1st Edition
Civic Engagement in Food System Governance A comparative perspective of American and British local food movements
1. Local Food Policies as a Lens on American and British Food Movements
2. Local Food in National American Policy, 1976-2012: Increasing Inclusion, Increasing Policy Success
3. Local Food in National English Policy, 1991-2012: Policy Decline with Increased Contention
4. English Case Study: The Co-option of Local Food Policy by Environmental Interest Groups
5. American Case Study: Overcoming Barriers to Policy Change due to Civil Society Coordination Failure
6. Making Space for Collaboration in the Food System: Three Practices for Overcoming Exclusion
7. Toward a Theory of Food Systems Practice
Biography
Alan R. Hunt is owner and principal of Local Food Strategies LLC, based on his family farm in Hampton, New Jersey, USA. He was previously a Fulbright Scholar at the Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, UK, where he also earned a PhD in Rural Development.
"This book fills a long-standing gap in academic research on the formation and growth of local food movements. The comparative approach is well-researched, providing evidence-based insights into processes of political and social change. It is a must-read for anyone studying food systems in the US or UK." – Becca Jablonski, Special Assistant Professor of Food Systems and Regional Economics, Colorado State University, USA."This is an authoritative study of local food movements in Britain and America, drawing on the author's extensive research and policy experience. It is full of insights for policy analysts, food farming and environmental campaigners, and students of politics." – Philip Lowe, OBE, Duke of Northumberland Professor of Rural Economy, Newcastle University, UK.
"Hunt’s research benefits from his experience building bridges between groups holding very different views of farm and food policy matters, amplified by personal insights from his family’s agricultural background. The result is policy analysis centered on people." – Gary R. Matteson, V.P. Young, Beginning, Small Farmer Programs, The Farm Credit Council, USA.
