Food Sharing Initiatives and Food Democracy: Practice and Policy in Three European Cities
| Autor: | Davies, Anna R., Cretella, Agnese, Franck, Vivien |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Raumplanung Landschaftsgestaltung Soziologie Anthropologie Landscaping and area planning Sociology & anthropology community gardens community kitchens food democracy food governance food sharing surplus food redistribution Raumplanung und Regionalforschung Siedlungssoziologie Stadtsoziologie Area Development Planning Regional Research Sociology of Settlements and Housing Urban Sociology Ernährung Lebensmittel Gartenbau Stadt Lebensweise Nachhaltigkeit Partizipation Bundesrepublik Deutschland Irland Großbritannien nutrition food horticulture town way of life sustainability participation Federal Republic of Germany Ireland Great Britain |
| Zdroj: | Politics and Governance, 7, 4, 8-20, New Perspectives on Food Democracy |
| Druh dokumentu: | Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article |
| ISSN: | 2183-2463 |
| DOI: | 10.17645/pag.v7i4.2090 |
| Popis: | Calls for greater food democracy in Europe have emerged as the limitations of urban food systems dominated by commercial organisations are documented, but little attention has been paid to how policy arrangements affect attempts to transition to more democratic food futures. This article examines food sharing initiatives - increasingly facilitated by the use of information and communication technologies - as a potential means to enhance urban food democracy, and explores the role of policy in shaping those practices in three European capital cities: Berlin, London, and Dublin. We pose two related questions: To what extent are diverse food sharing initiatives exemplars of food democracy, and to what extent do policy arrangements affect food sharing practices and the nature of any food democracy they might embody? Our empirical evidence demonstrates where the goals and impacts of food sharing initiatives align with key dimensions of food democracy. We also consider how food sharing initiatives - and any food democracy dimensions that they support - are affected by the policy environment in which they operate. The food sharing initiatives examined revealed to be agents of pro-democratic change, at least within the boundaries of their spheres of influence, despite policies rarely having their activities and aspirations in mind. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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