The lack of research in farm animal welfare governance is noticeable given how political
science traditionally describes the agricultural field as politicized, ie, subject to private and …

Animal welfare is one of the key agricultural policy goals and is considered extremely
important by consumers. With the increasing urgency for a sustainable and healthy dietary …

This paper analyses the factors driving structural change in Swiss dairy farming. We focus
on the most important farm type in Switzerland, dairy farms, to examine which factors …

This article presents a framework to analyze and practice Integrative Governance, defined
as the theories and practices that focus on the relationships between governance …

This paper contributes to the integration of the study of multiple (i) spatial scales,(ii) resource
systems, and (iii) points in time in natural resource governance by introducing a strategy of …

In the field of agricultural policy, farm animal welfare is gaining importance. At the European
Union level, animal welfare policies have been developing since the 1970s. However …

Simple Summary Farm animal welfare policies are in transition: whereas agricultural policy
is traditionally characterised by strong state steering, market actors are getting involved in …

One of the aims of the Dutch Animals Act is to protect animal welfare. The assumption that
animal welfare risks are managed and mitigated by the Act, however, has not been studied …

This article understands COVID-19 as an eruptive event with severe effects on many policy
fields beyond (public) health. Based on this assumption, we consider the pandemic as a …

Large quantities of antimicrobials are used in Swiss veal production. To develop strategies
to reduce antimicrobial use, it is important to understand how stakeholders along the veal …