet the sows' needs for locomotion and interaction with conspecifics. This article explores how the legislation affected everyday sow-farmer interactions, which influence farm animal welfare to an important degree. We start by analysing conceptualisations of sow welfar…
Understanding Relations between Science, Politics, and the Public
In 2011, a Belgian field trial with genetically modified crops triggered fierce public protests and debates. Opponents of the trial protested against its performance and some advocated its destruction, in response to which scientists and the government defended a scientific freedom to perform the trial. This article investigates why the different stakeholders came to occupy such mutually exclusive positions towards the trial. Based on analyses of…
Investigating the limits of multifunctional agriculture as the dominant frame for Green Care in agriculture in Flanders and the Netherlands
Contesting Risk and Responsibility
In August 2005, avian influenza entered European public arenas as the next food and agricultural risk. As the virus was detected close to Europe, questions arose whether measures were required to protect human health and secure European food supply. This article analyzes the public debates on the characteristics of the risk and on the interventions needed. The mass media in two EU member states, the UK and the Netherlands, were studied for this p…
Food risks and consumer trust. Avian influenza and the knowing and non-knowing on UK shopping floors
Understanding Consumer Rationalities
Avian influenza is one more of the recent food scares inciting shifts in European food safety governance, away from a predominantly science‐based approach towards one involving scientists, policymakers, actors in the food‐supply chain and consumers. While these shifts are increasingly receiving scholarly attention, sociological insight into the involvement of consumers and other actors across the multiple levels of today's food safety governance …
Farmer participation in agri-environmental schemes
European agri-environmental schemes are being criticised for reinforcing rather than negating an opposition between agricultural production and environmental production, and for assuming instead of securing a public willingness to pay for agri-environmental change. This paper explores if a regionalisation of agri-environmental governance may contribute to overcome these criticisms. The paper empirically explores three regionalised agri-environmen…
Politics of scale in urban agriculture governance
Taking context into account in urban agriculture governance
This article explores the role of local particularism in relation to the global interest in urban agriculture (UA). A growing movement is advocating UA, but future prospects are limited by variability, unclear expectations, vague responsibilities and leadership in the UA movement. We wonder whether the poor understanding of UA governance is associated with a "public discourse and academic literature that too easily adopt the generic and universal…
Can a ‘good farmer’ be nature-inclusive? Shifting cultural norms in farming in The Netherlands
In this article we investigate whether the Dutch policy concept of ‘nature-inclusive farming’, involving biodiversity-enhancing forms of agriculture, can become part of ‘good farming’ norms in Dutch farming culture. We interviewed 24 Dutch farmers individually as well as in focus groups in four case study regions in the Netherlands. Based on a qualitative analysis, we found confirmation of findings of studies elsewhere in terms of the presence of…
Investigating the limits of multifunctional agriculture as the dominant frame for Green Care in agriculture in Flanders and the Netherlands
Understanding Consumer Rationalities
Avian influenza is one more of the recent food scares inciting shifts in European food safety governance, away from a predominantly science‐based approach towards one involving scientists, policymakers, actors in the food‐supply chain and consumers. While these shifts are increasingly receiving scholarly attention, sociological insight into the involvement of consumers and other actors across the multiple levels of today's food safety governance …
Fairtradization
In line with the Callonian approach in economic sociology, this paper introduces the concept of "fairtradization" to analyze the assemblages of human agents, material devices, and discourses through which the fair trade market is enacted. We argue that the retail setting is a key site for the enactment of particular versions of "fair trade," focusing on a case study of the newly designed world shops in Flanders (Belgium). We reveal that the new s…
Governing Animal-human Relations in Farming Practices
EU pig welfare legislation required European pig farmers to shift from individual to group housing of pregnant sows by 1 January 2013. This requirement was principally designed to meet the sows' needs for locomotion and interaction with conspecifics. This article explores how the legislation affected everyday sow-farmer interactions, which influence farm animal welfare to an important degree. We start by analysing conceptualisations of sow welfar…
Food risks and consumer trust. Avian influenza and the knowing and non-knowing on UK shopping floors
Using policy discourses to open up the conceptual space of farm education
Farm education organized by farmers and directed towards students and groups of citizens is a relatively new practice often considered as one specific business strategy to diversify farmers’ income. Although we endorse the importance of an economic rationale we argue that this conceptualization undermines a diversity of perspectives on educative processes that address societal transformation and the political role of intergroup and interpersonal …
Understanding Relations between Science, Politics, and the Public
In 2011, a Belgian field trial with genetically modified crops triggered fierce public protests and debates. Opponents of the trial protested against its performance and some advocated its destruction, in response to which scientists and the government defended a scientific freedom to perform the trial. This article investigates why the different stakeholders came to occupy such mutually exclusive positions towards the trial. Based on analyses of…
