Matsäkerhet i krisberedskapens tidevarv: Om matens plats i kommunal policy, planering och förvaltning

Albin Algotson; Carl-Johan Sommar; Elin Wihlborg

doi:10.7577/nat.6145

Authors

Albin Algotson Linköpings Universitet https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6723-8388
Carl-Johan Sommar Linköpings Universitet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-1124
Elin Wihlborg Linköpings Universitet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9905-0942

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/nat.6145

Keywords:

Food Security, Food Systems, Framing, Municipal administration, Policy

Abstract

Food security has become an increasingly pressing issue for many developed welfare states, and the vulnerability of intricately interconnected international food systems has led researchers to highlight the importance of local food systems in which municipalities play a crucial role. Against this backdrop, this study explores how issues of food security are reflected in municipal policy, planning, and administration. In addition, it examines how food security is understood and framed more broadly in relation to a local context in Sweden. Based on an extensive document analysis, the study clearly shows that food security issues are not addressed in any systematic way in municipal plans or policies. Through participant observations, it is also demonstrated that food security issues are raised in relation to discussions on crisis preparedness. However, these issues cannot be discussed in a systematic manner, as food security and crisis preparedness lack anchoring in formal policy, planning, and administrative structures. The study reveals an urgent need for — but also institutional challenges in – managing food security in a more structured way.

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