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Civil society organizations are among the most vociferous critics ofthe modern food system. Yet even after decades of campaigns, governments have largely failed to address health and sustainabilityissues in an effective way. This volume showcases the research ofexperts from multiple disciplines who argue that solutions lie not justin lobbying elected officials but in initiatives at thesubparliamentary level. Real change will come, they argue, whenadvocacy groups develop innovative strategies capable of influencing
decision makers more resistant to publicpressure: business lobbies well connected to government agencies, middle managers, and ministries unused to collaborating acrossdepartmental mandates.
List of contents
Introduction /
Rod MacRae, Elisabeth Abergel, and Mustafa KocPart 1 - Paradigms, Scales, and Jurisdictions1 Effecting Paradigm Change in the Canadian Agriculture and Food Sector: Toward a Multifunctionality Paradigm /
Grace Skogstad2 Alternative Land Use Services and the Case for Multifunctional Policy in Canada /
Alison Blay-Palmer3 The Experience of Canadian Environmental CSOs: Thoughts from the Green Side /
Mark WinfieldPart 2 - Lessons from the Canadian Food System4 The Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee: Legitimacy, Participation, and Attempts to Improve GE Regulation in Canada /
Elisabeth Abergel5 Lessons from Twenty Years of CSO Advocacy to Advance Sustainable Pest Management in Canada /
Rod MacRae, Julia Langer, and Vijay Cuddeford6 Breastfeeding Promotion and Social Change in Canada: A Review of Ninety Years of Breastfeeding Policy and Practices /
Aleck Ostry and Tasnim Nathoo7 Canada's Action Plan on Food Security: The Interactions between Civil Society and the State to Advance Food Security in Canada /
Mustafa Koc and Japji Anna Bas8 The Obesogenic Environment and Schools: Have CSOs Played a Role in Shifting the Debate from Individual Responsibility to Structural Factors? /
Tony Winson, Rod MacRae, and Aleck Ostry9 From Green Energy to Smart Growth: Practical Lessons from the Renewable Energy Movement for Agricultural Land Protection and Sustainability Activists /
José Etcheverry10 Helping Good Things Grow: Creating Nurturing Polices and Programs for New Farmers through Civil Society-Government Collaboration /
Sarah RobicheauConclusion /
Elisabeth Abergel and Rod MacRaeIndex
About the author
Rod MacRae is an associate professor of food policy in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.
Elisabeth Abergel is a professor in the Sociology Department and a member of the Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Summary
Lays out new strategies for advocacy groups to achieve a sustainable, healthy food system.
