Challenges for food sovereignty policy making
The case of Nicaragua’s Law 693
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11186152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy Godek (0000-0003-1999-2778, Office of International Affairs, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 526-543 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436597.2015.1005437 |
| OpenAlex | W2013184730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 18 |
Food sovereignty policy initiatives face significant challenges in their quest to be approved. This article examines the case of Nicaragua’s Law 693, the Law of Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security, which was passed in 2009. Drawing on empirical research, the article details the initial stages of the policy-making process – from the origins and development of the proposal for a food sovereignty law to its introduction and initial deliberation by the National Assembly to the breakdown in the approval process because of conflict over the law’s content. Using theoretical insights from the food sovereignty and food security policy literature, Law 693 is examined, noting key limitations food sovereignty faced during the policy-making process. The study finds that the strength and force of national food sovereignty discourses, the ability of food sovereignty advocates to convince others of the legitimacy and viability of the food sovereignty approach, and the willingness of the state to create the necessary conditions to foster food sovereignty are all important factors when evaluating the potential for food sovereignty to be successfully adopted into public policies
Deliberation · Economics · Food policy · Food security · Food sovereignty · Geography · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Right to food · Sovereignty · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Law · Organic Food and Agriculture · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |