Publicación: Translating agroecology into policy: the case of France and the UK.
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2018-08-17
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The popularity of agroecology has grown over the last few years as an alternative
paradigm for food systems. This public attention has meant agroecology is increasingly becoming
institutionalised and integrated into food policy frameworks. While there is a significant body
of literature discussing the origins and worldviews intrinsic to agroecology, hardly any academic
publications focusing on analysing policies claiming to have an agroecological focus exist. This first
policy study of its kind contributes to the scarce agroecological policy literature by interrogating
what we argue is a ‘translation’ process, which starts with the vision of agroecology and analyses
how the concept changes once it has been operationalised into a policy document or law.
Evidence from two European agricultural policy contexts, namely France and the United Kingdom,
is presented. The methodology followed focused on the analysis of the context, problem construction,
conceptualisation of agroecology, operational principles, and policy instruments included in the policy
documents. Three main themes emerged from the case studies: differences in framing agroecology in
the public policy arena; common dependencies to existing configurations influencing translations
of agroecology in public policies; and the need for democratic discussion on the hybridisation of
agroecology itself, as well as on implied, but often veiled, political choices. This paper concludes
that a selective and relational hybridisation of agroecology is emerging during its ‘translation’ into
public policies.
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The registered version of this article, first published in Sustainability, is available online at the publisher's website: MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082930
La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Sustainability, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082930
La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Sustainability, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082930
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agroecology law, hybridisation, transcodage, policy translation, agricultural policy
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Ajates Gonzalez R, Thomas J, Chang M. Translating Agroecology into Policy: The Case of France and the United Kingdom. Sustainability. 2018; 10(8):2930. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082930
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Facultades y escuelas::Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología
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Sociología II (Estructura Social)