Fair Trade Milk Initiative in Belgium
Bricolage as an Empowering Strategy for Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4446352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marlène Feyereisen (SEED Research Unit University of Liège Avenue de Longwy 185 6700 Arlon Belgium, corresponding author), Pierre M Stassart (SEED Research Unit University of Liège Avenue de Longwy 185 6700 Arlon Belgium), François Mélard (0000-0003-2333-2641, SEED Research Unit University of Liège Avenue de Longwy 185 6700 Arlon Belgium) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 297-315 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/soru.12174 |
| OpenAlex | W2735843207 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 30 |
In a context of multiple crises, dairy farmers struggle to receive a fair remuneration for their work. This situation led to the creation of fair milk projects in Europe. But fair trade projects often suffer from ambiguous interpretations that place them simultaneously in and against the market. This study focuses on a Belgian milk label in order to analyse how dairy farmers developed a particular strategy to create their own fair milk. Based on semi-structured interviews and using the multi-level perspective, we propose that articulating the concepts of lock-ins, bricolage and ambiguity enables us to analyse the potential of this innovation for the transition of the Belgian dairy system. The study shows that fairness is often a matter of divergent interpretations, and its final actualisation is the product of emergent and negotiated relations. By using bricolage practices, the stakeholders reinforced their capacity to gain market power and act within the system they want to change
Ambiguity · Bricolage · Business · Context (archaeology) · Embeddedness · Fair trade · Order (exchange) · Product (mathematics) · Remuneration · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Marketing · Organic Food and Agriculture
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |