Welcome to Organizing REKO
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A taste of Reko Valmiera – Reflections of the fieldwork in Latvia
The first time I met the research team of the project Organizing Reko, was when I was invited to join the Reko fieldtrip to Latvia. I started as a researcher on the project in January, and since then my role has evolved from data collector to PhD candidate. The nine-month work within the project has…
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Fieldwork in Valmiera with a baby
The sun greets us when getting off the plane from Stockholm to Riga on this beautiful October morning in 2024. We are not the usual picture of researchers on a fieldtrip, equipped with backpacks, voice recorders, pen and paper. Instead, we are carrying a tired toddler, push a stroller and have lost the first pair…
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The Buzz of a New REKO Ring: Vaksala Torg
Wednesday, August 28. Uppsala, Sweden. There is a new REKO ring in town. It is located in the middle of the city, at a large square near the central train station. Here in Uppsala, where I live, previous rings have all been located outside the city center, as they usually are. This ‘move’ makes it…
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Passion & Food: Perspectives From A Research Internship
This post was written by master student Emma Anttila. It summarizes her experience while conducting a research internship on the Organizing REKO project. — Hello everyone! My name is Emma Anttila and for the last two months, I have been a research intern for the Organizing REKO project. I am currently enrolled at Uppsala University,…
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A Decade of REKO
Congratulations to the first 10 years of REKO! Last month we could follow a celebration of REKO turning ten. The founder of REKO, Tomas Snellman, various producers, and a number of researchers gathered at Hanken School of Economics to celebrate, take stock and look forward. We were fortunate to have our very own Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen…