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Emerging forms of social mobilisation are explored, using food initiatives in Canada as an example. Food networks are particularly interesting as a case study: they have holistic goals that include both environmental and social concerns, the number and scope of food initiatives have rapidly increased, and there has recently been a high level of public engagement around food issues. Networks among alternative food initiatives (AFIs) are investigated using a survey and in-depth interviews. Food movement networks exhibit some elements of collective identity, but network members have diverse goals, projects, and tactics that do not always align into a coherent political program. Social network theory and the analytic of complex assemblages are employed to help understand these results. Understanding how these food networks function provides insight not just into food networks, but also more generally into the study and practice of social mobilisation around environmental issues. Adapted from the source document.

Academic institutions and community-based organizations have increasingly recognized the value of working together to meet their different objectives and address common societal needs. In an effort to support the development and maintenance of these partnerships, a diversity of brokering initiatives has emerged. We describe these brokering initiatives broadly as coordinating mechanisms that act as an intermediary with an aim to develop collaborative and sustainable partnerships that provide mutual benefit. A broker can be an individual or an organization that helps connect and support relationships and share knowledge. To date, there has been little scholarly discussion or analysis of the various elements of these initiatives that contribute to successful community–campus partnerships. In an effort to better understand where these features may align and diverge, we reviewed a sample of community–campus brokering initiatives across North America and the United Kingdom to consider their different roles and activities. From this review, we developed a framework to delineate characteristics of different brokering initiatives to better understand their contributions to successful partnerships. The framework is divided into two parts. The first examines the different structural allegiances of the brokering initiatives by identifying their affiliation, principle purpose, and who received primary benefits. The second considers the dimensions of brokering activities in respect to their level of engagement, platforms used, scale of activity, and area of focus. The intention of the community campus engagement brokering framework is to provide an analytical tool for academics and community-based practitioners engaged in teaching and research partnerships. When developing a brokering initiative, these categories describing the different structures and dimensions encourage participants to think through the overall goals and objectives of the partnership and adapt the initiative accordingly.

The governance engagement continuum : food movement mobilization and the execution of power through governance arrangements / Peter Andrée, Jill K. Clark, Charles Levkoe, Kristen Lowitt, and Carla Johnston -- Pathways to co-governance? : the role of NGOs in food governance in the Northwest Territories, Canada / Carla Johnston and Peter Andrée -- Searching for fit? institution building and local action for food system change in Dunedin, NZ / Philippa MacKay & Sean Connelly -- Catalyzing change in local food system governance in Calgary, Alberta : the role of YYC growers and distributors cooperative / Mary Beckie & Elizabeth Bacon -- Policy engagement as prefiguration : experiments in food policy governance through the national food policy dialogue in Canada / Charles Z. Levkoe & Amanda Wilson -- Comparing the effectiveness of structures for addressing hunger and food insecurity / Molly D. Anderson -- Indigenous self-determination and food sovereignty through fisheries governance in the Great Lakes Region / Kristen Lowitt, Charles Levkoe, Ryan Lauzon, Kathleen Ryan, Chief Dean Ryan -- Collaborative governance : the case of local food action planning / Jill K. Clark -- Hybrid governance as rural development: market, state and civil society in Correns, France / Chantal Wei-Ying Clément -- Index.

The governance engagement continuum : food movement mobilization and the execution of power through governance arrangements / Peter Andrée, Jill K. Clark, Charles Levkoe, Kristen Lowitt, and Carla Johnston -- Pathways to co-governance? : the role of NGOs in food governance in the Northwest Territories, Canada / Carla Johnston and Peter Andrée -- Searching for fit? institution building and local action for food system change in Dunedin, NZ / Philippa MacKay & Sean Connelly -- Catalyzing change in local food system governance in Calgary, Alberta : the role of YYC growers and distributors cooperative / Mary Beckie & Elizabeth Bacon -- Policy engagement as prefiguration : experiments in food policy governance through the national food policy dialogue in Canada / Charles Z. Levkoe & Amanda Wilson -- Comparing the effectiveness of structures for addressing hunger and food insecurity / Molly D. Anderson -- Indigenous self-determination and food sovereignty through fisheries governance in the Great Lakes Region / Kristen Lowitt, Charles Levkoe, Ryan Lauzon, Kathleen Ryan, Chief Dean Ryan -- Collaborative governance : the case of local food action planning / Jill K. Clark -- Hybrid governance as rural development: market, state and civil society in Correns, France / Chantal Wei-Ying Clément -- Index

"Few things are as important as the food we eat. "Conversations in Food Studies" demonstrates the value of interdisciplinary research through the cross-pollination of disciplinary, epistemological, and methodological perspectives. Widely diverse essays, ranging from the meaning of milk, to the bring-your-own-wine movement, to urban household waste, are the product of collaborating teams of interdisciplinary authors. Readers are invited to engage and reflect on the theories and practices underlying some of the most important issues facing the emerging field of food studies today. Conversations in Food Studies brings to the table thirteen original contributions organized around the themes of representation, governance, disciplinary boundaries, and, finally, learning through food. This collection offers an important and groundbreaking approach to food studies as it examines and reworks the boundaries that have traditionally structured the academy and that underlie much of food studies literature."--

This article considers how political economy can expand to contribute to the contemporary study of sustainable food systems, raising new questions for researchers, practitioners, and social movement actors engaged in collaborative efforts to transform dominant foodscapes. Our discussion and analysis draw on the outcomes of a workshop of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) on the political economies of sustainable food systems in June 2018. The workshop participants identified five cross-cutting research issues and related methods worthy of focus: multiple forms of knowledge, technology and innovation, expansion or scaling sustainable innovations, the role of the private sector, and democratic governance. We conclude by positing ways forward that contribute to the evolving political economy of sustainable food systems. ; International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (iPES Food)

This book offers insights into the governance of contemporary food systems and their ongoing transformation by social movements. As global food systems face multiple threats and challenges there is an opportunity for social movements and civil society to play a more active role in building social justice and ecological sustainability. Drawing on case studies from Canada, the United States, Europe and New Zealand, this edited collection showcases promising ways forward for civil society actors to engage in governance. The authors address topics including: the variety of forms that governance engagement takes from multi-stakeholderism to co-governance to polycentrism/self-governance; the values and power dynamics that underpin these different types of governance processes; effective approaches for achieving desired values and goals; and, the broader relationships and networks that may be activated to support change. By examining and comparing a variety of governance innovations, at a range of scales, the book offers insights for those considering contemporary food systems and their ongoing transformation. It is suitable for food studies students and researchers within geography, environmental studies, anthropology, policy studies, planning, health sciences and sociology, and will also be of interest to policy makers and civil society organisations with a focus on food systems.

Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Need for Transformations -- 1 Connecting Food Access and Housing Security: Lessons from Peterborough, Ontario -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Food Security, Housing Security and Their Intersection -- Addressing Food Access and Housing Security Together -- Food and Housing in Peterborough -- Community-Based Initiatives on Housing and Food -- Initiatives that Actively Address Both Housing and Food -- Toward a Conceptual Framework -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Strengthening the Backbone: Local Food, Foreign Labour and Social Justice -- Abstract -- Mr. Ellis, Jamaica -- Migrant Farmworkers in Global Context -- Migrant Agricultural Work in Canada -- How the SAWP Disempowers Workers -- Living Conditions -- Working Conditions -- Health -- Labour Rights and Community Involvement -- Advancing Workers' Rights Is the True Win-Win Scenario -- References -- 3 Community Food Security in Pictou Landing First Nation -- Abstract -- Background -- Objectives and Research Process -- Inventory and Affordability Scenarios -- Qualitative Data: Story-Sharing and Photovoice -- Findings -- Limitations of the Research -- Discussion and Implications -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 The US Experience in Planning for Community Food Systems: An Era of Advocacy, Awareness, and (Some) Learning -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Place-Based and People-Based Inequities in the Food System -- Local Government Planners' Response to Failures in the Food System -- Case Study of Buffalo Niagara Metropolitan Region: Where Community-Led Practices Motivated Food Systems Planning -- Incorporating Food into the Sustainability Planning Process -- Progress and Challenges -- What Explains the Emergence of Food as a Public Policy Issue in Buffalo Niagara -- Conclusion -- References -- Pathways to Transformation

This edited volume builds on existing alternative food initiatives and food movements research to explore how a systems approach can bring about health and well-being through enhanced collaboration. Chapters describe the myriad ways community-driven actors work to foster food systems that are socially just, embed food in local economies, regenerate the environment and actively engage citizens. Drawing on case studies, interviews and Participatory Action Research projects, the editors share the stories behind community-driven efforts to develop sustainable food systems, and present a critical assessment of both the tensions and the achievements of these initiatives. The volume is unique in its focus on approaches and methodologies that both support and recognize the value of community-based practices. Throughout the book the editors identify success stories, challenges and opportunities that link practitioner experience to critical debates in food studies, practice and policy. By making current practices visible to scholars, the volume speaks to people engaged in the co-creation of knowledge, and documents a crucial point in the evolution of a rapidly expanding and dynamic sustainable food systems movement. Entrenched food insecurity, climate change induced crop failures, rural-urban migration, escalating rates of malnutrition related diseases, and aging farm populations are increasingly common obstacles for communities around the world. Merging private, public and civil society spheres, the book gives voice to actors from across the sustainable food system movement including small businesses, not-for-profits, eaters, farmers and government. Insights into the potential for market restructuring, knowledge sharing, planning and bridging civic-political divides come from across Canada, the United States and Mexico, making this a key resource for policy-makers, students, citizens, and practitioners.

This paper explores how Canadian federal policy and frameworks can better support community-basedinitiatives to reduce food insecurity and build sustainable food systems in the North. Through an examination of the current state of food systems infrastructure, transportation, harvest, and production in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut, we argue in favour of a multi-sector approach that supports diversified food systems, including traditional/country food production and distribution, in a way that values and prioritizes community-led initiatives and Indigenous peoples' self-determination and self-governance. The challenge of developing sustainable, northern food systems requires made-in-the-North solutions that are attuned to cultural, geographic, environmental, and political contexts. Recent policy developments suggest some progress in this direction, however much more work is needed. Ultimately, sustainable northern food systems must be defined by and for Northerners at community, local, and regional levels, with particularattention paid to treaty rights and the right to self-determination of First Nations and other Indigenous communities. ; Cet article se penche sur la manière dont les politiques et les cadres de référence fédéraux du Canada peuvent mieuxsoutenir les initiatives communautaires afin d'atténuer l'insécurité alimentaire et d'édifier des systèmes alimentaires durables dans le Nord. En nous appuyant sur l'examen de l'état actuel de l'infrastructure des systèmes alimentaires, du transport, des récoltes et de la production du Yukon, des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, du Nunavut, du Nunavik et du Nunatsiavut, nous plaidons en faveur d'une approche multisectorielle favorisant des systèmes alimentaires diversifiés, y compris la production et la distribution d'aliments traditionnels ou du terroir, valorisant et priorisant les initiatives communautaires de même que l'autodétermination et l'autonomie gouvernementale des peuples autochtones. Le défi consistant à concevoir des systèmes alimentaires durables dans le Nord nécessite des solutions provenant du Nord, solutions qui tiennent compte des contextes culturel, géographique, environnemental et politique. De récents développements en matière de politiques suggèrent un certain progrès, mais il reste toutefois fort à faire dans ce sens. Au bout du compte, les systèmes alimentaires durables dans le Nord doivent être définis par et pour les gens du Nord à l'échelle communautaire, locale et régionale, en accordant une attention particulière aux droits issus des traités ainsi qu'au droit à l'autodétermination des Premières Nations et d'autres collectivités autochtones.