Lee‐Ann Sutherland

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Lee-Ann Sutherland is a leading scholar in agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS), rural sociology, and sustainable land management. Her research critically examines how knowledge flows, policy frameworks, and socio-material assemblages shape agricultural transitions. Sutherland’s most-cited work, “Advancing AKIS with assemblage thinking” (2022, 33 citations), reimagines the European Union’s innovation policy by applying assemblage theory to challenge linear, growth-oriented models of AKIS. This contribution reframes agricultural innovation as a dynamic, relational process, influencing both academic discourse and policy design. Her broader portfolio explores farmer decision-making, land tenure, and the socio-technical dynamics of agri-environmental governance, with papers collectively garnering hundreds of citations. Sutherland’s work is notable for bridging critical social theory with practical agricultural policy, offering nuanced insights into how power, materiality, and knowledge intersect in rural systems. Her scholarship is essential reading for researchers and students interested in the politics of agricultural innovation, rural change, and the future of sustainable food systems.