Institute of Geography and Sustainability of the University of Lausanne
Research projects
Institutional (In)justice in Swiss Food Governance: Agricultural Workers, Land, and the Missing Middle
| Permanent link | https://igd.unil.ch/projet/en/475 |
| Research fields |
Urban matters Political ecologies |
| Keywords |
Agricultural Land Governance Power Relations Housing Seasonal Labour Food Production |
| Funding | Cantonal funding |
| Duration | January 2026 - January 2030 |
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| Researchers |
Debrunner Gabriela (IGD UNIL) [web] [email] |
My PhD research examines institutional (in)justice in Swiss Food Governance, focusing on the relations between land, labour and housing in agriculture. It asks how a strongly protected agricultural land regime, for example through the Agricultural Land Law, further affects labour-related housing and working conditions of agricultural (seasonal) workers. The project explores how legal frameworks, landownership, and local governance shape these dynamics and what they reveal about "fair" food production in Switzerland.
