PhD Theses
Completed dissertations under (co) supervision of the Rural Sociology Group since 1992.
2019
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Energy and labour use on farms: case studies from the Netherlands and China
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463951333 - p. -
Water control and autonomy peasant irrigation strategies in the Bolivian Andes
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): R.A. Boelens; J.D. van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): J.D. Hoogesteger van Dijk. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463950237 - p. -
Door eendrachtige samenwerking : de geschiedenis van de aardappelveredeling in Nederland, van hobby tot industrie 1888-2018
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.S.C. Wiskerke; E.T. Lammerts van Bueren, co-promotor(en): P. J. van Cruyningen. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463434188 - p. -
The state, capital and peasantry in the agrarian transition of China: the case of Guangxi sugarcane sector
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg; S.M. Borras, co-promotor(en): Huifang Wu. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463434256 - p. -
Understanding food systems’ change: the making and the practicing of the school food reform in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.S.C. Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): S. Schneider. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463435642 - p.
2017
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What if the trucks stop coming? : exploring the framing of local food by cooperative food retailers in New Mexico
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.S.C. Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): L.G. Horlings; L. Shaw. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463431941 - p. -
Philosophical explorations on energy transition
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Bart Gremmen; Guido Ruivenkamp, co-promotor(en): Josette Jacobs. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463430487 - p. -
Planned development interventions and contested development in the Casamance Region, Senegal: an enquiry into the ongoing struggles for autonomy and progres by the Casamance peasantry
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): P.G.M. Hebinck. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463436779 - p. -
Sustaining dairy
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.S.C. Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): J.W. van der Schans. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463431545 - p. -
Feeding Dar es Salaam: a symbiotic food system perspective
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.S.C. Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): P.G.M. Hebinck. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463432061 - p.
2016
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Knowledge production, agriculture and commons : the case of generation challenge programme
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Guido Ruivenkamp; Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Joost Jongerden. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462576773 - p. -
Behind the veil of agricultural modernization : gendered dynamics of rural change in the Saïss, Morocco
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg; Margreet Zwarteveen. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462578982 - p. -
Dealing with private property for public purposes : an interdisciplinary study of land transactions from a micro-scale perspective
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Raoul Beunen; Ramona van Marwijk. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462577398 - p. -
Farmers’ perception of opportunities for farm development
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Dirk Roep; Jos Verstegen. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462579439 - p. -
Seeds as biosocial commons : an analysis of various practices in India
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Guido Ruivenkamp; Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Joost Jongerden. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462578302 - p. -
Under the lens of embeddedness : socio-cultural perspective on home-grown school feeding in Ghana
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Paul Hebinck; D. Millar. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462577800 - p. -
On the edge of fluidity: international cooperation in turbulent times
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Alberto Arce. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462579033 - p.
2015
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Seeds, food networks and politics: different ontologies in relation to food sovereignty in Ecuador
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Guido Ruivenkamp; Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Joost Jongerden. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462574908 - p. -
Exit strategies for social venture entrepreneurs
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Gert van Dijk; Hans van Trijp, co-promotor(en): Joost Jongerden. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462575684 - p. -
Family farming futures : agrarian pathways to multifunctionality: flows of resistance, redesign and resilience
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462572294 - p. -
Certifications, child labour and livelihood strategies: an analysis of cocoa production in Ghana
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke; Guido Ruivenkamp, co-promotor(en): Joost Jongerden. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462574915 - p. -
Towards food autonomy: connectivity and self-help groups in Hisar, India
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Guido Ruivenkamp; Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Joost Jongerden. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462574922 - p. -
Public morals in private hands? : a study into the evolving path of farm animal welfare governance
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Arthur Mol; Bernd van der Meulen, co-promotor(en): Bettina Bock. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462572799 - p. -
Community gardens in urban areas: a critical reflection on the extent to which they strenghten social cohesion and provide alternative food
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Andries Visser; Bettina Bock. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462573383 - p.
2014
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Labelling the origin of food products: towards sustainable territorial development?
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): E. Aguilar Criado. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462570177 - p. -
Feminization of agricultural production in rural China : a sociological analysis
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): J. Ye; H. Wu. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789461738158 - p. -
Fast food in Ghana’s restaurants: prevalence, characteristics, and relevance : an interdisciplinary perspective
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke; Guido Ruivenkamp, co-promotor(en): Joost Jongerden. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789462572584 - p. -
From production-oriented farming towards multifunctional entrepreneurship : exploring the underlying learning process
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Thomas Lans. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789461739131 - p.
2013
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Landscapes of deracialization : power, brokerage and place-making on a South African frontier
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Paul Hebinck. - S.l. : s.n. - ISBN 9789461737311 - p. -
Livelihood strategies : gender and generational specificities of rural levilihoods in transition
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): P.P. Mollinga; Bettina Bock. - [S.l.] : s.n. - ISBN 9789461734501 - p. -
Well-working operational interfaces : a key to more collaborative modes of governance
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Dirk Roep. - Wageningen : Wageningen UR - ISBN 9789461737595 - p.
2010
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Targeting married women in microfinance programmes: transforming or reinforcing gender inequalities? : evidence from Ethiopia
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Henk Folmer, co-promotor(en): Bettina Bock. - [S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789085855309 - p. -
Petén: ¿la última frontera? : la construcción social de una región
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Alberto Arce. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789085853831 - p. -
Milking drylands : gender networks, pastoral markets and food security in stateless Somalia
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Paul Hebinck. - [S.L. : S.n. - ISBN 9789085855460 - p. -
Peasants, potatoes and pesticides : heterogentiy in the context of agricultural modernization in the Highland Andes of Ecuador
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Paul Hebinck; D. Cole. - S.l. : s.n. - ISBN 9789085858102 - p. -
Fresh fruit and vegetables: a world of multiple interactions : the case of the Buenos Aires Central Wholesale Market (BACWM)
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Alberto Arce. - S.l. : s.n. - ISBN 9789085858140
2009
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The socio-cultural sustainability of animal farming : an inquiry into social perceptions of dairy farming in the Netherlands and Norway
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Akke van der Zijpp; Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Simon Oosting; Bettina Bock. - [S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789085854470 - p. -
Constuccion social de comuninad y migración en Usibamba : un estudio sobre el impacto de los procesos de globalización en los Andes centrales del Perú
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Pieter de Vries. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789085049197 - p. -
Selective breeding in organic dairy production
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Pim Brascamp; Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Henk Bovenhuis; Dirk Roep. - [S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789085853602 - p.
2008
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The rules of the game and the game of the rules : normalization and resistance in Andean water control
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg; H. Achterhuis. - [S.l.] : s.n. - ISBN 9789085048961 - p. -
Administering multifunctional agriculture : a comparison between France and the Netherlands
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): D. Perraud. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789085049166 - p. -
The politics of rural governance : case studies of rural partnerships in the Netherlands and Wales
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): Bettina Bock; T. Marsden. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789085048954 - p. -
Regime change and storylines : a sociological analysis of manure practices in contemporary Dutch dairy farming
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): A. Rip. - [S.l.] : S.n. - p. -
Ecologisch kapitaal : over het belang van aanpassingsvermogen, flexibiliteit en oordeelkundigheid
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg; Han Wiskerke. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789085048893 - p.
2007
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A journey without maps: towards sustainable subsistence agriculture in South Africa
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Wiskerke, co-promotor(en): F.H.J. Rijkenberg. - [S.l.] : S.n. - p. -
The way you do, it matters : a case study: farming economically in Galician dairy agroecosystems in the context of a cooperative
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): X.S. Fernández. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789085047964 - p. -
Paradise in a Brazil nut cemetery : sustainability discourses and social action in Pará, the Brazilian Amazon
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Alberto Arce. - [S.l.] : s.n. - ISBN 9789085046837 - p. -
Improving slurry by diet adjustments : a novelty to reduce N losses from grassland based dairy farms
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Jan Dijkstra; Egbert Lantinga. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789085047308 - p.
2004
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Políticas de Assentamento e Localidade. Os desáfios da reconstituicão do trabalho rural no Brasil
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789085040347 - p. -
Agricoltura in transizione: la forza dei piccoli passi. Un' analisi neo istituzionale delle innovazioni contadine
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): F. Ventura. - Wageningen : S.n. - ISBN 9789085040897 - p.
