Valer Simion Cosma

BIOGRAPHY

Valer Cosma is a highly recognized researcher focusing on the study of rurality, modernity and social justice in Europe (specifically in Romania). He finished his PhD in History and Philosophy at the University of Babes-Bolyai-Cluj (Romania) and has since edited and published 5 books and 19 articles related to these topics. In the last 7 years, Dr. Cosma has developed crucial expertise relevant to the topic of alternative food networks in Romania.

Dr. Cosma has been critically addressing the topics of peasantry and and social justice in Romania from a historical and cultural perspective. For instance, his edited volume entitled Included and Excluded (2012), speaks eloquently to what JustFood has meant by expanding perceptions on environmental (in)justice from a critical theory perspective.

More so, his expertise in organizing successful events such as the Telciu Summer School is extremely important for carry out the JustFood Project in Romania. Valer is currently co-coordinating a cultural program as member of the Center for the Study of Rurality and Modernity: together with a team of artists and scholars, he is collecting on the ground narratives related to rural work and employment possibilities.
For more details, please check his academic profile https://ubbcluj.academia.edu/ValerSimionCosma/Call-for-Papers

For more public references related to Dr. Cosma work, please visit

http://www.bistriteanul.ro/video-despre-munca-si-mila-povesti-extraordinare-culese-din-telciu/
http://www.observatorbn.ro/2018/10/04/comuna-telciu-subiectul-unor-productii-literare-si-cinematografice-care-pot-fi-descoperite-la-biblioteca-judeteana/
https://www.timponline.ro/omul-care-comuna-judet-harta-culturala-romaniei-planuri-indraznete/

CONSULTANT'S CONTRIBUTIONS

Cosma, V.S., Ban, C., Gabor, D. (2020) The Human Cost of Fresh Food: Romanian Workers and Germany’s Food Supply Chains. Review of Agrarian Studies, 10(2)