Search Results - "Charles Levkoe"

Scholars as allies in the struggle for food systems transformation by Levkoe, Charles Z.

“…Molly Anderson’s 2020 Presidential Address for the Agriculture and Human Values Society, is a bold call to action that considers the scope and depth of the…”
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The food movement in Canada: a social movement network perspective by Levkoe, Charles Z.

“…In the Global North, there has been increasing analysis of the ways that alternative food initiatives (AFIs) are developing viable, place-based solutions that…”
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Exploring settler-Indigenous engagement in food systems governance by Littlefield, Catherine, Stollmeyer, Molly, Andrée, Peter, Ballamingie, Patricia, Levkoe, Charles Z.

“…Within food systems governance spaces, civil society organizations (CSOs) play important roles in addressing power structures and shaping decisions. In Canada,…”
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People, power, change: three pillars of a food sovereignty research praxis by Levkoe, Charles Z., Brem-Wilson, Josh, Anderson, Colin R.

“…This article is situated within nascent debates on the role of academics within food sovereignty movements. Drawing on insights from a collective…”
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Strategies for forging and sustaining social movement networks: A case study of provincial food networking organizations in Canada by Levkoe, Charles Z.

“…•I investigate the role of networking organizations in Canada’s food movements.•Networking strategies connect actors across sectors, scales and…”
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The power to convene: making sense of the power of food movement organizations in governance processes in the Global North by Clark, Jill K., Lowitt, Kristen, Levkoe, Charles Z., Andrée, Peter

“…Dominant food systems, based on industrial methods and corporate control, are in a state of flux. To enable the transition towards more sustainable and just…”
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Creating a municipal-level emergency food plan: Lessons from Thunder Bay, Ontario by Levkoe, Charles, Strutt, Coiurtney

“…Emergency food planning is an emerging field of study and practice evolving from lessons learned about the need to be prepared to respond to increased food…”
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Towards self-determination and resurgence in small-scale fisheries: insights from Batchewana First Nation fisheries by Lowitt, Kristen, Levkoe, Charles Z., Sayers, Dean

“…For millennia, Indigenous people across the globe have relied on fisheries and coastal environments as a part of their sustenance, well-being, livelihoods,…”
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The Indigenous Food Circle: Reconciliation and Resurgence through Food in Northwestern Ontario by Levkoe, Charles, Ray, Lana, Mclaughlin, Jessica

“…Food policy councils provide a forum to address food systems issues and a platform for coordinated action among multisectoral stakeholders. While diverse in…”
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Civil society engagement in food systems governance in Canada: Experiences, gaps, and possibilities by Levkoe, Charles, Andrée, Peter, Ballamingie, Patricia, Tasala, Kirsti, Wilson, Amanda, Korzun, Monika

“…Civil society organizations (CSOs) commonly expe­rience food systems governance as imposed by governments from the top down and as unduly influenced by a small…”
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Community Service-Learning in Graduate Planning Education by Levkoe, Charles Z., Friendly, Abigail, Daniere, Amrita

“…Community service-learning (CSL) has gained popularity over the past decades in universities across North America. Although planning programs tend to involve…”
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Understanding contemporary networks of environmental and social change: complex assemblages within Canada's 'food movement' by Levkoe, Charles Z., Wakefield, Sarah

“…Emerging forms of social mobilisation are explored, using food initiatives in Canada as an example. Food networks are particularly interesting as a case study:…”
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The Community Food Centre: Creating Space for a Just, Sustainable, and Healthy Food System by Charles Levkoe, Sarah Wakefield

“…Alternative food initiatives have been challenged by critics to address the long-term, structural challenges confronting the food system in an integrated and…”
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The future of agroecology in Canada: Embracing the politics of food sovereignty by Laforge, Julia M.L., Dale, Bryan, Levkoe, Charles Z., Ahmed, Faris

“…Agroecology and food sovereignty have gained a significant foothold in the Global South; however, in the Global North, there are significant challenges…”
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Will work for food: agricultural interns, apprentices, volunteers, and the agrarian question by Ekers, Michael, Levkoe, Charles Z., Walker, Samuel, Dale, Bryan

“…Recently, growing numbers of interns, apprentices, and volunteers are being recruited to work seasonally on ecologically oriented and organic farms across the…”
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Strengthening Sustainable Northern Food Systems: Federal Policy Constraints and Potential Opportunities by Wilson, Amanda, Levkoe, Charles Z., Andrée, Peter, Skinner, Kelly, Spring, Andrew, Wesche, Sonia, Galloway, Tracey

“…This paper explores how Canadian federal policy and frameworks can better support community-based initiatives to reduce food insecurity and build sustainable…”
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Wayne Roberts: Food systems thinker, public intellectual, “actionist” by Ballamingie, Patricia, Levkoe, Charles

“…Wayne Roberts (1944–2021) was a food systems thinker, public intellectual, and “actionist.” This text was developed from a series of oral history interviews…”
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Indigenous food systems and food sovereignty: A collaborative conversation from the American Association of Geographers 2022 Annual Meeting by Brant, Suzanne, Williams, Keith, Andrews, Jesse, Hammelmann, Colleen, Levkoe, Charles

“…Indigenous scholars and their allies increasingly contribute to food systems debates and practices through pursuing and interrogating ideas of Indigenous food…”
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Seeding agroecology through new farmer training in Canada: knowledge, practice, and relational identities by Laforge, Julia M. L., Levkoe, Charles Z.

“…As a concept, agroecology emphasises the interweaving of scientific and traditional ecological knowledge and is evolving in conjunction with farmer-led social…”
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Challenging power relations in food systems governance: A conversation about moving from inclusion to decolonization by Guinto, Renzo, Holley, Kip, Pictou, Sherry, Tinirau, Rāwiri, Wiremu, Fiona, Andreé, Peter, Clark, Jill, Levkoe, Charles, Reeve, Belinda

“…This reflective essay explores power relations, with a particular focus on racialization, that flow through dominant forms of food systems govern­ance, with an…”
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