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'A parar la olla': learning from ollas comunes in times of crisis to enhance resilient and just food systems

García González, Francisco; (2023) 'A parar la olla': learning from ollas comunes in times of crisis to enhance resilient and just food systems. (DPU Working Papers 215). UCL Development Planning Unit: London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper aims to explore the relationship between resilience and justice, focusing on how grassroots movements can contribute to more resilient food systems, while simultaneously building pathways towards socioenvironmental justice. To address this question, the paper considers a case study situated in the resurgence of ollas comunes in Santiago during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to learn the relevance of local communities to react, recover and prepare before food insecurity shocks. Using an environmental justice analytical framework, the paper examines the significance of food justice and sovereignty agendas as pathways to developing community resilience, while mobilising changes in the political sphere to reach food justice. At the same time, ollas comunes represent a caring, collective and creative citizen movement that effectively responds to the food emergency of the most vulnerable. Yet, they are often excluded from political decision-making, in which misrecognition and maldistribution impact the capacity of those more exposed to risks in building resilience against future threats in times of multiple crises.

Type: Working / discussion paper
Title: 'A parar la olla': learning from ollas comunes in times of crisis to enhance resilient and just food systems
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/development/publica...
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10179075
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