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Knowledge, Power and the Governance of Food System Transformation

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  • Fil Kristensen, Iryna

    (CIRCLE, Lund University)

  • Grillitsch, Markus

    (CIRCLE, Lund University)

  • Pugh, Rhiannon

    (CIRCLE, Lund University)

  • Krautscheid, Lena

    (CIRCLE, Lund University)

  • Morgan, Kevin

    (Cardiff University)

Abstract

This paper examines how power-knowledge relations shape the mobilization, recognition, and suppression of local knowledge in food system transformation. Drawing on Foucault's subjugated knowledges, we analyse how experiential, place-based expertise encounters institutional resistance within regional governance frameworks. Through case studies from Skåne and Värmland, Sweden, we identify forms of transformative local knowledge, strategies actors employ to sustain them, and mechanisms of their marginalization. Our findings reveal how governance routines, regulatory norms, and national policy agendas constrain transformative potential, while demonstrating how local actors' agency creates alternative pathways for systemic change.

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  • Fil Kristensen, Iryna & Grillitsch, Markus & Pugh, Rhiannon & Krautscheid, Lena & Morgan, Kevin, 2026. "Knowledge, Power and the Governance of Food System Transformation," Papers in Innovation Studies 2026/1, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:lucirc:2026_001
    Note: This work was supported by Sweden's Innovation Agency (VINNOVA) under Grant 2024-01555.
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    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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