Position:
Research Assistant
Email:
Telephone:
+44 (0)29 208 75774
Location:
Room 1.57, Glamorgan Building
Dr Ana Moragues Faus
My research interests revolve mainly around sustainable agri-food systems, having developed most of my work in Mediterranean European countries and Latin America. I started my research career tackling aspects of sustainable rural development, looking at farmers' strategies, collective action and the dynamics of civic food networks. These food networks allowed me to analyse urban and rural linkages, leading me to integrate urban food into my research portfolio. I am also interested in food governance, having conducted studies with social movements and more recently analysing the emergence and evolution of urban food strategies. Engagement is also central to my research work, being involved in participatory-action research and knowledge brokerage projects.
Education
European PhD in Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Policies, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Valencia, 2011, With Honours Cum Laude. Thesis title: How is agriculture sustained? Following farmers from the field to the market. A case study of olive oil in a Mediterranean Region.
Supervisors: Dr. Dionisio Ortiz Miranda, Dr. Eladio Arnalte Alegre
Panel: Terry Marsden, Jose María Alvárez Coque, Ada Cavazzani, Luis Camarero, Maria Joao Prudencio Canadas
Master in Science, Agri-food and Environmental Economics, Expert on Agrarian Policies and Rural Development, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Valencia, 2006-2008. Thesis title: Land use changes in Valencia Region: exploring a dimension of rural transformations. Grade: 9,36 / 10
Master of Agricultural Engineering, Expertise on Environment*, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Valencia, 2004-2006 Thesis title: Analysis of Rural Policies in Latin America. The case of Nicaragua. Grade: 8,95/10
Bachelor of Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Valencia, 2001-2004 Grade: 8,7/10, ranked 5th out of 203 students
*Note: In the former Spanish Education System, engineering degrees consisted on 5 years plus a final project. The last 2 years of training were to specialise, in my case, in Environment. At the moment, under the convergence of the European Education System (Bologna Process), the old engineering degrees correspond to a bachelor degree (4 years) plus a master (1-2 years), as stated above.
Teaching Experience and Skills
Participation in several modules giving seminars, lessons and practical sessions (in Spanish, English and Catalan) in the degrees of Agricultural Engineering, Forest Engineering and Business Administration and Management.
Participation in several modules giving seminars, lessons and practical sessions (in Spanish, English and Catalan)
- Agrarian and Rural Policy (36 hours), 2009-2011
- Environmental Economics (2h), 2009
- Spanish and Regional Economics (60h), 2009-2011
- Rural and Forestry Policy (24 h), 2009-2010
- General and Rural Sociology (10h), 2009-2010
- Spanish Agriculture (10h), 2009-2010
Supervision:
Supervisor of Master Thesis: Sustainable Food: Building alternative food chains. The case of Aiguaclara Cooperative. Author: Maria Cruz Feced Manzano (January 2012) Grade: 9.5/10
Qualifications:
Positive assessment to be employed as a Lecturer in a Public Spanish University by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (http://www.aneca.es/eng/Activities/Teaching-staff-evaluation/Legal-framework2) and also by the Evaluation and Foresight Valencian Agency (http://www.avap.es/en/convoeva).
Other Professional Activities: Consultancy Work
ACTIVITY: Assessment of Cooperation Project on Food Sovereignty “Fortalecimiento de las capacidades y estrategias en los procesos de producción, consumo y comercialización como pilares de la soberanía alimentaria en las comunidades campesina e indígenas organizadas de las provincias de Mendoza, Santiago del Estero y Córdoba, Argentina” INSTITUTIONS: Movimiento Nacional Campesino e Indígena, Via Campesina, ONGD-Ingeniería sin Fronteras, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional PERIOD: 01/06/09 – 14/12/09
ACTIVITY: Assessment of Cooperation Project “Education and sustainable development with Argentinean peasants and indigenous people”. INSTITUTIONS: Movimiento Nacional Campesino e Indígena, Via Campesina, ONGD-Ingeniería sin Fronteras. PERIOD: 20/07/04 - 04/09/04
Participation in Research Projects
TITLE: Foodlinks - Knowledge brokerage to promote sustainable food consumption and production: linking scientists, policymakers and civil society organisations
FUNDING INSTITUTION: European Union
PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION: 01/09/2012 until nowadays
TITLE: Action Research: Solidarity Purchasing Groups in Valencia
FUNDING INSTITUTION: GENERALITAT VALENCIANA (Ingeniería sin Fronteras and Utópika)
PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION: 01/12/2011 until nowadays
TITLE: SUSTAINMED: Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean Partner Countries
FUNDING INSTITUTION: European Union
PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION: 23/05/2011 – 23/11/2011
TITLE: Los pequeños agricultores en los esquemas de comercio justo en Latinoamérica: acción colectiva, gobernanza y capital social (Participation of small farmers in fair trade initiatives in Latin America: collective action, governance and social capital)
FUNDING INSTITUTION: Centro de Cooperación al Desarrollo - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION: 14/09/2011 until nowadays
TITLE: Estrategias de valorización de servicios ambientales en las explotaciones agrarias: el caso de la comunidad valenciana (GVPRE/2008/273) (Valorization strategies of environmental services in agrarian holdings: the case of Valencian Region)
FUNDING INSTITUTION: GENERALITAT VALENCIANA
PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION: 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2009
TITLE: El papel de la agricultura en los procesos de desarrollo y diferenciación de los territorios rurales españoles (RURAGRI) (AGL2005-07827-C03-01) (The role of agriculture in development and differentiation processes of Spanish rural areas)
FUNDING INSTITUTION: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia.
PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION: 02/04/2007 -31/12/2008
Visits to Research Centres
INSTITUTION: Cardiff University, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff, United Kingdom
YEAR: 2010 PERIOD: 12 weeks
PURPOSE: Pre-doctoral stay, discussion thesis results, European PhD
INSTITUTION: Cardiff University, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff, United Kingdom
YEAR: 2008 PERIOD: 16 weeks
PURPOSE: Pre-doctoral stay, Theoretical and methodological review, European PhD
INSTITUTION: Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Nitlapán. Universidad Centroamericana de Nicaragua, Managua
YEAR: 2006 PERIOD: 8 weeks
PURPOSE: Master thesis: Análisis de políticas de desarrollo rural. El caso de Nicaragua
Positions, Awards, Distinctions and Fellowships
- Research assistant, Cardiff University (September 2012 – now).
- Freelance researcher (December 2011 - September 2012).
- Research associate in Universidad Politècnica de Valencia, European Project SUSTAINMED (May 2011 - November 2011).
- Research assistant - PhD Fellowship funded by The Ministry of Education and Science of Spain, Programme for Training University Teachers (May 2009 - May 2011).
- Grant holder - PhD Fellowship funded by The Ministry of Education and Science of Spain, Programme for Training University Teachers (May 2007 - May 2009).
- Grant for pre-doctoral visit to the School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University. Funded by The Ministry of Education of Spain (20/09/09 - 14/12/10).
- Grant for pre-doctoral visit to the School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University. Funded by The Ministry of Education of Spain (04/09/08 – 21/12/08).
- Grant to attend VI Conference of the Spanish Association of Agricultural Economics (September 2007).
- Winner of the prize for "Best Novel Contribution" - VI Conference of the Spanish Association of Agrarian Economics (September 2007).
- PROMOE Fellowship of Academic interchange, funded by Universidad Politècnica de Valencia. Based on Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Nitlapán, Universidad Centroamericana de Nicaragua (06/07/06 - 30/08/06).
- Studentship to collaborate on Research Project “Analysis of Rural Development Policies in Latin America”. Department of Engineering Projects, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (01/05/05 - 30/09/05, 12/12/05 – 30/09/06).
- Participant of Ruta Quetzal Expedition 2000: “Expediciones carolinas a las tierras de América del Norte”. Funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, declared as activity of universal interest by UNESCO and supported by the European Union (01/07/00 - 30/08/00).
Journal Articles
Moragues-Faus, A.M., Sonnino, R., 2012. Embedding Quality in the Agro-food System: The Dynamics and Implications of Place-Making Strategies in the Olive Oil Sector of Alto Palancia, Spain. Sociologia Ruralis 52, 215-234.
