Food politics in Europe

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label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:00 history_edu Silviu Marinescu
This course examines food politics and policies in Europe and the European Union by addressing the current issues pertaining to the production and consumption of food. This is highlighted through a case-based approach that focuses on the most pressing debates with respect to these problems of human welfare (eg obesity and other non-communicable diseases, food security, fair trade), ecological welfare (environmental impacts of meat consumption overfishing, factory farming, organic vs conventional farming) and animal welfare (treatment of animals in food production).

These issues are studied using the tools of public policy analysis and with a keen eye to identifying actors, issues and interests that are at stake in all phases of the policy cycle (agenda setting, decision-making, implementation and evaluation). Course activities consist of (guest)lectures, student presentations and discussions, excursions and independent reading to prepare these activities.A set of mandatory readings will be made available to students.

Period
01-07-2013 - 12-07-2013 (2 weeks)

Target group
Advanced bachelor students with a background /interest in food politics/food policy/public policy/ environmental sciences/food science

Course aim
1) Comprehensive understanding of the major issues facing consumption and production of food in Western world with a view to human, ecological and animal welfare issues

2) gain a basic knowledge and understanding of the of food policy and food law and relevant decision-making processes at national, EU and international level



3) gain the ability to analyze food policy by making use of tools and insights from public policy analysis

Credits
4.0 ECTS credits

Certificate of Attendance

Course fee
EUR 795: Course + course materials Accomodation will be available for summer school students. Bookings can be made in spring.

Course leader
Dr. H. Lelieveldt

Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.

Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400