From "Climate-Smart" to "Climate-Just Agriculture”
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From "Climate-Smart" to "Climate-Just Agriculture”

International Institutions and Challenging False Solutions to our Ongoing Climate Crisis

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From "Climate-Smart" to "Climate-Just Agriculture”

International Institutions and Challenging False Solutions to our Ongoing Climate Crisis

About this book

Combining innovative social theory with ongoing policy discussions on climate change, this book analyzes past and present efforts at challenging global poverty through reforming the dynamics of worldwide agricultural production.

Focusing on the efforts of the World Bank and CGIAR research centers, particularly through research and projects that have been launched by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), "Climate-Smart" to "Climate-Just" exposes how neoliberal principles of limited government and individual entrepreneurship have expanded through the development of "Climate-Smart Agriculture." At the same, an alternative – "Climate-Just Agriculture" – is becoming possible as rightwing populists have disrupted international free trade orthodoxy, and social movement demands for food sovereignty gain traction in key international spaces.

As Pahnke explains in this innovative account, "Climate-Just Agriculture" includes structural changes to free trade agreements that would build from local and regional food systems to make them resilient in the face of the adverse effects of climate change. This resiliency, moreover, allows marginalized groups the capacity to create and participate in markets that allow for greater self-sufficiency to push back on colonialism and imperialism.

Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of sociology, environmental studies, and politics, as well as for policymakers and professionals involved in climate change policy and the agriculture and food industry.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Endorsements Page
  3. Half-Title Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Dedication Page
  8. Contents
  9. List of figures
  10. Preface
  11. Introduction: The Climate Crisis–From the Farm to the World Bank
  12. 1 Bringing Political Economy Back into Critical Theory with Agriculture and Climate Politics
  13. 2 Universalizing Capitalist Ideology with International Institutions and the Development of “Climate-Smart Agriculture”
  14. 3 Power, Ideology, and Practice Within Discussions of “Climate-Smart Agriculture”
  15. 4 Policy Pathways from “Climate-Smart” to “Climate-Just Agriculture” in International Institutions
  16. Conclusion: Climate Justice Beyond the Latest Populist Moment
  17. Selected Bibliography
  18. Index