In the current polarizing political climate, what constitutes just has become increasingly questioned and debated in the public arena. Tyrants seem everywhere to shape people's understanding of who belongs in communities and nation‐states and, therefore, who should be given a voice and what should be valued. This paper unpacks the mechanisms of tyranny and the pursuit of justice in the global agri‐food system. The first section discusses justice and tyranny as sociological concepts and practice, followed by the second section that examins two types of tyrannies in the globalized agri‐food system: neoliberal capitalism and community. I argue that neoliberal capitalism and community are the logics for organizing social relations and the sites of enacting tyrannies and justice. Third, I argue that in the tension between capitalism and community in achieving justice, rural becomes critical both theoretically and empirically for understanding the current transformations and the future challenges for transforming agri‐food systems. Finally, the paper concludes with possible contributions of rural sociological imaginations to shaping the discourse of justice and explore the process of justice.

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正义与暴政：将“农村”带回粮食和农业社会学

在当前两极分化的政治气氛中，公正的构成在公共场合已受到越来越多的质疑和争论。暴君似乎到处都在塑造人们对谁属于社区和民族国家的理解，因此，应该给谁一个声音以及应该重视什么。本文探讨了全球农业食品体系中的暴政和正义追求机制。第一部分讨论作为社会学概念和实践的正义和暴政，其后第二部分研究全球化农业食品体系中的两种暴政：新自由主义资本主义和社区。我认为新自由主义资本主义和社区是逻辑用于组织社会关系以及颁布暴政和正义的场所。第三，我认为，在资本主义和社区之间在实现正义方面的紧张关系中，农村在理论上和经验上都变得至关重要，这对于理解当前的转变以及转变农业食品系统的未来挑战至关重要。最后，本文以农村社会学的想象力可能作出的贡献总结小号塑造正义的话语和探索正义的过程。