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Think Locally, Act Globally
Polish Farmers in the Global Era of Sustainability and Resilience
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This monograph is ideal for readers interested in agricultural sociology, rural studies, European history, and sustainable development. It will benefit scholars, students, policymakers, and those curious about the interplay between global forces and local agricultural traditions in Poland.
This book explores how the traditional Polish agricultural sector has been affected by globalization, emphasizing the principles of sustainable development as well as flexibility and resilience. It highlights the effects of postcommunist transformations and Poland's accession to the European Union.
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The monograph should be seen as an attempt to present changes affecting the category of family farm owners in Poland over the last 70 years, since the end of World War II. These changes brought significant social transformations, including the dismantling of the landowner class (who had large agricultural farms in their possession), moving the state border westward and changing the multiethnic Polish society into one close to ethnic homogeneity.
The main goal of this reflection is to recount ways in which family farms coped with various unfavourable forces and factors in order to remain in operation. One could say that the entire study can be viewed as a manifestation of the well-known phrase that served as the title of the James C. Scott book (1990): Domination and the Arts of Resistance. The monograph presented here refers to these analyses stemming from another edition of sociological research, completed within the framework of the MAESTRO project financed by the National Science Center of Poland.
The main goal of the project was to depict the functioning of agricultural family farms as the traditional sector of agriculture in Poland in the contemporary context of globalisation processes. The farms were examined in terms of the principles of sustainable development as well as flexibility and resilience in reaction to various crises.
The monograph is divided into four essential parts. The first part is devoted to the theoretical issues and methodological groundwork for the entire publication. The second part of the book aims to capture the changes that took place from 1994 to 2017, which was an adequate period to encompass the changes and metamorphoses that mostly happened as a result of two things: the regime transformation which began in 1990, and Poland's accession to the European Union on May 1, 2004. The third part deals with the crucial issues of regional variations, mostly in regard to life strategies and strategies of operating agricultural farms. Finally, there is a fourth part which places the focus on select themes, such as rural lifestyles, food safety and security, farmers' utilisation of new computer and IT resources, and the potential for socio-political mobilisation.
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ISBN: 9788323349495
Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 October 2021
Country: Poland
Imprint: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Contributors:
- Edited by Krzysztof Gorlach
- Edited by Zbigniew Drag
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 17.0mm
Height: 24.0mm
Weight: 1304g
Pages: 710
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About the Author
Krzysztof Gorlach (first editor and contributor)--received an MA in sociology in 1978 from Jagiellonian University in KrakΓ³w, Poland and was awarded his PhD in sociology, also from Jagiellonian, in 1986. In 1995, he successfully completed his postdoctoral examination, becoming a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Jagiellonian. His academic interests revolve around rural sociology generally and, specifically, the sociology of agriculture, social structure, and social movements. He currently works as full professor at the Institute of Sociology of the Jagiellonian University. He heads the research project "Think Locally, Act Globally: Polish famers in the global world of sustainability and development."
Zbigniew DrΔ g (second editor and contributor)--received an MA in economics in 1983 from the Academy of Economics in Cracow (now Cracow University of Economics) in 1983. Three years later he also received an MA in sociology from Jagiellonian University in KrakΓ³w. He also earned his PhD in sociology from Jagiellonian in 1998. His research interests include: macrosociology, theory of elites, issues of democracy and political propaganda, as well as the methodology of social research. Zbigniew is employed as an assistant professor for the research study "Think Locally, Act Globally: Polish famers in the global world of sustainability and development."
Anna JastrzΔbiec-Witowska (first collaborating editor and contributor)--received her PhD in humanities/sociology from Jagiellonian University in KrakΓ³w, Poland in 2010. She received an MA in European studies in 1999 from the University of Exeter in England and an MA in sociology in 1998, also from Jagiellonian. In her academic work, she has specialized in rural sociology and sustainable food systems, with an emphasis on the civic aspects of alternative agriculture and the building of sustainable communities and food economies. Her professional experience includes working with international NGOs and local government in DΔ browa Tarnowska in Malopolska Province, Poland.
David Ritter (second collaborating editor)--is a 1998 graduate of Antioch College in Ohio, where he received his BA degree in Philosophy, History and Religious Studies. He is also a certified teacher of English as a second language with 17 years of experience working with diverse groups of students. In the past, David was a policy analyst at the non-profit organization Public Citizen in Washington, DC, where he worked in the Critical Mass Energy & Environment Program, specializing in nuclear power and waste issues. He shares his time between Poland and United States, often engaging in English language academic projects in a variety of subjects to provide help with proofreading and editing."
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