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Team Profile I am a food sociologist and anthropologist. In 2008, I obtained my PhD in sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Marseilles) and before that, I did my graduate studies in anthropology at the University Aix-Marseille 1 in Aix-en-Provence, including an ERASMUS year at the Università La Sapienza in … Continued

Team Profile Team Manager Dr. Rachel Reckinger Research Scientist Team Members Dr. Diane Kapgen Postdoctoral Researcher Ariane Fragnon PhD Candidate Cyrille Delvaux PhD Candidate Sophie Margue External Expert Former Team Members Anna Caitriona Pax Research and Development Specialist Sylvie Nicolay-Hoffmann External Expert Dr. Helena Korjonen Postdoctoral Researcher

Contact Université du Luxembourg   Campus Belval Maison des Sciences Humaines Bureau E02 25-310 11, Porte des Sciences L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette Dr. Rachel Reckinger Anthropologist and Sociologist Research Scientist on Sustainable Food Practices T +352 46 66 44 6626 rachel.reckinger@uni.lu Dr. Diane Kapgen Postdoctoral researcher T +352 46 66 44 5532 diane.kapgen@uni.lu

Project Governance Project Manager   University of Luxembourg Dr. Rachel Reckinger Management Board   University of Luxembourg (UL) Since 2016: Prof. Dr. Christian Schulz Since 2016: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Sonja Kmec (alternate member: Prof. Dr. Michel Margue) Ministry of Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development (MECDD), Luxembourg Since May 2022: Mme Joëlle Welfring, Minister for Environment, Climate and … Continued

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Public Outreach 100,7 “Dossier vum Dag”   100,7 Radio 23th November 2016, 07:20-08:20 Food sociologist Rachel Reckinger participates in the program “Dossier vum Dag: Nei Erausfuerderunge fir den Déiereschutz” (director: Jean-Claude Franck; journalist: Tessy Steffen Koenig), about the fair cost of foodstuffs, within the framework of the new law on animal protection rights: https://www.100komma7.lu/program/episode/134569/201611230720-201611230725

Public Outreach RTL “Background”   RTL Radio 25th March 2017, 12:00-13:00 live from the Spring Break Food sociologist Rachel Reckinger is invited to a round table discussion on “Nohalteg Liewensmëttelproduktioun” (sustainable food production) with the Minister of Environment, Carole Dieschbourg, the Minister of Agriculture Fernand Etgen, the director of the Veterinary Inspection Felix Wildschutz, the young farmer Tom … Continued

Public Outreach RTL  “Méi mat Manner”   RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg 9th June, 16th June, 30st June, 7th July, 14th July 2017, 19:00-19:25 Food sociologist Rachel Reckinger is assessing the everyday food practices of three household participating in a challenge on sustainable consumption (episode 1). Episode 2 to 4 concern the individual challenges and during the last episode, … Continued

Public Outreach RTL “Reportage: Nohalteg Iessen an anengems d’Ëmwelt schützen”   RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg 1st June 2019 The journalist Fabienne Zwally prepared a radio broadcast with food sociologist Dr. Rachel Reckinger on how to simulteneously eat sustainably and protect the environment. https://www.rtl.lu/radio/reportage/s/2699858.html

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