Courtney Adamson

My Phd studies are part of an international Belmont Forum project "Co-creation of sustainable food supply chains through Cooperative Business Models and Governance (CO-SFSC)". For the project, I am part of a "Sweden hub" working with practice partners in the region of Sörmland, Sweden.

I am interested in placed-based transdisciplinary research focusing on processes of change in the day-to-day practices of actors within agri-food social-ecological systems. In particular, I focus on the dynamic interactions between interacting material (e.g. human and non-human resources and infrastructure) and non-material (e.g. socio-cultural values, governance and power relations) elements and processes in practice as a way to understand potential for governance change in local food systems. I am also interested in exploring the concept of social-ecological resilience, in particular, the dynamic capacities and practices that enact resilience in practice.

For my masters research I observed change processes in the context of organic farming and certification and in connection to farmers' perceptions and practices in regards to soil health and the farm as a holistic system.

My research interests and perpectives are informed from working in agricultural and legal sectors in Sweden and Australia prior to starting a PhD.

I provide teaching assistance in the courses AL2511 Resilience Thinking in Sustainable Planning and AL2160 Environmental Management.

Keywords:sustainability transitions and transformations, resilient local food production systems, rural development, agri-food systems, organic agriculture, environmental governance and institutions

Adamson, C. (2023). Soil health in principle and practice: a study of changing farmer perceptions and practices in the context of organic certification in Sweden. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-218009