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The Class Dynamics of Food Sovereignty in Mexico and Ecuador.
- Source :
- Journal of Agrarian Change; Jan2018, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p3-21, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This paper examines the class dynamics of food sovereignty in Mexico and Ecuador. It argues that the nature of contemporary demands for food sovereignty is heavily influenced by the outcomes of peasant movements' historical and ongoing internal class dynamics. Processes of class differentiation within peasant organizations in both countries have led to the interests of certain classes predominating over or at the expense of others. Despite La Vía Campesina's projection of 'unity in diversity', incorporating sometimes conflicting class interests into the movement is particularly challenging. As such, class analysis must be brought back into debates around food sovereignty in order to gauge (and potentially further) the movement's transformative potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14710358
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Agrarian Change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126964932
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joac.12156