Drawing upon the expertise of some of the most prominent names in rural sociology, geography and anthropology, this book shows how globalization has opened up a new regulatory politics.

1. Introduction: Globalization and Agricultural Governance Part 1: (Re)Regulating Spaces 2. Globalization and Global Governance 3. Reshaping the State: Global/Local Networks of Association and the Governing of Agricultural Production 4. Rural Development and Agri-Food Governing in Europe: Tracing the Development of Alternatives Part 2: (De)Politicizing Practices 5. Reshaping the Agrifood System: The Role of Standards, Standard Makers, and Third-Party Certifiers 6. Disciplining the Organic Commodity 7. Governing Conflicts over Sustainability: Agricultural Biotechnology in Europe 8. Governing Agriculture through the Managerial Capacities of Farmers: The Role of Calculation Part 3: (Re)Configuring Objects And Subjects Of Governing 9. Sustainability and Agri-Environmental Governance 10. Governing Consumption: Mobilizing 'the Consumer' within Genetically-Modified and Organic Food Networks 11. Animals and Ambivalence: Governing Farm Animal Welfare in the European Food Sector 12. Expertise and the Calculability of Agri-Food Risks