Farmers' markets as political spaces

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dc.contributor.authorLewis, Carly
dc.contributor.supervisorMagnusson, Warren
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-15T18:54:20Z
dc.date.available2011-12-15T18:54:20Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-12-15
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Political Science
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractAs conceptions of citizenship and the political evolve, alternative modes and sites of political engagement can be identified. The definition of citizenship has evolved from limited civil and political rights to include social, environmental, and individual responsibilities. Modes of political participation have similarly evolved from voting and political party activity to also include a broad array of individual actions, such as voluntary work. Therefore, this thesis argues that the location of politics and citizenship has shifted away from traditional state institutions toward alternative spaces, such as farmer’s markets. Drawing on Engin Isin’s (2002, 2009) analyses of citizenship as constructed norms and identities, and the political as a challenge to those dominant norms, this thesis uses interviews with farmers’ market participants in the Greater Victoria Region to explore how farmers’ markets can be seen as political, both in the motivations of participants and the associated values of broader food movements.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3727
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectcitizenshipen_US
dc.subjectpolitical engagementen_US
dc.subjectpolitical participationen_US
dc.subjectfarmers' marketsen_US
dc.subjectlocal fooden_US
dc.subjectalternative food movementsen_US
dc.titleFarmers' markets as political spacesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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