Social sciences and agriculture-society interactions

This disciplinary field covers sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, law, political science, nutrition science, and information science.

It aims to understand stakeholders’ strategies in the field of agriculture and food faced with the challenges of globalisation. It encompasses understanding of know-how, traditions and innovations, and the processes accompanying the introduction, transfer and dissemination of innovations, whether technological, organisational or governance; analysis of changes in access to and use of land and resources and the governance of territories; studies of markets, sectors and value chains and the distribution of value-added; and analysis of public policies and methods for measuring their impact on actors at different levels. It focuses in particular on the way in which the dynamic agriculture-society interactions shape landscapes, manage and govern territories, and influence stakeholders’ relationships.