Summary :
Claire Lamine develops a unique systemic, dynamic and pragmatist approach to apri-food st transitions. Relying on more than two decades of in-depth research, Lamine substantia thinking with empirical cases at different scales and in diverse contexts. This book is reading for advanced scholars, but also an accessible eye-opener for undergraduates of agricultural and rural development and food studies.!' JOOST DESSEIN, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR RURAL SOCIOLOGY AND A OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY, GENT UNIVERSITY, BELGIUM "An important and original contribution, written by a scholar of international Brazil and France is most welcome. The author develops a pragmatic sociolo food transformations which will be of considerable interest to internationalscho the field? TERRY MARSDEN, DIRECTOR OF THE SUSTAINABLE PLACES INSTITUTE, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, OK Claire Lamine uses in-depth case studies from France and Brazil to compile a critical survey of social science approaches to sustainability transitions in agri-food systems. Lamine addresses the diverse pathways of transition encountered across multiple levels, from the farm through farmers' networks and food chains, to the territorial scale of regions. She also explores the efforts made by those involved in the agricultural world to create new connections among agriculture, food, environment and health, while also taking social equity issues into account. Lamine's work adopts a comparative perspective to explore the translation of agroecology into government programmes and the specific modes of governance involved in France and Brazil - two countries that pioneer in implementing agroecology, but have differing visions and contexts. Providing new options for understanding the complex issue of agri-food transitions, this book will be useful to those studying food systems, geography, sociology, politics and agriculture.

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