Trust in Food

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A Comparative and Institutional Analysis

U. Kjaernes, M. Harvey, A. Warde

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Palgrave Macmillan
01 March 2007

Consumerism; Agriculture & related industries; Food manufacturing & related industries

The BSE epidemic, GM foods, avian flu, the growth of supermarkets and the crisis in obesity have shaken consumer trust in food. Uncovering surprising differences between countries, Trust in Food examines this and challenges the idea of the consumer as a sovereign individual, demonstrating how consumption is institutionalized within society.

By: U. Kjaernes, M. Harvey, A. Warde
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2007 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781403998910
ISBN 10: 1403998914
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 01 March 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables Introduction: Problematizing Trust in Food Trust and Food Consumption: Theoretical Approaches Enquiring into Trust: Some Methodological Considerations Variations in Popular Trust Culture and Performance: Trust in Meat Mobilizations of the Consumer Buying into Food The State and Triangular Affairs of Trust Conditions for Trust in Food Explaining Trust in Food Endnotes Bibliography Index

UNNI KJAERNES is Senior Researcher at the National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo, Norway. She is co-ordinator of the Trust in Food project. She has published widely on food consumption, consumer concerns and food policy and is co-editor of Regulating Markets: Regulating People: On Food and Nutrition Policy. MARK HARVEY is Senior Research Fellow at the ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition, University of Manchester, UK. His research focuses on economic sociology and innovation, in particular biotechnology, retailing, consumption and food. His recent publi

Reviews for Trust in Food: A Comparative and Institutional Analysis

'...the book offers a very useful framework for exploring issues of trust relating to food, and highlights the need to look beyond issues of safety and risk in evaluating and conteracting public distrust.' - Margaret Dorey, Limina (A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies)