PhD Candidate, Political Economy, Macquarie University
Brigit is currently a PhD candidate researching the importance of political and social origins of modern food capitalism to the current debate of food policy. Since states clearly vary in how they organise the provisioning of food, her research asks whether it is reasonable to expect that some countries are better prepared than others in integrating demands from the ecological and social spheres when designing national food policies.
Outside her academic life, she also advocates for a fairer redistribution of food resources. She is a member of the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance and the Right to Food Coalition.
Why flour is still missing from supermarket shelves
May 29, 2020 14:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Extreme shortages of toilet paper, pasta and other pantry products defined the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic for many shoppers around the world. Availability of most these goods has returned to normal. But not...
What is behind the rising price of butter?
Oct 25, 2017 02:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Have you noticed that some of Australias favourite baked goods, such as croissants and buttery biscuits, have been creeping up in price? This becomes less surprising when one considers that globally, the price of butter...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight