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Editorial: New Perspectives on Food Democracy

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  • Basil Bornemann

    (Sustainability Research Group, Department of Social Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland)

  • Sabine Weiland

    (European School of Political and Social Sciences, Université Catholique de Lille, France)

Abstract

With the overall intention of stimulating the debate on food democracy, this thematic issue aims to shed fresh light on the complex relationship between food and democracy in different contexts. New theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses are presented that explore, sharpen, question, and expand the potential of food democracy as both, an analytical lens onto the state and development of contemporary food systems, and as a political idea for transforming the dominant agri-industrial food system. In this editorial to the thematic issue “New Perspectives on Food Democracy,” we briefly recapitulate the existing debate on food democracy, explain the goals and overarching questions of the thematic issue and provide an overview of the assembled articles.

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  • Basil Bornemann & Sabine Weiland, 2019. "Editorial: New Perspectives on Food Democracy," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 1-7.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:poango:v7:y:2019:i:4:p:1-7
    DOI: 10.17645/pag.v7i4.2570
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    1. Camilla Adelle, 2019. "The Role of Knowledge in Food Democracy," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 214-223.
    2. Karen Bassarab & Jill K. Clark & Raychel Santo & Anne Palmer, 2019. "Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 32-47.
    3. Paula Fernandez-Wulff, 2019. "Collective Agency in the Making: How Social Innovations in the Food System Practice Democracy beyond Consumption," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 81-93.
    4. Jan-Peter Voß & Michael Guggenheim, 2019. "Making Taste Public: Industrialized Orders of Sensing and the Democratic Potential of Experimental Eating," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 224-236.
    5. Tobias Gumbert, 2019. "Anti-Democratic Tenets? Behavioural-Economic Imaginaries of a Future Food System," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 94-104.
    6. Joëlla van de Griend & Jessica Duncan & Johannes S. C. Wiskerke, 2019. "How Civil Servants Frame Participation: Balancing Municipal Responsibility With Citizen Initiative in Ede’s Food Policy," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 59-67.
    7. Beate Friedrich & Sarah Hackfort & Miriam Boyer & Daniela Gottschlich, 2019. "Conflicts over GMOs and their Contribution to Food Democracy," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 165-177.
    8. Joëlla van de Griend & Jessica Duncan & Johannes S. C. Wiskerke, 2019. "How Civil Servants Frame Participation: Balancing Municipal Responsibility With Citizen Initiative in Ede’s Food Policy," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 59-67.
    9. Anna R. Davies & Agnese Cretella & Vivien Franck, 2019. "Food Sharing Initiatives and Food Democracy: Practice and Policy in Three European Cities," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 8-20.
    10. Tobias Gumbert, 2019. "Anti-Democratic Tenets? Behavioural-Economic Imaginaries of a Future Food System," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 94-104.
    11. Jasmine Lorenzini, 2019. "Food Activism and Citizens’ Democratic Engagements: What Can We Learn from Market-Based Political Participation?," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 131-141.
    12. Basil Bornemann & Sabine Weiland, 2019. "Empowering People—Democratising the Food System? Exploring the Democratic Potential of Food-Related Empowerment Forms," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 105-118.
    13. Anna R. Davies & Agnese Cretella & Vivien Franck, 2019. "Food Sharing Initiatives and Food Democracy: Practice and Policy in Three European Cities," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 8-20.
    14. Sebastian Prost, 2019. "Food Democracy for All? Developing a Food Hub in the Context of Socio-Economic Deprivation," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 142-153.
    15. Beate Friedrich & Sarah Hackfort & Miriam Boyer & Daniela Gottschlich, 2019. "Conflicts over GMOs and their Contribution to Food Democracy," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 165-177.
    16. Sebastian Prost, 2019. "Food Democracy for All? Developing a Food Hub in the Context of Socio-Economic Deprivation," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 142-153.
    17. Karen Bassarab & Jill K. Clark & Raychel Santo & Anne Palmer, 2019. "Finding Our Way to Food Democracy: Lessons from US Food Policy Council Governance," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 32-47.
    18. Basil Bornemann & Sabine Weiland, 2019. "Empowering People—Democratising the Food System? Exploring the Democratic Potential of Food-Related Empowerment Forms," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 105-118.
    19. Jasmine Lorenzini, 2019. "Food Activism and Citizens’ Democratic Engagements: What Can We Learn from Market-Based Political Participation?," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 131-141.
    20. Paula Fernandez-Wulff, 2019. "Collective Agency in the Making: How Social Innovations in the Food System Practice Democracy beyond Consumption," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 81-93.
    21. Jan-Peter Voß & Michael Guggenheim, 2019. "Making Taste Public: Industrialized Orders of Sensing and the Democratic Potential of Experimental Eating," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 224-236.
    22. Camilla Adelle, 2019. "The Role of Knowledge in Food Democracy," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 214-223.
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