Rita Afonso
Biographic Data
| ID | 3709426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita Afonso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita |
| FAMILY NAME | Afonso |
| SIGNATURE | AFONSO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Access, health, re-conhecimento
Academic discourse on food justice and sustainable food consumption needs to be informed by empirical contributions and heterogenous conceptualisations from diverse parts of the world. This paper broadens the dialogue with a variety of voices and knowledges, rooting itself not only in the specific political and social context, but also the discursive and epistemic traditions of Brazil, which stand in dialogue with international discourses. Firstl…
Creative economy as a social technology approach
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the characteristics of creative economies in favelas and their potential in terms of social development from a comparison between the theory on creative economy and the characteristics of the initiatives mapped in the Mangueira favelas. Design/methodology/approach The research was based on qualitative methodology and literature review. The creative economy initiatives were mapped in the territory of…
Coproduced game-changing in transformative social innovation
Cipolla, C., R. Afonso, B. Pel, R. Bartholo, É. Silva, and D. Proença Júnior. 2017. Coproduced game-changing in transformative social innovation: reconnecting the “broken city” of Rio de Janeiro. Ecology and Society 22(3):3. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09362-220303
Experimenting with alternative economies
"Beyond the "deficit discourse
This article challenges the longstanding trend of much empirical material on ethical consumption originating from the global North, offering instead rich data on ethical consumption and practices in Chile and Brazil. Drawing on data generated from 32 in-depth focus groups (179 participants in total) in both countries, the article identifies similarities and differences between these two countries and with the global North. We identify how ethical…
Experimenting with alternative economies
"Beyond the "deficit discourse
This article challenges the longstanding trend of much empirical material on ethical consumption originating from the global North, offering instead rich data on ethical consumption and practices in Chile and Brazil. Drawing on data generated from 32 in-depth focus groups (179 participants in total) in both countries, the article identifies similarities and differences between these two countries and with the global North. We identify how ethical…
Coproduced game-changing in transformative social innovation
Cipolla, C., R. Afonso, B. Pel, R. Bartholo, É. Silva, and D. Proença Júnior. 2017. Coproduced game-changing in transformative social innovation: reconnecting the “broken city” of Rio de Janeiro. Ecology and Society 22(3):3. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09362-220303
Experimenting with alternative economies
"Beyond the "deficit discourse
This article challenges the longstanding trend of much empirical material on ethical consumption originating from the global North, offering instead rich data on ethical consumption and practices in Chile and Brazil. Drawing on data generated from 32 in-depth focus groups (179 participants in total) in both countries, the article identifies similarities and differences between these two countries and with the global North. We identify how ethical…
Creative economy as a social technology approach
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the characteristics of creative economies in favelas and their potential in terms of social development from a comparison between the theory on creative economy and the characteristics of the initiatives mapped in the Mangueira favelas. Design/methodology/approach The research was based on qualitative methodology and literature review. The creative economy initiatives were mapped in the territory of…
Coproduced game-changing in transformative social innovation
Cipolla, C., R. Afonso, B. Pel, R. Bartholo, É. Silva, and D. Proença Júnior. 2017. Coproduced game-changing in transformative social innovation: reconnecting the “broken city” of Rio de Janeiro. Ecology and Society 22(3):3. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09362-220303
Access, health, re-conhecimento
Academic discourse on food justice and sustainable food consumption needs to be informed by empirical contributions and heterogenous conceptualisations from diverse parts of the world. This paper broadens the dialogue with a variety of voices and knowledges, rooting itself not only in the specific political and social context, but also the discursive and epistemic traditions of Brazil, which stand in dialogue with international discourses. Firstl…
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Economic system (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Narrative (2 works)