Rise of Food Charity in Europe

Hannah Lambie-Mumford is Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on food insecurity, food charity responses and the role of public policy.Tiina Silvasti is Professor of Social and Public Policy at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä. Her research interests focus on charitable response to food poverty.

• Foreword: The Rise of Food Charity in Europe ~ Graham RichesIntroduction: Exploring the Growth of Food Charity across Europe ~ Hannah Lambie-Mumford, and Tiina SilvastiNew Frames for Food Charity in Finland ~ Tiina Silvasti and Ville TikkaSocial Exclusion and Food Assistance in Germany ~ Fabian Kessl, Stephan Lorenz and Holger SchonevilleThe Role of Food Charity in Italy ~ Sabrina Arcuri, Gianluca Brunori and Francesca GalliFood Banks in the Netherlands Stepping up to the Plate: Shifting Moral and Practical Responsibilities ~ Hilje van der Horst, Leon Pijnenburg and Amy MarkusRedistributing Waste Food to Reduce Poverty in Slovenia ~ Vesna Leskošek and Romana ZidarFood Aid in Post-crisis Spain: A Test for this Welfare State Model ~ Amaia Inza-Bartolomé and Leire Escajedo San-EpifanioFood Banks and the UK Welfare State ~ Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Rachel LoopstraConclusion: Food Charity in Europe ~ Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti

“This fascinating and first collection of qualitative cross-case study of the rise of food charity across Europe importantly highlights the link between changes to social rights and entitlements and increased emphasis on non-state providers of food charity. It uses food charity as a lens through which we can learn how wider policy shifts impact on poverty in Europe. A masterpiece in food charity studies, it vigorously argues for embedding this research within the overall context of poverty. Constructive discussions and proposition in terminology and concepts advance this field of poverty studies. A seminal collection forcefully advancing food poverty studies.” Helmut P. Gaisbauer, University of Salzburg