Do we need to categorize it? Reflections on constituencies and quotas as tools for negotiating difference in the global food sovereignty convergence space. Issue 7 (10th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Claeys, Priscilla; Duncan, Jessica
• Is Part Of: Journal of peasant studies. Volume 46:Issue 7(2019)
• Page Start: 1477
• Page End: 1498
• Publication Date: 2019-11-10
• Subjects: Alliance building -- constituencies -- convergence space -- food sovereignty -- global governance -- quotas -- representation; Peasantry -- Periodicals; Sociology, Rural -- Periodicals; Rural development -- Periodicals; 305.563305
• DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2018.1512489
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-6150

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Convergence – as an objective and as a process – designates the coming together of different social actors across strategic, political, ideological, sectoral and geographic divides. In this paper, we analyze the global food sovereignty movement (GFSM) as a convergence space, with a focus on constituencies and quotas as tools to maintain diversity while facilitating convergence. We show how the use of constituencies and quotas has supported two objectives of the GFSM: alliances building and effective direct representation in global policy-making spaces. We conclude by pointing to some convergence challenges the GFSM faces as it expands beyond its agrarian origins.