The farmers' role within the EU has recently been under reconstruction: in addition to
primary agricultural production farmers should fulfil multiple functions such as maintaining …

This paper focuses on different variations of pluriactivity in small‐scale fishermen's
households and how these are connected to the life‐mode and survival strategies of the …

This paper explores the importance of alternative food systems in delivering social
sustainability to local communities. The perceptions of local and organic food systems actors …

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan eron parissa työskentelevien perheammattilaisten asemoitumista
vanhemmuuteen ja vanhemmuutta koskevia kehyksiä. Aineisto koostuu …

The debate over the role of interviews in qualitative social research, especially relational-
constructionist forms of discursive research, was lively already a decade ago and the debate …

The aim of this study was to determine how stepfathers and stepmothers perceive their
stepparenthood and how they simultaneously construct social reality. This research is …

In Finland very few university students plan to become entrepreneurs. The aim of this
research was to examine entrepreneurial attitudes expressed in speech. The material was …

The present work is an exploratory qualitative field study applying cultural-historical activity
theory to organic vegetable farming. The methodology used consists of both ethnographic …

There is increasing pressure on farmers to become entrepreneurial. Business diversification
on farms is a literal step towards this direction. However, even the diversified businesses on …

The purpose of this study was to examine various actor groups' conceptions of social skills in
the field of technology. The focus was on how social skills and their significance to technical …