Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance
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Resumo: | Food policy councils (FPCs) are an embodiment of food democracy, providing a space for community members, professionals, and government to learn together, deliberate, and collectively devise place-based strategies to address complex food systems issues. These collaborative governance networks can be considered a transitional stage in the democratic process, an intermediary institution that coordinates interests not typically present in food policymaking. In practice, FPCs are complex and varied. Due to this variety, it is not entirely clear how the structure, membership, and relationship to government of an FPC influence its policy priorities. This article will examine the relationship between an FPC’s organizational structure, relationship to government, and membership and its policy priorities. Using data from a 2018 survey of FPCs in the United States by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future paired with illustrative cases, we find that an FPC’s relationship to government and membership have more bearing on its policy priorities than the organizational structure. Further, the cases illustrate how membership is determined and deliberation occurs, highlighting the difficulty of including underrepresented voices in the process. |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governancecollaborative governance; food democracy; food policy council; membership; participatory democracyFood policy councils (FPCs) are an embodiment of food democracy, providing a space for community members, professionals, and government to learn together, deliberate, and collectively devise place-based strategies to address complex food systems issues. These collaborative governance networks can be considered a transitional stage in the democratic process, an intermediary institution that coordinates interests not typically present in food policymaking. In practice, FPCs are complex and varied. Due to this variety, it is not entirely clear how the structure, membership, and relationship to government of an FPC influence its policy priorities. This article will examine the relationship between an FPC’s organizational structure, relationship to government, and membership and its policy priorities. Using data from a 2018 survey of FPCs in the United States by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future paired with illustrative cases, we find that an FPC’s relationship to government and membership have more bearing on its policy priorities than the organizational structure. Further, the cases illustrate how membership is determined and deliberation occurs, highlighting the difficulty of including underrepresented voices in the process.Cogitatio2019-10-28info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v7i4.2092oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/2092Politics and Governance; Vol 7, No 4 (2019): New Perspectives on Food Democracy; 32-472183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/2092https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v7i4.2092https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/2092/2092Copyright (c) 2019 Karen Bassarab, Jill K. Clark, Raychel Santo, Anne Palmerhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBassarab, KarenClark, Jill K.Santo, RaychelPalmer, Anne2022-12-22T15:16:10Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/2092Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:16.175432Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance Bassarab, Karen collaborative governance; food democracy; food policy council; membership; participatory democracy |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance |
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Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance |
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Bassarab, Karen |
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Bassarab, Karen Clark, Jill K. Santo, Raychel Palmer, Anne |
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Clark, Jill K. Santo, Raychel Palmer, Anne |
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Bassarab, Karen Clark, Jill K. Santo, Raychel Palmer, Anne |
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collaborative governance; food democracy; food policy council; membership; participatory democracy |
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collaborative governance; food democracy; food policy council; membership; participatory democracy |
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Food policy councils (FPCs) are an embodiment of food democracy, providing a space for community members, professionals, and government to learn together, deliberate, and collectively devise place-based strategies to address complex food systems issues. These collaborative governance networks can be considered a transitional stage in the democratic process, an intermediary institution that coordinates interests not typically present in food policymaking. In practice, FPCs are complex and varied. Due to this variety, it is not entirely clear how the structure, membership, and relationship to government of an FPC influence its policy priorities. This article will examine the relationship between an FPC’s organizational structure, relationship to government, and membership and its policy priorities. Using data from a 2018 survey of FPCs in the United States by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future paired with illustrative cases, we find that an FPC’s relationship to government and membership have more bearing on its policy priorities than the organizational structure. Further, the cases illustrate how membership is determined and deliberation occurs, highlighting the difficulty of including underrepresented voices in the process. |
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