The Journal of Fair Trade Society

The Journal of Fair Trade is a biannual, peer-reviewed title run by the Journal of Fair Trade Society and published by Pluto Journals.

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We're excited to share that a Collaborative Doctoral Research Studentship, is being offered by Newcastle Business School & the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, to conceptualise & support the strategic planning of a new future for the Fair Tarde movement https://t.co/wV4EpZLqUC

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The Fair Trade Reading Club will meet 20th April, 3:30–5:00 pm CEST (Brussels time)! Topic: Fairtrade’s place in banana history. We will be welcoming Alistair Smith, international coordinator & executive director of BananaLink . Register: https://t.co/IowZNyuIAL

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The call for papers for the next Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) 2026, at the University of Cologne, Germany, has been extended to 15th February 2026.

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In JoFT 6.2 read "Supporting refugee artisans in handicraft making through global partnerships" on lack https://t.co/NEnMNBU2uM of markets-access, legal status restrictions, sparse social networks, insufficient design skill & absence of basic business support hindering refugees

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We have some exciting news to share: Pluto Journals is now a member of the Open Journals Collective (OJC), which launches in January 2026. It’s an exciting step towards a brighter future for diamond open access! The Future is Diamond (OJC). Read more here https://t.co/VF1xof8XpL

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In JoFT 6.2 “Economic inclusion: qualitative lessons from Egypt”, by Jack Hosgood, https://t.co/8BuScHdb5y questions how refugees can achieve self-reliance when they reside in countries where formal and informal barriers limit access to employment. Read on @Science_Open

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As of today, the Fair Trade Advocacy Office will no longer be posting on X.

👉 You can now connect with us on Bluesky: https://t.co/GCfKwXSFcp

👉 as always, on LinkedIn: https://t.co/BpQUgpkiOL

Or, best of all, come chat with our colleagues over a nice #FairTrade coffee! ☕🌍

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In the @journalfair 6.2 this article addresses “Fair Trade meets humanitarianism: integrating refugees into a global, creative economy value chain” https://t.co/ZQeevx7hwf while global displacement reaches crisis level & the shortfall between humanitarian needs & funding grows

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Read our https://t.co/fTftZ7hw60 news! As the holidays begin, explore the latest issues of the International Journal of Disability & Social Justice, Journal of Fair Trade, and from our African Journals Initiative. All are Diamond Open Access, free on @Science_Open & @JSTOR https://t.co/6cYmXrwYEi

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In the latest JoFT 6.2 author Simon Zadek asks the anxious question facing Europe’s social democratic liberals: “What is to be done?” https://t.co/5bnVJJ47eC following Biden’s successor entering the White House largely on a promise to curb the southern border flow.

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At #COP30 the Capital for the Agricultural Transition fund launches with $50 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation & Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) to make restoring Brazilian degraded land the more productive https://t.co/sxeJI3N1Ra

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The Journal of Fair Trade, Vol 6 Iss 2 Special Issue, in collaboration with UNHCR & MADE51, has academic pieces themed on migrant, refugee and IDP rights, promoting fair and inclusive employment and featuring artisan case studies from Uganda & Egypt. Read https://t.co/hLkd180TWm

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Fair Trade Reading Club @FairTradeFTAO meets Dec 1 (3:30–5 PM CET)! Author Peter van Dam, University of Amsterdams, will join to discuss “Fair Trade: Humanitarianism in the Age of Postcolonial Globalization”. Register for free here: https://t.co/g8s45QirU5

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The Journal of Fair Trade, Vol 6 Iss 2 Special Issue, in collaboration with UNHCR & MADE51, has academic pieces themed on migrant, refugee and IDP rights, promoting fair and inclusive employment and featuring artisan case studies from Uganda & Egypt. https://t.co/hLkd180TWm;><span%20style=

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“Diamond Open Access: Challenging Oligopolistic Knowledge Systems” by Pauline Tiffen, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fair Trade, celebrates #OAWeek and explores #DiamondOA as a response to fragmented #FairTrade debates. Read more 👉 https://t.co/G6cgm3SWf1

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On Fair Trade Coffee this International Coffee Day read Ruerd Ruben’s article “Why do coffee farmers stay poor?: Breaking vicious circles with direct payments from profit sharing”. This article scored no.9 in the Pluto Journals Top 2023 articles https://t.co/YEEaogbIeO

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On Fair Trade Coffee this International Coffee Day read "Fairtrade coffee consumption in Spain". @e_kossmann, Veloso & Gómez-Suárez @UAM_Madrid investigate Spanish shoppers’ behaviour towards Fairtrade coffee https://t.co/BvhbJZWfvU
#Spain #FairTrade #coffee #ethicalconsumerism

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The 18th International Fair Trade Towns Conference (IFTTC) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 30- 31 August 2025 at the University of Edinburgh. Tadeusz Makulski & Thembisile Mnisi’s IFTTC report is attached here https://t.co/1y4WbdZ4mL

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The Fair Trade Reading Club meets on Sept 15, 3:30–5:00 pm CEST! Topic: Consumers’ Perception of Fair Trade in Hungary with Dr. Eszter Tóth, Univ. of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business. Register: https://t.co/ioz2ghoqzj

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The 18th International Fair Trade Towns Conference (IFTTC) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 30- 31 August 2025 at the University of Edinburgh. Tadeusz Makulski & Thembisile Mnisi’s IFTTC report is attached here https://t.co/1y4WbdZ4mL