In recent years, food sovereignty has emerged as a way of contesting corporate control of agricultural markets in pursuit of a more democratic, decentralized food system. The concept unites individuals, communities, civil society organizations, and even states in opposition to globalizing food regimes.

This collection examines expressions of food sovereignty ranging from the direct action tactics of La Vía Campesina in Brazil to the consumer activism of the Slow Food movement and the negotiating stances of states from the global South at WTO negotiations. With each case, the contributors explore how claiming food sovereignty allows individuals to challenge the power of global agribusiness and reject neoliberal market economics.

With perspectives drawn from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia, Globalization and Food Sovereignty is the first comparative collection to focus on food sovereignty activism worldwide.

Peter Andrée is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University.

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Jeffrey Ayres is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont.

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Michael J. Bosia is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont.

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Marie-Josée Massicotte is an associate professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa.

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‘This book is evenly high in quality… A main contribution is the book’s effort to bring food to the fore in political science. Highly recommended.’

Choice Magazine vol52:01:2014

‘Andree’s Globalization and Food Sovereignty provides an insightful account of the tensions and complexities of the burgeoning concept of food sovereignty… Through a superb set of case studies, it shows how the two themes of food sovereignty and neoliberal globalization interact.’

Canadian Food Studies vol 2:01:2015