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Alexander Nikulin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • "Quiet Food Sovereignty” as Food Sovereignty without Movements? Understanding Food Sovereignty in Post-Socialist Russia
    2017
    Co-Authors: Oane Visser, Natalia Mamonova, Max Spoor, Alexander Nikulin
    Abstract:

    textabstractWhat does Food Sovereignty look like in settings where rural social movements are weak or non-existent, such as in countries with post-socialist, semi-authoritarian regimes? Focusing on Russia, we present a divergent form of Food Sovereignty. Building on the concept of ‘quiet sustainability’, we present a dispersed, muted, but clearly bottom-up variant we term ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’. In the latter, the role of the very productive smallholdings is downplayed by the state and partly by the smallholders themselves. Those smallholdings are not seen as an alternative to industrial agriculture, but subsidiary to it (although superior in terms of sociality and healthy, environmentally friendly produce). As such, ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ deviates from the overt struggle frequently associated with Food Sovereignty. We discuss the prospects of the ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ to develop into a full Food Sovereignty movement, and stress the importance of studying implicit everyday forms of Food Sovereignty.

  • quiet Food Sovereignty as Food Sovereignty without a movement insights from post socialist russia
    Globalizations, 2015
    Co-Authors: Oane Visser, Natalia Mamonova, Max Spoor, Alexander Nikulin
    Abstract:

    AbstractWhat does Food Sovereignty look like in settings where rural social movements are weak or non-existent, such as in countries with post-socialist, semi-authoritarian regimes? Focusing on Russia, we present a divergent form of Food Sovereignty. Building on the concept of ‘quiet sustainability’, we present a dispersed, muted, but clearly bottom-up variant we term ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’. In the latter, the role of the very productive smallholdings is downplayed by the state and partly by the smallholders themselves. Those smallholdings are not seen as an alternative to industrial agriculture, but subsidiary to it (although superior in terms of sociality and healthy, environmentally friendly produce). As such, ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ deviates from the overt struggle frequently associated with Food Sovereignty. We discuss the prospects of ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ to develop into a full Food Sovereignty movement, and stress the importance of studying implicit everyday forms of Food Sovereignty.

Christina Mcgee Schiavoni - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the contested terrain of Food Sovereignty construction toward a historical relational and interactive approach
    The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2017
    Co-Authors: Christina Mcgee Schiavoni
    Abstract:

    This contribution puts forward a historical, relational and interactive (HRI) approach to Food Sovereignty research. A historical lens allows us to understand the social structures and institutions that condition the politics of Food over time and the ways in which the agency of relevant state and societal actors has been, and continues to be, enhanced and exercised, or not, in the political contestation over the Food system. A relational lens allows us to capture the process-oriented nature of Food Sovereignty – the ways in which the very meanings and attempted practices of Food Sovereignty are being dynamically and contentiously shaped and reshaped over time. An interactive lens allows us to analyze how actors within the state and in society are dialectically linked, molding the construction of Food Sovereignty through their interactions. Rather than an enquiry into Food Sovereignty per se, this piece is about efforts toward Food Sovereignty, partly to address a tendency in the literature and political ...

  • translating the politics of Food Sovereignty digging into contradictions uncovering new dimensions
    Globalizations, 2015
    Co-Authors: Annie Shattuck, Christina Mcgee Schiavoni, Zoe Vangelder
    Abstract:

    AbstractFood Sovereignty, as a movement and a set of ideas, is coming of age. Rooted in resistance to free trade and the globalizing force of neoliberalism, the concept has inspired collective action across the world. We examine what has changed since Food Sovereignty first emerged on the international scene and reflect on insight from new terrain where the movement has expanded. We argue that to advance the theory and practice of Food Sovereignty, new frameworks and analytical methods are needed to move beyond binaries—between urban and rural, gender equality and the family farm, trade and localism, and autonomy and engagement with the state. A research agenda in Food Sovereignty must not shy away from the rising contradictions in and challenges to the movement. The places of seeming contradiction may in fact be where the greatest insights are to be found. We suggest that by taking a relational perspective, scholars can begin to draw insight into the challenges and sticking points of Food Sovereignty by ...

  • contextualising Food Sovereignty the politics of convergence among movements in the usa
    Third World Quarterly, 2015
    Co-Authors: Zoe Brent, Christina Mcgee Schiavoni, Alberto Alonsofradejas
    Abstract:

    As Food Sovereignty spreads to new realms that dramatically diverge from the agrarian context in which it was originally conceived, this raises new challenges, as well as opportunities, for already complex transnational agrarian movements. In the face of such challenges calls for convergence have increasingly been put forward as a strategy for building political power. Looking at the US case, we argue that historically rooted resistance efforts for agrarian justice, Food justice and immigrant labour justice across the Food system are not only drawing inspiration from Food Sovereignty, but helping to shape what Food Sovereignty means in the USA. By digging into the histories of these resistance efforts, we can better understand the divides that exist as well as the potential for and politics of convergence. The US case thus offers important insights, especially into the roles of race and immigration in the politics of convergence that might strengthen the global movement for Food Sovereignty as it expands ...

  • competing sovereignties contested processes insights from the venezuelan Food Sovereignty experiment
    Globalizations, 2015
    Co-Authors: Christina Mcgee Schiavoni
    Abstract:

    AbstractThis article explores how ‘competing sovereignties’ are shaping the political construction of Food Sovereignty—broadly defined as ‘the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate Food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own Food and agriculture systems'. This study was motivated by a lack of clarity on the ‘Sovereignty’ of Food Sovereignty, as noted by numerous scholars—Sovereignty for whom, and how? As there is a growing consensus that there are in fact ‘multiple sovereignties’ of Food Sovereignty that cut across jurisdictions and scales, there is the question of how these sovereignties are competing with each other in the attempted construction of Food Sovereignty. This question is becoming ever more relevant as Food Sovereignty is increasingly adopted into state policy at various levels, calling for state and societal actors to redefine their terms of engagement. This article explores questions of ‘competing sovereignties’ by d...

