The PROTEINSCAPES project investigates the environmental aspects of meat and dairy and how they are politically contested and might emerge as a new fault-line of spatial and political polarisation that frustrates the governance of the protein transition. How does the transition away from animal proteins transform geographies of meat and dairy production and consumption? Where, for whom, and why does our reliance on animal protein become politically salient? How is the governance of the protein transition affected by the embrace of plant-based alternatives by some consumers and their rejection by others? ​

 

PROTEINSCAPES explores how the political geographies of meat and dairy shape the protein paradox. We will analyse production and consumption patterns across Europe, conduct case studies in four countries, and compare political contestation across different regions. This work will help explain why reducing reliance on animal protein remains so challenging.