From transition to transformation: Lessons from Cuba

Views and analyses of food systems begin from different levels and scales. National policies and global markets look different when viewed from below while local food  cultures slip out of focus at the level of global trade systems. My fieldwork in Cuba is part  of a research program in which I aim to integrate these disparate levels and scales of analysis. Combining cultural approaches with political-economic ones and viewing policy through the lens of local studies I propose methodological convergence between locally grounded experience and systemic thinking, research and practice.