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1. Breadlines, victory gardens, or human rights?: Examining food insecurity discourses in Canada

   19 Mar 2025 | Essay | Contributor(s):

   By Audrey Tung, Reuben Rose-Redwood, Denise Cloutier

   Long before the exacerbating effects of COVID-19, household food insecurity (HFI) has been a persistent yet hidden problem in wealthy nations such as Canada, where it has been perpetuated in part...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7802/?v=1

2. PRF - Progress on the right to food

   19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Jennifer Clapp, Annette Desmarais, Matias Margulis

   The idea of the human right to food as a legal framework to address inequalities in the global food system has become increasingly mainstreamed at the level of political discourse and public...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7638/?v=1

3. PRF - SYNTHESIS - The right to food: Reflecting on the past and future possibilities

   19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Nadia Lambek

   As scholars and activists met in Waterloo, Canada in September 2014 to discuss progress and obstacles in adopting the right to food, similar discussions were being held by the Food and Agriculture...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7642/?v=1

4. Human Rights and the Food Sovereignty Movement: Reclaiming Control by Priscilla Claeys

   19 Mar 2025 | Review | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlyn Duthie-Kannikkatt

   Critical discussions of human rights have featured prominently in the development studies literature. While many social actors have utilized human rights to advance their goals, the framework has...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7617/?v=1