Civil Society and Social Movements in Food System Governance

Peter Andrée is Associate Professor in Political Science, Geography and Environmental Studies at the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University, Canada.Jill K. Clark is Associate Professor at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, USA. Charles Z. Levkoe is Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Food Systems and Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University, Canada. Kristen Lowitt is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Brandon University, Canada.

• Introduction- Traversing Theory and Practice: Social Movement Engagement in Food Systems Governance for Sustainability, Justice and Democracy 1. The Governance Engagement Continuum: Food Movement Mobilization and the Execution of Power through Governance Arrangements 2. Pathways to Co-governance? The Role of NGOs in Food Governance in the Northwest Territories, Canada 3. Searching for fit? Institution building and local action for food system change in Dunedin, NZ 4. Catalyzing change in local food system governance in Calgary, Alberta: The role of YYC Growers and Distributors Cooperative 5. Policy Engagement as Prefiguration: Experiments in Food Policy Governance through the National Food Policy Dialogue in Canada 6. Comparing the Effectiveness of Structures for Addressing Hunger and Food Insecurity 7. Indigenous self-determination and food sovereignty through fisheries governance in the Great Lakes Region 8. Collaborative Governance: The Case of Local Food Action Planning 9. Hybrid governance as rural development: Market, state and civil society in Correns, France