Reflections on the Past and Future Trajectories of the Sociology of Agriculture and Food

The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food (IJSAF) has been published by the ISA Research Committee on Sociology of Agriculture and Food since 1991. Supported by the rise of critical social sciences and humanities approaches, IJSAF has made significant contributions to analysing agrifood systems through various frameworks, concepts, and methodologies. Content analysis will be used to review past issues of IJSAF between 1991 and 2024.

This paper will focus on the thematic, geographical, theoretical, and methodological priorities reflected in IJSAF. The results of a questionnaire among the members of RC 40 will also support this assessment. A mixed-method approach will be used to evaluate the results of the membership surveys. The paper will examine changes in dominant themes in critical agrifood scholarship over the years and identify regional and thematic gaps according to past and current members of RC40.