Search Results - politics of science

Taxing highly processed foods: What could be the impacts on obesity and underweight in sub-Saharan Africa? by Boysen, Ole, Boysen-Urban, Kirsten, Bradford, Harvey, Balié, Jean

Subjects: “…planning and development sociology and political science…”
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Gender focused training and knowledge enhances the adoption of climate resilient seeds by Dar, Manzoor H., Waza, Showkat A., Nayak, Swati, Chakravorty, Ritadhi, Zaidi, Najam W., Hossain, Mosharaf

Subjects: “…sociology and political science…”
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The political economy of the 2014 farm bill by Orden, David, Zulauf, Carl

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The political context of REDD+ in Indonesia: constituencies for change by Luttrell, C., Resosudarmo, I.A.P., Muharrom, E, Brockhaus, Maria, Seymour, F.

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Why the Great Food Transformation may not happen – A deep-dive into our food systems’ political economy, controversies and politics of evidence by Béné, Christophe

“…After discussing the meanings of ‘transformation’ in the specific context of food systems, we draw on different elements of political economy to show how various self-reinforcing dynamics are contributing to lock food systems in their current unsustainable trajectories. …”
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Science and international nature conservation by Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…As environment has assumed increasing prominence on the international political agenda, the role of biologists has been marginalised. …”
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Restoration for whom, by whom? A feminist political ecology of restoration by Elias, Marlène, Joshi, Deepa, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…At this critical juncture, urgent attention is needed to the power and politics that shape the values, meanings, and science driving restoration; and to the uneven experiences of these processes as national restoration pledges touch down in diverse and unequal contexts. …”
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Political discourse of REDD+ in Indonesia: Media analysis of national newspapers by Santoso, L.

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Science for Development: Mobilizing Global Partnerships by Deane, Christine, Ejeta, Gebisa, Rabbinge, Rudy, Sayer, Jeff

“…The current issue of Crop Science offers a selection of the papers presented and debated during these workshops. …”
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How to normatively transform food systems: Propositions of a holistic framework of politics by Abdulai, Abdul-rahim, Bene, Christophe

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Scientists, plants and politics: A history of the plant genetic resources movement by Pistorius, R.

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Knowing the Salween river: resource politics of a contested transboundary river. by Middleton, C., Lamb, V.

“…Given the paucity of grounded social science studies in this contested basin, this book provides conceptual insights at the intersection of resource governance, development, and politics of knowledge relevant to researchers, policy-makers and practitioners at a time when rapid change is underway…”
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The Chicago consensus on sustainable food systems science by Drewnowski, Adam, The Ecosystem Inception Team, Fan, Shenggen

“…Food systems science needs to embrace and engage with all relevant allied disciplines that may include environmental health sciences, epidemiology, geography, history, sociology, anthropology, business, and political science. …”
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Plant sciences, public policies and food security by Zeigler, Robert S.

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Economic development, mobility, and political discontent: An experimental test of Tocqueville’s thesis in Pakistan by Healy, Andrew, Kosec, Katrina, Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung

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The political economy of bundling socio-technical innovations to transform agri-food systems by Barrett, Christopher B.

“…No innovation serves everyone’s interests. Political opposition to innovations is therefore inevitable. …”
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NPS book launch: Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook - Soundcloud by Breisinger, Clemens, Mockshell, Jonathan, Resnick, Danielle, Quintero, Marcela, Nicol, Alan, Simbine, Antonia, Morrison, Jamie, Cantillo, Marco V. Sánchez, Iyob, Biniam, Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…A G E N D A Opening remarks Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, Kenya, IFPRI PEPA Sourcebook for food systems transformation: Framework, analytical tools, and case studies Jonathan Mockshell, Research Scientist – Senior Agricultural Economist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Systems Transformation Research Group Perspective on PEPA Marcela Quintero, Senior Director, Food Systems Transformation Science Group, CGIAR and Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Frank Place, Senior Advisor, Director General Office, IFPRI Alan Nicol, Co-lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Principal Researcher, IWMI Panel Discussion: Evidence based insights from political economy and policy analysis for national policies and strategies Antonia Simbine, Director General, Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Jamie Morrison, Senior Advisor, Policy and External Relations, GAIN Marco V. …”
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The political economy of food system transformation: Pathways to progress in a polarized world by Resnick, Danielle, Swinnen, Johan

“…To address this question, this book draws on scholarship from a global set of authors whose disciplines span economics, political science, nutrition, ecology, geography, and public policy. …”
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Agricultural science and technology policy for growth and poverty reduction by Omamo, Steven Were, Naseem, Anwar

“…Agricultural S&T policy analysis as presented here extends beyond the current boundaries of agricultural economics into such disciplines as public finance, public administration, political science, history, sociology, and psychology. …”
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State policies and smallholders politics in Ghana’s agriculture ‘Modernization’ paradigm: A policy review by Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim, Oklikah, Desmond Ofori, Abdulai, Abdul-Salam Jahanfo, Mohammed, Kamaldeen, Alhassan, Alhassan Yakubu

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