This paper provides a conceptual framework to understand the innovation‐based
restructuring of industries in a regional context. The framework includes how firms create …

In response to calls by scholars to deepen theoretical engagement in research on
Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), in this article we critically discuss and assess major …

The phenomenon of big data does not only deeply affect current societies but also poses
crucial challenges to social research. This article argues for moving towards a sociology of …

In recent higher education research, quality in education export action has been explored
from the perspective of traditional education export countries such as the UK and USA …

This paper compares and discusses the results of the research on mental maps of
entrepreneurs conducted in three countries: Italy, Germany and the Netherlands. The stated …

Constructivism provides an alternative to the material–rationalist approach to the study of
International Political Economy. I highlight three main differences between these …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand why the quality markets are expanding
in some areas of food production, while struggling in others. Across agricultural markets in …

The explanatory factors of firms' location have been largely studied by the location theory,
and by the large amount of empirical studies on the revealed locational preferences of …

In a food system hungry for change, every bite of food matters. Locked in a global system of
unsustainable production, processing, distribution and disposal, current food consumption …

Uncertainty about intellectual property regulation (IPR) manifests in legal disputes over
copyright, trademarks, patents and other forms of IP. In these critical moments where …