  • Competing Sovereignties, Contested Processes: The Politics of Food Sovereignty Construction
    2013
    Co-Authors: Christina Mcgee Schiavoni
    Abstract:

    textabstractThis study provides a preliminary theoretical and empirical exploration into how ‘competing sovereignties’ are shaping the political construction of Food Sovereignty—broadly defined as ‘the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate Food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own Food and agriculture systems.’ This study was motivated by a lack of clarity on the ‘Sovereignty’ of Food Sovereignty that had been noted by numerous scholars. Earlier on, questions focused on who was the sovereign of Food Sovereignty—was it the state? Was it communities? More recently, as there is a growing consensus that there are in fact ‘multiple sovereignties’ of Food Sovereignty that cut across jurisdictions and scales, the question has become how these ‘multiple sovereignties’ are competing with each other in the attempted construction of Food Sovereignty. This question is becoming all the more relevant as Food Sovereignty is increasingly getting adopted into state policy at various levels, calling for state and societal actors to redefine their terms of engagement. This study has attempted to explore questions of competing sovereignties, first by developing an analytical framework using the lenses of scale, geography, and institutions, then by applying that framework to Venezuela, where for the past fifteen years a Food Sovereignty experiment has been underway in the context of a dynamic, complex, and contested shift in state-society relations.

Pamela Jagger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • 40 years of dialogue on Food Sovereignty a review and a look ahead
    Global Food Security, 2014
    Co-Authors: Ashley Chaifetz, Pamela Jagger
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    We review the evolution of the Food Sovereignty movement from its Green Revolution origins centered on Food self-sufficiency to current dialogue focused on reduced use of transgenic crops, supporting small-scale agriculture, eschewing trade liberalization, and promoting agroecology principles. We discuss Food Sovereignty in the context of a “right to Food” as has been put forward by the United Nations. We review Food Sovereignty discourse to assess what it contributes to key aspects of global Food security. We conclude that, while Food Sovereignty has promise as a normative concept, it is unlikely to be implemented in any substantive way in the near future. Forces affecting the future of Food including rapid population growth, upward Food price trends, globalization, and institutional path dependence in global Food and agricultural input markets are formidable adversaries.

Oane Visser - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • "Quiet Food Sovereignty” as Food Sovereignty without Movements? Understanding Food Sovereignty in Post-Socialist Russia
    2017
    Co-Authors: Oane Visser, Natalia Mamonova, Max Spoor, Alexander Nikulin
    Abstract:

    textabstractWhat does Food Sovereignty look like in settings where rural social movements are weak or non-existent, such as in countries with post-socialist, semi-authoritarian regimes? Focusing on Russia, we present a divergent form of Food Sovereignty. Building on the concept of ‘quiet sustainability’, we present a dispersed, muted, but clearly bottom-up variant we term ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’. In the latter, the role of the very productive smallholdings is downplayed by the state and partly by the smallholders themselves. Those smallholdings are not seen as an alternative to industrial agriculture, but subsidiary to it (although superior in terms of sociality and healthy, environmentally friendly produce). As such, ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ deviates from the overt struggle frequently associated with Food Sovereignty. We discuss the prospects of the ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ to develop into a full Food Sovereignty movement, and stress the importance of studying implicit everyday forms of Food Sovereignty.

  • quiet Food Sovereignty as Food Sovereignty without a movement insights from post socialist russia
    Globalizations, 2015
    Co-Authors: Oane Visser, Natalia Mamonova, Max Spoor, Alexander Nikulin
    Abstract:

    AbstractWhat does Food Sovereignty look like in settings where rural social movements are weak or non-existent, such as in countries with post-socialist, semi-authoritarian regimes? Focusing on Russia, we present a divergent form of Food Sovereignty. Building on the concept of ‘quiet sustainability’, we present a dispersed, muted, but clearly bottom-up variant we term ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’. In the latter, the role of the very productive smallholdings is downplayed by the state and partly by the smallholders themselves. Those smallholdings are not seen as an alternative to industrial agriculture, but subsidiary to it (although superior in terms of sociality and healthy, environmentally friendly produce). As such, ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ deviates from the overt struggle frequently associated with Food Sovereignty. We discuss the prospects of ‘quiet Food Sovereignty’ to develop into a full Food Sovereignty movement, and stress the importance of studying implicit everyday forms of Food Sovereignty.

Sophia Murphy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • what place for international trade in Food Sovereignty
    The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2014
    Co-Authors: Kim Burnett, Sophia Murphy
    Abstract:

    International agricultural commodity trade is central to the livelihoods of millions of farmers across the globe, and to most countries' Food security strategies. Yet global trade policies are contributing to Food insecurity and are undermining livelihoods. Food Sovereignty emerged in part as the articulation of resistance to the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and the imposition of multilateral trade disciplines on domestic agriculture policy. While not explicitly rejecting trade, the Food Sovereignty movement is identified with a strong preference for local markets. It challenges existing international trade structures, and on the whole its official position on trade remains ambiguous. We argue that trade remains important to the realization of the livelihoods of small-scale producers, including peasants active in the Food Sovereignty movement. It also matters for Food security. That it remains underexplored by the movement risks marginalizing millions of smallholder producers,...