Policy coalitions in food systems transformation
2023
Swinnen, Johan; Resnick, Danielle | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-1978 Swinnen, Johan; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-3461 Resnick, Danielle
Coalitions—or a set of individuals and groups with shared policy preferences—lie at the heart of political economy.¹ They are also often considered central to policy change. For instance, in 1999, the president of the World Bank argued that many of the world’s most intractable development issues could only be tackled by marshaling “coalitions for change” (Wolfensohn 1999). The implied positive potential of coalitions was reiterated during the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, where coalitions were seen as a fundamental tool for addressing the multi-sectoral and multi-scalar nature of food systems transformation. In fact, more than two dozen coalitions were formed to address various elements of the food system, from halting deforestation to improving data to enhancing wages for food system workers.
Show more [+] Less [-]IFPRI4; CRP2; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; UNFSS
Show more [+] Less [-]DGO; Development Strategies and Governance (DSG); Transformation Strategies; PIM
Show more [+] Less [-]CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
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