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their families in Ghana and Palestine and how this is shaped by differing political and socio-cultural contexts. This paper draws on comparative ethnographic research including participant observation and ... livelihoods. This revealed how such experiences were variously shaped by differing political contexts and socio-cultural norms and expectations within the two settings. These in turn intersected with aspects
, particularly in relation to agriculture, which are highly political and can have large effects on global, national, and local food systems. The aim of this study was to analyse two multilateral trade policy ... multilateral trade policy decisions relevant to food and nutrition security, to understand the political and power dynamics in the spaces in which these decisions are being made at the global level, in order to
presented an argument with a family resemblance to ours at a meeting of the International Political Economy Society in 2010. Their never-published paper deployed a different sample, unit of analysis ... Political instability by raising bread prices* relationship. As illustrated in the appendix, the underlying parameter estimates again show medium-to-high robustness for cereal prices. While our results are
An adequate supply of energy, micronutrients and macronutrients is essential to achieve food and nutrition security to prevent malnutrition. Socio-economic, political, and climatic events, however ... policy changes and political, socioeconomic and climatic events from 1961 to 2013 in Zambia. Due to the lack of national food consumption data, food supply data from the FAO food balance sheets, matched to
undermining and misdirecting extension. Finally, the political-economic underpinnings of extension require critical scrutiny and strategic interventions. While many challenges threaten extension effectiveness ... within the political economy of agrarian change” and thus shaped by powerful social and economic forces (Cook et al., 2021) . Extension in SSA has its roots in colonial administrations’ efforts to
political spheres. This makes finding solutions complex as traditional linear models of treatment and effect have proven only minimally successful or unfeasible at the population level. There is also a ... growing global challenge, and no country has yet reversed the upward trend in prevalence. The causes are multifaceted, spanning individual, societal, environmental, and political spheres. This makes finding
emerge through the application of a social-political economy of mental health, that holds the complexity presented by the totality of social life as it potentially relates to mental health. The piece seeks ... social worlds. Social world; Intersectionality; Socio-political economy; Knowledge practices Introduction Towards the end of my doctorate, there was a moment of clarity where I finally understood why my
countries. Drawing from political economy and food system transformation discourses, we are using the popular intervention types of nutrition-sensitive value chains (marketization logic) and biofortification ... incorporating their embeddedness in the wider food systems and the relevant political-economic and social relations that influence the production and consumption of food. We conclude that the systemic nature of
consultation: material, relational, political, digital, and structural. In both waves, we identified measures for each domain, then conducted principal component analysis to identify the components. We generated ... , UK Division of Psychiatry, UCL, 6th Floor, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7NF, UK meaning continues to change and evolve depending on context and political ideology [ 1 ]. The
. Women in West Germany reported significantly higher mental distress compared to women in East Germany. Compared to men, women reported the highest prevalence in both regions. Important political events as ... distress compared to women in East Germany. Compared to men, women reported the highest prevalence in both regions. Conclusion Important political events as well as major crises can lead to an increase of
–2017) and political commitment to- and policy coherence in- nutrition. We reviewed nutrition-relevant Rwandan policies and programs (2000–2018) and conducted 90 semi-structured interviews with national ... . Analysis consisted of thematic analysis and the assessment of events, policy developments, and strategies that influenced nutrition in Rwanda, including operationalization of political commitment and policy
, 6706, KN Wageningen , The Netherlands Violent political conflict has been documented to have comprehensive adverse effects on economic activity and, thus, substantially harm social welfare. As conflict ... corridors. Changes in market size; Conflict; Differentiated goods; Economic space; Food demand; Fresh food marketing; Israeli-Palestinian conflict; MENA; Palestine 1 Introduction Violent political conflict
” informed by the African philosophy Ubuntu [ 9, 10 ]. Here, mutuality is mobilized in efforts to better recognize the expertise and innovation of people living and working in the global South and to ... -scholar Dean Spade defines mutual aid as “a form of political participation in which people take responsibility for caring for one another and changing political conditions […] by actually building new
processes of food production, distribution, retail, consumption, and the natural, technological, political, social, and economic environments within which they are embedded. These interlinkages are manifested ... level of analysis. In Table 2, the first food system domain relates to the policy environment. This domain is about national and international political and institutional actors, that shape ultra
advocacy, political attention, evidence around intervention coverage, civil society involvement, and activity of nutrition champions. These factors have been especially important in creating and sustaining ... implementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions. Enabling environment components that improved included the framing of nutrition as a multisectoral issue, nutrition advocacy, political
literature on public sector employment. However, as far as we know, previous studies have not addressed the impact of political polarization on the public sector. This study empirically explores the
Political communication is one of the oldest areas in the history of mankind, along with politics, state and power structure. Political communication is especially effective in the process of self ... tools of today. The means of political communication and the methods used also show the characteristics of social structures. Until the fall of the USSR, it has implemented a unique communication system
to include: economic, social, geographical, and political influences. Despite many similarities between the U.S. and Australia, several differences noted included: a broader definition of food security ... the programs can vary widely depending on political ideology, history, and needs. In the U.S., there are fifteen federal programs that are specific to food aid (i.e., food commodities and/or food
stressor or loss (…) is not a mental disorder”) [ 4 ], p. 20], although only ex negativo. Social sanctions deserve the same consideration: “Socially deviant behavior (e.g., political, religious, or sexual ... . Psychiatr Serv 67 ( 3 ): 289 - 295 61. Schramme T ( 2014 ) Christopher Boorse and the philosophy of medicine . J Med Philos 39 ( 6 ): 565 - 571 62. Spitzer RL , Endicott J , Franchi JAM ( 2018 ) Medical and
. Taking a largely political economy lens, he has focused primarily on food policy and the facilitation of new institutional arrangements for fo o d s ys t e m g ove r n a n c e . Scott has wide-ranging ... time – less is known about the “enabling environments” that are foundational for building political momentum and converting this momentum into results on the ground (Gillespie et al., 2013; Ruel