Moragues-Faus, A.M., Ortiz-Miranda, D., 2012. Governing cooperative quality schemes Lessons from olive oil initiatives in Valencia (Spain). Outlook on Agriculture 41, 27-33.
Moragues-Faus, A.M., Ortiz-Miranda, D., 2010. Local mobilisation against windfarm developments in Spanish rural areas: New actors in the regulation arena. Energy Policy 38, 4232-4240.
Ortiz-Miranda, D., Moreno-Perez, O.M., Moragues-Faus, A.M., 2010. Innovative strategies of agricultural cooperatives in the framework of the new rural development paradigms: the case of the Region of Valencia (Spain). Environment and Planning A 42, 661-677.
Book Chapters
Moragues-Faus A.M. Aproximación a una dimensión de las transformaciones rurales: El cambio en los usos del suelo en la Comunidad Valenciana. In El Derecho agrario valenciano y su aplicación a la empresa familiar agroalimentaria y los usos del suelo: aspectos jurídicos y económicos. Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch. Forthcoming (2012)
Moragues-Faus A.M. (2009) Análisis de las Políticas de Desarrollo Rural en América Latina. El caso de Nicaragua. Tecnología para el Desarrollo Humano, Ayuda Humanitaria y Emergencias. Eds. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. ISBN 978-84-8363-536-0
Conference Presentations
Moragues-Faus A.M. (2012) Analysing power in civic food networks: the case of ‘grupos de consumo’ (solidarity purchasing groups) in Valencia, Spain. XIII World Congress of Rural Sociology (Lisbon, Portugal) 29 July-4 August 2012.
Moragues-Faus A.M. (2011) The role of farm and place in shaping farmers’ collective strategies: A comparative case study of olive oil cooperatives in Alto Palancia County, Spain AESOP Third Sustainable Food Planning Thematic Group Meeting (Cardiff, UK) 28-29 October 2011
Moragues-Faus A.M., Ortiz D. and Arnalte E. (2011) From the field to the market: Sustaining small scale olive farming. XXIV European Society for Rural Sociology Congress: Inequality and Diversity in European Rural Areas. (Chania, Crete) August 2011
Dionisio Ortiz Miranda, Eladio Arnalte Alegre, Ana M. Moragues Faus, Silvia Doñate Hernández (2011): Las explotaciones agrarias de servicios: la configuración de una vía de gestión de la agricultura. VIII Congreso de la Asociación Española de Economía Agraria: El sistema agroalimentario y el mundo rural en una economía innovadora y sostenible (Madrid, Spain) September, 2011
Eladio Arnalte Alegre, Dionisio Ortiz Miranda, Ana Moragues Faus, Olga M. Moreno Pérez (2011) Análisis comparado de la diferenciación de explotaciones familiares en tres sistemas agrarios. VIII Congreso de la Asociación Española de Economía Agraria: El sistema agroalimentario y el mundo rural en una economía innovadora y sostenible (Madrid, Spain) September, 2011
Moragues Faus A.M., Ortiz D. and Arnalte E. (2009) Emergence and evolution of ‘protest’ actors in rural territories: the case of the development of the Wind Energy Plan in the Region of Valencia (Spain). XXIII European Society for Rural Sociology Congress: Re-Inventing the Rural: Between the Social and the Natural. (Vaasa, Finland) August 2009
Moragues Faus, A.M. (2009) Análisis de las Políticas de Desarrollo Rural en América Latina. El caso de Nicaragua. I Jornadas de Tecnología para el Desarrollo Humano, Ayuda Humanitaria y Emergencias. Organizado por el Centro de Cooperacion al Desarrollo de la Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. (Valencia, Spain)
Moragues Faus A.M. y Ortiz D. (2007) Procesos de restructuración rural de origen no agrario en la Comunidad Valenciana: Regulación, Dependencia y Conflicto. VI Congreso de la Asociación Española de Economía Agraria: De la Economía Agraria a la Economía Rural y Agroalimentaria (Albacete, Spain) September 2007
Refereeing
Journal of Agriculture and Human Values, Journal of Rural Studies and Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food