Food Politics, Activism and Alternative Consumer Cooperatives

Beyza Oba (İstanbul Bilgi University), Zeynep Özsoy (Altınbaş University)

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English

Bristol University Press
30 October 2023

Consumerism; Urban communities; Alternative lifestyles; Entrepreneurship; Organisational theory & behaviour

Series: Organizations and Activism

Using the example of Turkey, where neoliberal economics combined with authoritarian politics formed conditions that have profound social and economic consequences, this book investigates ACCs as spaces for prefigurative food politics.

Following the global financial crisis of 2008, there has been a significant interest amongst scholars and activists in alternative forms of organization which operate according to a non-capitalist logic, including the Alternative Consumer Cooperatives (ACCs).

Offering a novel perspective on alternative forms of organizing, this book challenges the easy assumptions of what it means to be a scholar working on activism in the Global North and shows how, through the foundational values of solidarity, reciprocity and responsibility, it is possible to create new and imaginative forms of politics and activism.

By: Beyza Oba (İstanbul Bilgi University), Zeynep Özsoy (Altınbaş University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Abridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529220032
ISBN 10: 1529220033
Series: Organizations and Activism
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 30 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Experimenting with Direct Democracy The Politics of Food: Alignment for Solidarity and Resistance Against Neo-Liberalism and Authoritarianism: The Background to Food Politics in Turkey Political Economy of Consumer Cooperatives in Turkey Alternative Consumer Cooperatives in the Making of a Public Sphere Experimenting with an Alternative to the Capitalist Food Provisioning System The Governance of Alternative Consumer Cooperatives Instead of a Conclusion References

Beyza Oba is Professor of Organization Studies at İstanbul Bilgi University. Zeynep Özsoy is Professor of Organization Studies and Dean of Business School at Altınbaş University.

Reviews for Food Politics, Activism and Alternative Consumer Cooperatives

"""How do Alternative Consumer Cooperatives challenge capitalist norms by uniting rural producers and the urban middle class against dominant food systems in a country governed by authoritarian neoliberal policies? Drawing from ample empirical evidence, Oba and Özsoy eloquently highlight the transformative potential of activist prefigurative practices for a just, ethical and inclusive organizing of our societies."" Ozan Nadir Alakavuklar, Utrecht University"