John Lever

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-8518

Phone01484 473123
EmailJ.B.Lever@hud.ac.uk
Websitehttps://research.hud.ac.uk

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Ethnic and religious food markets; Sustainable food systems.

263 Citations
9 h-Index

Research output per year

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Personal profile

Biography

I am an interdisciplinary social scientist with a background in sociology, human geography and latterly management. Before moving to the University of Huddersfield, I worked in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University and for Cities Research Centre at UWE: Bristol. Throughout this period, my research has focused very broadly on 'sustainable communities' and 'sustainable food systems'.

My current research interests revolve around 1) place-based food systems and the circular economy, and; 2) the role of food entrepreneurs in ethnic and religious food markets. The overarching aim of my research is to provide business compliance guidance and public policy advice.

My teaching has a specific focus on food sustainability, circular economy and envirornmental policy at both UG and PG level. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Norbert Elias Foundation. For a complete list of talks before 2014 see www.johnlever.com.

Research Expertise and Interests

Sustainable food systems
Ethnic and religious food markets
Migrant workers & refugee entrepreneurs

Research Expertise and Interests

sustainability of urban regional food systems
local food
halal & kosher meat
sustainable communities
religion
place based food
immigration
refugees
circular economy

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Research Output

263 Citations
9 h-Index
20 Article
11 Chapter
4 Book
4 Commissioned report
11 More

The Structural Invisibility of Outsiders: The Role of Migrant Labour in the Meat-Processing Industry

Lever, J. & Milbourne, P., 1 Apr 2017, In : Sociology. 51, 2, p. 306-322 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

13 Citations (Scopus)

Covid-19 Policy Brief: A Regional Approach to Food System Reform

Lever, J., 2020, 2 p.

Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper

Open Access

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Establishing a Dialogue Between Science, Society and Religion About Religious Slaughter: The Experience of the European Funded Project Dialrel

Miele, M., Lever, J. & Evans, A., 12 Feb 2020, The Halal Food Handbook. Ramadan Al-Teinaz, Y., Spear, S. & H. A. Abd El-Rahim, I. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 343-351 9 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Food Fraud

Pointing, J., Ramadan Al-Teinaz, Y., Lever, J., Critchley, M. & Spear, S., 12 Feb 2020, The Halal Food Handbook. Al-Teinaz, Y. R., Spear, S. & El-Rahim, I. H. A. A. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 321-329 9 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

The Halal and Kosher Food Experience in the UK

Ramadan Al-Teinaz, Y., M. Regenstein, J., Lever, J., Katme, A. M. & Unsdorfer, S., 12 Feb 2020, The Halal Food Handbook. Ramadan Al-Teinaz, Y., Spear, S. & Abd El-Rahim, I. H. A. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 331-341 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter