Research Profile
Dr Roberta Sonnino
Selected Publications
Sonnino, R. and McWilliam, S. (2011) Food Waste, Catering Practices and Public Procurement: A Case Study of Hospital Food Systems in Wales. Food Policy 36(6): 823-829.
Sonnino, R. (2011) For A 'Piece of Bread'? Agritourism and Sustainable Development in Southern Tuscany, Saarbrücken: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8465-0742-1.
Sonnino, R. (2009) Quality Food, Public Procurement and Sustainable Development: The School Meal Revolution in Rome. Environment and Planning A, 41(2): 425-440.
Morgan, K. and Sonnino, R. (2008) The School Food Revolution: Public Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Development, Earthscan, ISBN 1-84407-482-2.
Sonnino, R. (2007) Embeddedness in Action: Saffron and the Making of the Local in Southern Tuscany, Agriculture and Human Values, 24(1), 61-74.
Other Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Moragues-Faus, A. and R. Sonnino (2012) Embedding Quality in the Agri-food System: The Dynamics and Implications of Place-Making Strategies in the Olive Oil Sector of Alto Palancia, Spain. Sociologia Ruralis, 52(2), 215-234.
Sonnino, R. (2010) Escaping the Local Trap: Insights on Re-localization from School Food Reform. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 12(1), 23-40.
Morgan, K.J. and R. Sonnino (2010) The Urban Foodscape: World Cities and the New Food Equation. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 3: 209-224
Sonnino, R. (2009) Feeding the City: Towards a New Research and Planning Agenda. International Planning Studies, 14(4), 425-436
Kanemasu, Y. and R. Sonnino (2009) Dynamics of Power and Cooperation in Rural Development: The Case of Chianina Beef Production in Italy. International Journal of the Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 16(2), 36-53.
Marsden, T. and Sonnino, R. (2008) Rural Development and the Regional State: Denying Multifunctional Agriculture in the UK. Journal of Rural Studies, 4(4), 422-431.
Morgan, K. J. and Sonnino, R. (2007) Empowering Consumers: The Creative Procurement of School Meals in Italy and the UK. International Journal of Consumer Studies 31(1), 19-25.
Sonnino, R. (2007) The Power of Place: Embeddedness and Local Food Systems in Italy and the UK. Anthropology of Food, S2, Mars 2007.
Sonnino, R. and Marsden, T.K. (2006) Beyond the Divide: Rethinking Relations between Alternative and Conventional Food Networks in Europe, Journal of Economic Geography, 6(2), 181-199.
Sonnino, R. (2004) For a 'Piece of Bread'? Interpreting Sustainable Development through Agritourism in Southern Tuscany, Sociologia Ruralis, 44(3), 285-300.
Book chapters
Kanemasu, Y., Sonnino, R. and T. Marsden (2010) Rural Development in Devon. In Milone, P. and F. Ventura, eds. Networking the Rural: The Future of Green Regions in Europe. Amsterdam: Van Gorcum.
Sonnino, R. (2010) Food and Sustainable City-Regions: Lessons from around the World. In Engelen, S. and Wynants, M., eds. We Can Change the Weather: 100 Cases in Energy Efficacy to Start Doing So. Vubpress: Brussels University Press.
Morgan, K. and R. Sonnino (2010) Rethinking School Food: The Power of the Public Plate. In Starke, L. and L. Mastny, eds. State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability. A WorldWatch Institute Report on Progress Towards a Sustainable Society. London: Earthscan.
Sonnino, R., Kanemasu, Y. and T. Marsden (2008) Sustainability and Rural Development. In van der Ploeg, J.D. and Marsden, T.K (eds) Unfolding Webs: The Dynamics of Regional Rural Development. Amsterdam: van Gorcum.
Kanemasu, Y., Sonnino, R., Marsden, T. and S. Schneider (2008) Testing the Web: A Comparative Analysis. In van der Ploeg, J.D. and Marsden, T.K (eds) Unfolding Webs: The Dynamics of Regional Rural Development. Amsterdam: van Gorcum.
van der Ploeg, J.D., von Broekhuizen, R., Brunori, G., Sonnino, R., Knickel, K., Tisenkops, T. And Oostindie, H. (2008) Towards a Framework for Understanding Regional Rural Development. In van der Ploeg, J.D. and Marsden, T.K (eds) Unfolding Webs: The Dynamics of Regional Rural Development. Amsterdam: van Gorcum.
Marsden, T.K., Sonnino, R. and Morgan, K. (2008) Alternative Food Networks in Comparative Perspective: Exploring their Contributions in Creating Sustainable Spaces. In Marsden, T.K. (ed) Sustainable Communities: New Spaces for Planning, Participation and Engagement. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Pp. 255-274.
Sonnino, R. and Morgan, K. (2007) Localizing the Economy: The Untapped Potential of Green Procurement. In Cumbers, A. and G. Whittam (eds.) Reclaiming the Economy: Alternatives to Market Fundamentalism in Scotland and Beyond. Glasgow: Scottish Left Review Press. Pp. 127-140.
Sonnino, R. (2007) Quality for All: School Meals and Sustainable Development in Rome. In Wheelock, V. (ed.) Healthy Eating in Schools. Skipton: Verner Whellock Associates.
Sonnino, R. and Marsden, T. (2006) Alternative Food Networks in the South West of England: Towards a New Agrarian Eco-Economy? In Marsden, T. and Murdoch, J. (eds.) Between the Local and the Global: Confronting Complexity in the Contemporary Food Sector, Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Marsden, T. and Sonnino, R. (2005) Rural Development and Agri-Food Governance in Europe: Tracing the Development of Alternatives. In Higgins, V. and Lawrence, G. (eds.) Agricultural Governance: Globalization and the New Politics of Regulation. London: Routledge.