Understanding Consumer Rationalities
Avian influenza is one more of the recent food scares inciting shifts in European food safety governance, away from a predominantly science‐based approach towards one involving scientists, policymakers, actors in the food‐supply chain and consumers. While these shifts are increasingly receiving scholarly attention, sociological insight into the involvement of consumers and other actors across the multiple levels of today's food safety governance …
Contesting Risk and Responsibility
In August 2005, avian influenza entered European public arenas as the next food and agricultural risk. As the virus was detected close to Europe, questions arose whether measures were required to protect human health and secure European food supply. This article analyzes the public debates on the characteristics of the risk and on the interventions needed. The mass media in two EU member states, the UK and the Netherlands, were studied for this p…
Food risks and consumer trust. Avian influenza and the knowing and non-knowing on UK shopping floors
Investigating the limits of multifunctional agriculture as the dominant frame for Green Care in agriculture in Flanders and the Netherlands
Understanding Relations between Science, Politics, and the Public
In 2011, a Belgian field trial with genetically modified crops triggered fierce public protests and debates. Opponents of the trial protested against its performance and some advocated its destruction, in response to which scientists and the government defended a scientific freedom to perform the trial. This article investigates why the different stakeholders came to occupy such mutually exclusive positions towards the trial. Based on analyses of…
Governing Animal-human Relations in Farming Practices
EU pig welfare legislation required European pig farmers to shift from individual to group housing of pregnant sows by 1 January 2013. This requirement was principally designed to meet the sows' needs for locomotion and interaction with conspecifics. This article explores how the legislation affected everyday sow-farmer interactions, which influence farm animal welfare to an important degree. We start by analysing conceptualisations of sow welfar…
Taking context into account in urban agriculture governance
This article explores the role of local particularism in relation to the global interest in urban agriculture (UA). A growing movement is advocating UA, but future prospects are limited by variability, unclear expectations, vague responsibilities and leadership in the UA movement. We wonder whether the poor understanding of UA governance is associated with a "public discourse and academic literature that too easily adopt the generic and universal…
Using policy discourses to open up the conceptual space of farm education
Farm education organized by farmers and directed towards students and groups of citizens is a relatively new practice often considered as one specific business strategy to diversify farmers’ income. Although we endorse the importance of an economic rationale we argue that this conceptualization undermines a diversity of perspectives on educative processes that address societal transformation and the political role of intergroup and interpersonal …
Farmer participation in agri-environmental schemes
European agri-environmental schemes are being criticised for reinforcing rather than negating an opposition between agricultural production and environmental production, and for assuming instead of securing a public willingness to pay for agri-environmental change. This paper explores if a regionalisation of agri-environmental governance may contribute to overcome these criticisms. The paper empirically explores three regionalised agri-environmen…
Fairtradization
In line with the Callonian approach in economic sociology, this paper introduces the concept of "fairtradization" to analyze the assemblages of human agents, material devices, and discourses through which the fair trade market is enacted. We argue that the retail setting is a key site for the enactment of particular versions of "fair trade," focusing on a case study of the newly designed world shops in Flanders (Belgium). We reveal that the new s…
Discursive Representation within the Institutional Void
Recently, democratic theorists have turned their attention to political representation. This renewed attention is inspired by a questioning of the formalist interpretation of representative government that presumes a strict division between elected political elites and deliberative participation in the public sphere. Several scholars argue that the standard account of representative democracy based on residence-based and electoral representation …
Blood’s ontologies-entangled
Since British sociologist Titmuss authoritatively conceived blood donation as an altruistic ‘gift relationship’, blood establishments have adopted blood’s highly symbolic status as a core professional belief. However, important developments since the 1970s have resulted in blood’s bio-objectification, making blood a renewed object of concern. Because different versions of this bio-object are simultaneously present and interfere with one another, …
Politics of scale in urban agriculture governance
Can a ‘good farmer’ be nature-inclusive? Shifting cultural norms in farming in The Netherlands
In this article we investigate whether the Dutch policy concept of ‘nature-inclusive farming’, involving biodiversity-enhancing forms of agriculture, can become part of ‘good farming’ norms in Dutch farming culture. We interviewed 24 Dutch farmers individually as well as in focus groups in four case study regions in the Netherlands. Based on a qualitative analysis, we found confirmation of findings of studies elsewhere in terms of the presence of…
Sociology (11 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Law (8 obras) · Organic Food and Agriculture (8 obras) · Corporate governance (7 obras) · Economics (7 obras) · Agriculture (6 obras) · Business (6 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Politics (5 obras)