2003
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Styles of pig farming : a techno-sociological inquiry of processes and constructions in Twente and the Achterhoek
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg; Martin Verstegen. - [S.l.] : S.n. - ISBN 9789058088321 - p. -
Verzet en verlangen: de constructie van nieuwe ruraliteiten rond de mkz-crisis en de trek naar het platteland
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Jandouwe van der Ploeg, co-promotor(en): Henk de Haan. - Wageningen : Wageningen Universiteit - ISBN 9789058088802 - p.
2002
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Tegelijkertijd en tussendoor : gender, plattelandsontwikkeling en interactief beleid
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg; J. van Doorne-Huiskes. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058085856 - p. -
The art of irrigation : the development, stagnation and redesign of farmer-managed irrigation systems in northern Portugal
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058087119 - p. -
Diversity at stake : a farmers' perspective on biodiversity and conservation in western Mexico
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg; K.F. Wiersum. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058087089 - p.
2001
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Creating sustainability : the social construction of the market for organic products
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058083678 - p. -
Organizzarsi per sopravvivere : un analisi neo-istituzionale dello sviluppo endogeno nell'agricoltura Umbra
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058084132 - p.
2000
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Trekkers naast de trap : een zoektocht naar de dynamiek in de relatie tussen boer en overheid
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg; J. de Vries. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058083234 - p. -
Circuits in de landbouwvoedselketen : verscheidenheid en samenhang in de productie en vermarkting van rundvlees in Midden-Italië
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - Wageningen : Wageningen Universiteit, Circle for European Studies - ISBN 9789058083043 - p. -
Vernieuwend werken : sporen van vermogen en onvermogen : een socio-materiële studie over vernieuwing in de landbouw uitgewerkt voor de westelijke veenweidegebieden
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058083098 - p. -
The production of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese : the force of an artisanal system in an industrialised world
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - S.l. : S.n. - ISBN 9789058082985 - p.
1998
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Con cojones y maestria : un estudio sociologico-agronomico acerca del desarrollo rural endogeno y procesos de localizacion en la Sierra de la Contraviesa (Espana)
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg; R.A.A. Oldeman. - Amsterdam etc. : Thela [etc.] - ISBN 9789055380299 - p. -
Labour, networks and lifestyles : survival and succession strategies of farm households in the Basque country
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): N.E. Long; J.D. van der Ploeg. - S.l. : Van den Broek - ISBN 9789054858034 - p.
1997
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Zeeuwse akkerbouw tussen verandering en continuiteit : een sociologische studie naar diversiteit in landbouwbeoefening, technologieontwikkeling en plattelandsvernieuwing
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - Wageningen : LUW - ISBN 9789054857471 - p. -
Achtkarspeler JWG-ers en in streekeigen kultuer : undersyk nei de ynfloed fan de streekeigen kultuer fan Achtkarspelen op it halden en dragen fan dielnimmers oan de JeugdWerkGarantie-wet
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg; L.G. Jansma. - Ljouwert : Fryske Akademy - ISBN 9789061718406 - p. -
Dynamiek en duurzaamheid : beschouwingen over bedrijfsstijlen, bestuur en beleid
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): J.D. van der Ploeg. - S.l. : De Bruin - ISBN 9789054856894 - p.
1996
Duurzaam boeren met beleid: innovatiegroepen in de Nederlandse landbouw. {Sustainable farming and policy: innovative groups in Dutch agriculture}
Horlings, L.G. (1996) Agricultural University. Promotor(en): K. Bouwer (KUN, Nijmegen), Jandouwe van der Ploeg -ISBN 9789090097480 (not available online)
1994
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In the shadow of the tree. Kinship, property, and inheritance among farm families.
Amsterdam : Het Spinhuis - ISBN 9789055890064 - p. -
Mest en macht : een politiek-sociologische studie naar belangenbehartiging en beleidsvorming inzake de mestproblematiek in Nederland vanaf 1970
Agricultural University. Promotor(en): A.T.J. Nooij. - S.l. : s.n. - ISBN 9789054852032