scholarly journals How the international media framed ‘food riots’ during the global food crises of 2007–12

Food Security ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 677-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Hossain
Keyword(s):  
International Media ◽  
Food Riots ◽  
Global Food

scholarly journals The Forgotten History of Food Security in Multilateral Trade Negotiations

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATIAS E. MARGULIS
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
International Media ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Multilateral Trade ◽  
Trade Law ◽  
International Trade Law ◽  
The Us ◽  
History Of ◽  
Global Food

AbstractFood security emerged as a major source of political deadlock in the WTO Doha Round negotiations. Concerns about food security only intensified at the WTO following the 2008 Global Food Crisis, with the Bali and Nairobi Ministerials revealing polarized views between the US and India on the financing of public food stockholding. These ‘food fights’ at the WTO have attracted significant international media, civil society, and scholarly attention. In this article, I argue that inter-state disagreement on food security is not new or specific to the Doha Round but instead has been a recurrent phenomenon in the multilateral trade system for decades. Employing an historical approach, I show that food security has repeatedly been an item of negotiation in successive GATT negotiating rounds and has been steadily codified in international trade law over time. Today, food security is deeply integrated into the rules of the trade regime, making the WTO an important yet largely unacknowledged institution in global food security governance.

They Came Banging Pots and Pans

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Germano
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Food Crisis ◽  
Civil Unrest ◽  
Fuel Prices ◽  
Food Riots ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Global Food

In 2007–2008, food and fuel prices surged in many developing countries. These crises were soon followed by the devastating impact of the global financial crisis. Food riots and political pressure followed. Sub-Saharan Africa was hit particularly hard by the crisis. This chapter asks to what extent remittances played a role in reducing the severity of civil unrest and political instability that followed from the global food crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. The chapter tests the effects of remittances on citizens’ assessments of government economic performance, the effects of remittances on political engagement, and the effects of remittances on support for incumbents. Overall, I find that remittance recipients were somewhat less critical of their governments’ economic performance and more likely to voice support for incumbents during the food crisis.

scholarly journals Global food security and food riots – an agent-based modelling approach

Food Security ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1153-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Natalini ◽  
Giangiacomo Bravo ◽  
Aled Wynne Jones
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Agent Based Modelling ◽  
Food Riots ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Modelling Approach

scholarly journals Hungeraufstände und Kämpfe gegen hohe Preise

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (170) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Engels
Keyword(s):  
Food Prices ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Food Regime ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
Price Increases ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Food Riots ◽  
Time Part ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Global Food

In the course of the global food price crisis that began in late 2007, in dozens of cities worldwide, particularly in the global South, large numbers of people have come out into the streets and protested in spontaneous ‘food riots’, marches and strikes against price increases of 50 per cent or even more for cereals, cooking oil and other staple goods. This article analyses the case of ‘food riots’ and struggles against the high cost of living in Burkina Faso, one of the countries in sub- Saharan Africa that have experienced intense protests against high food prices since 2008. It is argued that protests against the high cost of living do not simply express despair of the hungry but are part of broader social struggles. Thus, they present at the same time part of specific struggles within the national context and resistance against the current global food regime.

The Alliance between Fundamentalist Christians and the Pro-Israel Lobby: Christian Zionism in US Middle East Policy

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-187
Author(s):  
Donald E. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Conservative Movement ◽  
International Media ◽  
Christian Zionism ◽  
The Us ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Middle East Policy ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Political Scene

It is a common assumption in the international media that the fundamentalist Christian Right suddenly appeared on the US political scene following the 11 September 2001 tragedy, and that it became a major force in shaping US policy in the Middle East. While it is true that fundamentalist Christians have exercised considerable influence during the George W. Bush administration, their ascendance is neither new nor surprising. The movement has demonstrated political influence in the US and England intermittently for more than a hundred years, particularly in the formation of Middle East policy. This article focuses on the unique theology and historical development of Christian Zionism, noting its essential beliefs, its emergence in England during the nineteenth century, and how it grew to gain prominence in the US. The alliance of the pro-Israel lobby, the neo-conservative movement, and several Christian Zionist organizations in the US represents a formidable source of support for the more maximalist views of Israel's Likud Party. In the run-up to the 2004 US presidential elections this alliance could potentially thwart any progress on an Israeli–Palestinian peace plan in the near future. Moreover, Likud ideology is increasingly evident in US Middle East policy as a result of this alliance.

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