Unifying nature of food: consumer-initiated cooperatives in Istanbul

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dc.contributor.authorOba, Beyza
dc.contributor.authorOzsoy, Zeynep
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:47:18Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:47:18Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose This paper aims to study how activists involved in consumer-initiated cooperatives, in a specific context, challenge the practices of the neoliberal system and develop counter-practices that are ingrained with their values. It aims to access the transformative capacity and inclusiveness of consumer-initiated cooperatives and the role played by prefigurative practices in changing the status quo. Three practices - defetishization of agricultural commodities, surplus generation and distribution, prefiguration - that enable the inclusion of those groups who are marginalized in the food production and consumption nexus by neoliberal policies are identified. Design/methodology/approach The findings of this paper were developed from 23 unstructured interviews, participant observation and analysis of the social media accounts of five consumer-initiated cooperatives located in different districts of Istanbul and which are involved in a collective response to the neoliberal policies. Findings The study discusses that, in a specific context, political events and economic policies can be a catalyst for the initiation of alternative consumer-initiated cooperatives. The findings indicate that these organizations can develop and articulate prefigurative practices that are influential in transforming the prevailing capitalist food provisioning system to be more inclusive. Research limitations/implications The findings offer an alternative view to the dominant capitalist logic and advance the concept of how the economic sphere can be re-politicized and how the persevering notion of financial performance is resolved by invoking values of inclusion, solidarity, responsibility and sharing. The findings are based on the study of five cases in a specific context during a specific period. Originality/value This paper focuses on cooperatives owned and governed by activist consumers and presents results concerning their underlying practices for creating a food provisioning system that is inclusive and aiming for social justice and equality. Similarly, it provides evidence of how local political and economic conditions influence the appropriation and development of these practices - commodity defetishization, surplus distribution and prefiguration.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/SBR-07-2019-0100
dc.identifier.endpage372en_US
dc.identifier.issn1746-5680
dc.identifier.issn1746-5699
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85102902840en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage349en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-07-2019-0100
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7764
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000595846800001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofSociety and Business Reviewen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAlternative Food Networksen_US
dc.subjectConsumer-İnitiated Cooperativesen_US
dc.subjectPrefigurative Spacesen_US
dc.subjectDiverse Economiesen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectEveryday Politicsen_US
dc.subjectNetworksen_US
dc.subjectMovementen_US
dc.subjectEconomiesen_US
dc.subjectSpacesen_US
dc.subjectCityen_US
dc.titleUnifying nature of food: consumer-initiated cooperatives in Istanbulen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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