Thesis subject
Cultural appropriateness and sustainable diets
There are four key elements to a sustainable diet: environmentally friendly, healthy, economically viable and culturally appropriate. However, little attention has been paid to the latter element.
What is ‘culturally appropriate’ food in the context of a sustainability transition? What does culturally appropriate food mean in a globalized food system and within our culturally highly diverse cities? These questions are essential to ensure an inclusive food system transition.
About
Jonas is interested in understanding food practices and how they are established and change, with a particular focus on novel foods and sustainable and healthy food consumption. His background is in sociology and human geography. Theoretically, his work engages with practice theory, the ‘sociology of the future’, actor network theory and related approaches.