Peck and Tickell observe that under the "asymmetrical scale politics of neoliberalism, local institutions and actors [are] being given responsibility without power, while international institutions and actors [are] gaining power without...
A new blog is out by Oxfam America's director of policy and research, Gawain Kripke. In the post he reflects on t the negotiations around new sustainable development goals, how these goals...
Today I gave a Pecha Kucha. A Pecha Kucha is a presentation of 6:20 with a series of 20 slides that change every 20 seconds. It is an unforgiving format...
This coming week I am giving two talks at conferences that seek to contribute answers to the question "how to feed 9 billion people by 2050". The first conference will be...
A new and exciting book about food security governance is out and it is a MUST READ. I have just received my copy and will follow up with a more...
New paper out written by Dr. David Barling (Centre for Food Policy, City University) and me. Unfortunately not open source but can be accessed here if your library has access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12571-015-0429-x The dynamics of...
I am most excited that my book Global Food Security Governance: Civil society engagement in the reformed Committee on World Food Security is now available for pre-order! It is part of the Routledge...
I am moving WAY out of my comfort zone by presenting a Pecha Kucha (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) at the Eco Intensive Agriculture Conference. I will be...
We are looking for papers for a session at the XXVI European Society for Rural Sociology Congress (http://www.esrs2015.eu/WG2 ) The session is: Post-neoliberal food transitions Co-conveners: Jessica Duncan [1], Damian Maye [2], Egon Noe...
Excellent post about sustainability and fisheries governance....
