Trouble in the fields: : fair trade and food sovereignty responses to governance opportunities after the food crisis

• Autores: Kim Burnett
• Localización: Geopolitics, ISSN-e 1557-3028, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 351-376
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Crisis can create opportunity for change. The 2007�2008 food price crisis has demonstrated that the existing structures of agricultural production and trade lend to food price volatility and renders many of the poorest people around the world vulnerable to food insecurity. Two movements that have raised such contentions over the years are the Fair Trade and Food Sovereignty movements, though in very different ways. My research examines the food crisis and its root causes, and the global governance mechanisms that have emerged in response. It then investigates and analyses whether and how these movements have responded to these new opportunities. The paper argues that engagement by both social movements is crucial to ensuring that the interests of those they represent are considered in the shaping of future governance of global food and agriculture.