Together with a colleague I am organising a section at the ECPR general conference, Montreal 2015 ( http://www.ecpr.eu/Events/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=94) We welcome panel and paper proposals (until 10 November 2014) that are based...
I spent the last two days in Waterloo, Ontario at an incredible workshop called "Mapping the state of play on the global food landscape". It brought together academic and civil...
From ActionAid: ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ is gaining increasing attention among governments, NGOs, academics, corporations and international policy spaces. As proponents attempt to use the climate negotiations at the UNFCCC (United Nations...
Recently, a paper was published that supports land grabbing for food security. The paper suggests that the land in question is 'marginally utilised' and land grabbing will lead to more food being...
I follow the work of the Food and Climate Research Network quite closely. They have a great newsletter that includes updates and also commentary. A few days ago, we received...
Over the last couple of days I was attending a workshop titled: Global Governance: What lessons from the CFS and its reform? CFS: Committee on World Food Security CSO: Civil Society Organization CSM:...
Well, turns out the first year of lecturing and doing research is far busier than I could have possibly imagined. Busy though it is, it is also pretty great. The...
Call for Papers: Feminist Political Economy of Global Food Governance: Mapping Transformations in Agricultural Development 56th International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention February 18-21, 2015, New Orleans The food price crisis of 2007-2008...
From: http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/foodlaw/future_en.htm The provision of safe, nutritious, high quality and affordable food to Europe's consumers is the central objective of EU policy, which covers all stages of the EU food supply chain, "from farm...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="153"] Rethinking Food Systems[/caption] A few days ago I mentioned a new book was out: Rethinking Food Systems: Structural Challenges, New Strategies and the Law. Today I was reading one of...
