Global Food Security Governance: Civil society engagement in the reformed Committee on World Food Security (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)
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Global Food Security Governance: Civil society engagement in the reformed Committee on World Food Security (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)

Global Food Security Governance: Civil society engagement in the reformed Committee on World Food Security (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)

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Jessica Duncan (Author)  

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In 2007/8 world food prices spiked and global economic crisis set in, leaving hundreds of millions of people unable to access adequate food. The international reaction was swift. In a bid for leadership, the 123 member countries of the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security (CFS) adopted a series of reforms with the aim of becoming the foremost international, inclusive and intergovernmental platform for food security. Central to the reform was the inclusion of participants (including civil society and the private sector) across all activities of the Committee. Drawing on data collected from policy documents, interviews and participant observation, this book examines the re-organization and functioning of a UN Committee that is coming to be known as a best practice in global governance. Framed by key challenges that plague global governance, the impact and implication of increased civil society engagement are examined by tracing policy negotiations within the CFS, in particular, policy roundtables on smallholder sensitive investment and food price volatility and negotiations on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, and the Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition. The author shows that through their participation in the Committee, civil society actors are influencing policy outcomes. Yet analysis also reveals that the CFS is being undermined by other actors seeking to gain and maintain influence at the global level. By way of this analysis, this book provides empirically-informed insights into increased participation in global governance processes. 17 Illustrations, black and white
Jessica Duncan is an Assistant Professor in the Rural Sociology Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. She has a PhD from the Centre for Food Policy, City University London, UK.
  • Contributor: Jessica Duncan
  • Imprint: Routledge
  • ISBN13: 9781138574861
  • Number of Pages: 254
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Packaged Weight: 453
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Release Date: 2017-10-12
  • Series: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Jessica Duncan is an Assistant Professor in the Rural Sociology Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. She has a PhD from the Centre for Food Policy, City University London, UK.

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