The challenges of transformation
Work package 5
Work package 5 focuses on the broader challenges and opportunities in the transition towards a sustainable and resilient food system. What forces are driving change, and what forces are impeding it?
The research examines, among other things:
- The systemic risks facing the food system.
- How gastronomy can contribute to the transformation by leveraging taste, culinary creativity, and the influence of chefs to overcome barriers,
- The role of music festivals, artists, sporting events, and athletes as catalysts for change.
- How learning and relationship-building can be promoted to support the transition.
The aim is to understand how culture, role models, and experiences can accelerate the transition and reduce resistance to sustainable and resilient meals.

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Line Gordon
Work package leader
Founder of PLATE, professor and head of research at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University

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Per Olsson
Deputy work package leader
Researcher and deputy head of research at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University

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Nora Giertz
Doctoral student at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University

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Elsa Fries
Doctoral student at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University