Papers by Hugo J Martorell
Canadian Social Work Review, 2019
Malgré la richesse relative du Canada, de nombreux citoyens vivent dans des conditions précaires ... more Malgré la richesse relative du Canada, de nombreux citoyens vivent dans des conditions précaires et souffrent des conséquences de la pauvreté. Cela est d'autant plus vrai lorsque le revenu ne permet pas de se procurer de façon socialement acceptable l'apport nutritionnel nécessaire pour bien vivre et se développer. Il est aussi préoccupant que le nombre de personnes qui vivent une forme ou une autre d'insécurité alimentaire ne cesse d'augmenter au Canada. Afin de contribuer à l'amélioration de la situation, cet article présente les résultats d'une recension des écrits sur le sujet et propose diverses pistes d'action issues d'un modèle conceptuel et d'un cadre opérationnel développés par les auteurs. Les auteurs présentent de façon détaillée les pratiques des travailleuses sociales et des travailleurs sociaux dans le champ de la sécurité alimentaire et discutent des propositions pour les améliorer.
Canadian Food Studies Journal, 2018
Under existing policy frameworks in Canada, provincial and territorial governments are granted a ... more Under existing policy frameworks in Canada, provincial and territorial governments are granted a certain degree of autonomy over social, health, and agricultural policy and spending. This makes the institutional landscape quite uneven in many areas that are relevant to a “joined-up” food policy. Competitive and overlapping jurisdictions often deter collaboration and integration between levels of government (MacRae, 2011). New governance and policy paradigms are required to shift towards more sustainable, just, and healthy food systems in Canada (Skogstad, 2012). Alison Blay-Palmer (2012) points to three supporting principles: the precautionary principle1; multifunctionality, which seeks to support both economic and noneconomic outcomes of agriculture (environmental, rural, social); and, subsidiarity, “defined as appropriately scaled policy and interventions” (p.41). In this commentary, we explore ways in which Québec has integrated these operating principles in its policies and funding schemes
Thesis Chapters by Hugo J Martorell
Municipal Food policy councils (FPC) are emerging across Canada. They are innovative governance m... more Municipal Food policy councils (FPC) are emerging across Canada. They are innovative governance models that fill an institutional gap by activating policy and engagement at the municipal level. Territorial, or city-region, food systems are the systems of innovation, which combine the goals of quality, health, ecology, fairness and participative democracy. Multi-level and cross-sectorial partnerships can help re-adjust the institutional context to enable, facilitate and champion the emergence of social innovations carried by civic food networks (CFNs). The process of creating an FPC opens a window on the food politics of a place, its actors, and history. This thesis illustrates some of the challenges city-regions may face by providing an in-depth case study of Montreal, Quebec. This thesis explores the influence of the provincial “neoliberal turn” on food planners and CFNs since early 2000. I highlight how neoliberalism has interacted with the institutional legacy of the "Quebec model". In turn, I follow the social formation of groups and coalitions that shape the regional policy networks from 1986 to 2016 and their interactions with public sector organizations. This work adopts a multi-method approach to analyze the negotiations and arrangements within the 2014-2016 Montreal Food Systems Action Plan. Specifically, this thesis uses an assessment tool built on the premises of Actor-Network Theory to evaluate whether the action plan meets the conditions for an effective partnership. I identify the territorial, technical and political dynamic inside and outside this hybrid public sector-civil society partnership to explain its eventual transition into a municipally mandated Food policy council.
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Papers by Hugo J Martorell
Thesis Chapters by Hugo J Martorell