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Civil Society in Sustainability T ransitions of Food Systems Rachael Durrant

Civil Society in Sustainability T ransitions of Food Systems Rachael Durrant. Spru DPhil Day conference 24/05/11. Non-state. The ‘good society’. Not-for profit. Associational life or ‘public sphere’. Voluntarism. Reform or revolution. Activism & participation.

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Civil Society in Sustainability T ransitions of Food Systems Rachael Durrant

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  1. Civil Society in Sustainability Transitions of Food SystemsRachael Durrant Spru DPhil Day conference 24/05/11

  2. Non-state The ‘good society’ Not-for profit Associational life or ‘public sphere’ Voluntarism Reform or revolution Activism & participation Brundtland triad: Environmental integrity, social equity & human wellbeing Trade justice & development Transition Globalism & Localism Climate change Food security & food sovereignty Poverty Resource depletion Health & nutrition

  3. The theory bit: A multi-level perspective Transition contexts Case B: Regime Contestation Case A: Grassroots Innovations Source: Geels (2002)

  4. How do civil society actors contribute towards Sustainability transitions of food systems? • Data gathering • Phase one (6 months) • Literature review • Five exploratory interviews per case • Exploration of documents • Phase two (12 months) • Up to 15 semi-structured interviews per case, inc. Q-sort procedure • Participation and observations of sector events and networks • Data processing/analysis • Quant data from Q-sorts will be analysed using SPSS • Qualitative data will be analysed using Nvivo Research questions Discourse and perception • How do civil society actors perceive the future of food systems? • How do they perceive themselves in relation to this and to each other? • What are the underlying discourses that structure these perceptions? • To what extent do these discourses influence the strategies for action employed by civil society actors? Diffusion • How do some representations come to prevail over others? • Under what conditions do these representations and innovations diffuse into the regime? • How, and by whom, is their diffusion empowered or constrained? • To what extent does diffusion entail modification? • When is this more or less prevalent? Roles • To what extent does this fit with the key roles found in the literature? • To what extent do actors perform these different roles simultaneously? • How do actors performing these different roles co-exist? • Under what circumstances is the relationship harmonious or antagonistic?

  5. Civil Society in Sustainability Transitions of Food SystemsRachael Durrant Spru DPhil Day conference 24/05/11

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