The resilience of paradigm mixes: food security in a post-exceptionalist trade regime
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The resilience of paradigm mixes : food security in a post-exceptionalist trade regime. / Daugbjerg, Carsten; Farsund, Arild Aurvåg; Langhelle, Oluf.
In: Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 24, No. 11:S1, 2017, p. 1698-1715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The resilience of paradigm mixes
T2 - food security in a post-exceptionalist trade regime
AU - Daugbjerg, Carsten
AU - Farsund, Arild Aurvåg
AU - Langhelle, Oluf
N1 - Issue 11: SI - Post-exceptionalism in Public Policy: Transforming Food and Agricultural Policy
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper argues that a policy regime based on a paradigm mix may be resilient when challenged by changing power balances and new agendas. Controversies between the actors can be contained within the paradigm mix as it enables them to legitimize different ideational positions. Rather than engaging in conflict over the foundation of the regime, they are more likely to rebalance the paradigm blend. We show that despite being a mixture of two contradictory paradigms, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture has proven resilient when the power balance within the WTO and the policy context changed. The paradigm mix proved sufficiently flexible to accommodate food security concerns and at the same time continue to take steps toward further liberalization. Indeed, the main players have not challenged the paradigm mix.
AB - This paper argues that a policy regime based on a paradigm mix may be resilient when challenged by changing power balances and new agendas. Controversies between the actors can be contained within the paradigm mix as it enables them to legitimize different ideational positions. Rather than engaging in conflict over the foundation of the regime, they are more likely to rebalance the paradigm blend. We show that despite being a mixture of two contradictory paradigms, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture has proven resilient when the power balance within the WTO and the policy context changed. The paradigm mix proved sufficiently flexible to accommodate food security concerns and at the same time continue to take steps toward further liberalization. Indeed, the main players have not challenged the paradigm mix.
KW - Food security
KW - ideas
KW - regimes
KW - resilience
KW - the WTO
U2 - 10.1080/13501763.2017.1334079
DO - 10.1080/13501763.2017.1334079
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85020538261
VL - 24
SP - 1698
EP - 1715
JO - Journal of European Public Policy
JF - Journal of European Public Policy
SN - 1350-1763
IS - 11:S1
ER -
ID: 181878150