dc.contributor.author | Parsons, Kelly | |
dc.contributor.author | Lang, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | Barling, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-01T17:15:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-01T17:15:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-31 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Parsons , K , Lang , T & Barling , D 2021 , ' London’s food policy: leveraging the policy sub-system, programme and plan ' , Food Policy , vol. 103 , 102037 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102037 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0306-9192 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-6473-210X/work/90055195 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/23973 | |
dc.description | © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | |
dc.description.abstract | This article explores the spaces for, and boundaries to, London’s food policy. Leveraging the concept of institutions as policy-structuring forces, it positions immediate policymaking capacity and potential as delineated by broader historical, social and legislative institutions. Using new data, the findings identify structuring effects including: the strategic force of different policy areas; the Mayor’s remit and interests; relationships between the London authority and the boroughs, as well as in relation to the national level; and requirements for integration. Within the metropolitan government space, distinguishing between the food policy sub-system, programme and plan provides a conceptual device to understand how food policy in London extends beyond its limited direct levers and resources - reflecting and responding to the city’s longstanding complicated and multi-tiered governance. Food policy is enabled through a sub-system consisting of a set of dedicated food governance structures and mechanisms - a permanent team of staff, plus policy networks, advisors and street-level implementers - which utilise different modes of policy integration to bolster the programme of activities around food. A new cross-cutting food plan – the London Food Strategy – was developed in 2018 to coordinate these different actors and activities. The case study enables critical reflection on the potential for urban food policy to address a range of food systems outcomes. While some harder policy interventions are possible, there remains a multi-level disconnect in policy authority between the local borough, metropolitan and national levels. There are constraints on how far transformation can take place, raising questions about the re-balancing of national-local power sharing which will be required for a more coherent and transformative approach. | en |
dc.format.extent | 9 | |
dc.format.extent | 336157 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Food Policy | |
dc.subject | Food policy | |
dc.subject | Food systems | |
dc.subject | Institutions | |
dc.subject | London governance | |
dc.subject | Food Science | |
dc.subject | Development | |
dc.subject | Sociology and Political Science | |
dc.subject | Economics and Econometrics | |
dc.subject | Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | |
dc.title | London’s food policy: leveraging the policy sub-system, programme and plan | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Life and Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management Research | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Science | |
dc.contributor.institution | Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Food Policy, Nutrition and Diet | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2022-08-28 | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101855222&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102037 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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