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Governance by campaign : The co-constitution of food issues, publics and expertise through new information and communication technologies
Journal
Information, communication & society : ICS
ISSN
1369-118X
ISSN-Digital
1468-4462
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2017-08-23
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper considers food as a site of public engagement with science and technology. Specifically, we focus on how public engagement with food is envisioned and operationalised by one non-profit organisation, foodwatch. Founded in Germany in 2002, foodwatch extensively uses new information and communication technologies to inform consumers about problematic food industry practices. In this paper, we present our analysis of 50 foodwatch e-newsletters published over a period of one year (2013). We define foodwatch’s approach as ‘governance by campaign’ – an approach marked by simultaneously constituting: (a) key food governance issues, (b) affective publics that address these topics of governance through ICT-enabled media and (c) independent food and food-related expertise. We conclude our paper with a discussion of foodwatch’s mode of ‘governance by campaign’ and the democratic limits and potentials of a governance mode that is based on invited participation.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SHSS - Kulturen, Institutionen, Maerkte (KIM)
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Routledge
Publisher place
London
Number
online
Start page
1
End page
21
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
251591