Understanding the role of partnerships in the food policy landscape and implications for food system governance

本研究的目的是进一步了解在英国的粮食系统治理的性质和粮食系统转型的影响，通过检查的意义，“伙伴关系”作为一个粮食系统的治理机制，在英国。本研究将借鉴政治学理论的权力和治理，以探讨“伙伴关系”作为一种治理机制，在英国食品system.MethodologyThis项目包括两个阶段的作用，特别注重私营部门的参与：第一，将开发一个类型的伙伴关系，以了解和识别的特点，目前在英国食品政策空间的伙伴关系，包括如何的角色和expectationare由不同的演员定义。这将通过案头研究和与公共、私营和民间社会部门利益攸关方的访谈相结合的方式进行。第二，将进行一项案例研究，以确定伙伴关系如何在特定政策或商品环境中发挥作用。案例研究使人们能够“在现实世界的背景下”深入探索复杂现象（Yin 2018; Flyvbjerg 2006）。在这种情况下，以确定如何在英国食品政策格局的合作伙伴关系。为此，选择2个案例研究可能是合适的，例如：1.多利益相关方伙伴关系在制定有关塑料污染的私人和公共政策方面的作用2.研究伙伴关系如何在新兴海藻产业中运作。确切的目标将在第一阶段的过程中确定。这将是混合方法/多成分调查，涉及社会网络分析和利益相关者访谈。这种方法的优先权来自对城市食品政策发展的研究（Brons，Oosterveer & Wertheim-Heck 2022）。社会网络分析是对个人或机构之间联系模式的研究，可以围绕主题或事件分析社会组织的重要方面，例如识别网络中的核心参与者（Ward，Stovel & Sacks 2011）.鉴于DEFRA最近表示有意建立伙伴关系（2022年），以采用伙伴关系的方法来实施粮食战略，这项研究是及时的，具有国家相关性。评估结果将有助于确定政策影响和建议。

The aim of this study is to further understanding of the nature of food system governance in the UK and the implications for food system transformation through an examination of the significance of 'partnerships' as a food systems governance mechanism in the UK. This study will draw on political science theories of power and governance to examine the role of 'partnerships' as a governance mechanism in the UK food system, with a particular focus on private sector involvement.MethodologyThis project comprises 2 stages:First, a typology of partnerships will be developed to understand and identify the characteristics of partnerships currently operating in UK food policy space, including how the roles and expectationsare defined by different actors. This will be developed through a combination of desk-based research and interviews with stakeholders from the public, private and civil society sectors. Second, a case study will be conducted to identify how partnerships function in a particular policy or commodity context. Case studies enable the in-depth exploration of complex phenomenon "within its real-world context" (Yin 2018; Flyvbjerg 2006). In this case, to identify how partnerships operate in the UK food policy landscape. For this purpose, it may become appropriate to select 2 case studies, for instance:1.the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships on the development of private- and public policies regarding plastic pollution2.a study of how partnerships are operationalised in the emerging seaweed industry.The precise target will be identified in the process of phase 1. This will be mixed methods/multi-component inquiry involving a social network analysis and stakeholder interviews. Precedence for this approach comes from the study of urban food policy development (Brons, Oosterveer & Wertheim-Heck 2022). Social network analysis is the study of patterns of connections between individuals or institutions that enables an analysis of important aspects of social organisation around a topic or event, such as identifying central actors within a network (Ward, Stovel & Sacks 2011).Given the recent expression of intent towards partnerships by DEFRA (2022) to adopt a partnerships approach to deliver the food strategy, this study is timely and of national relevance. The results will enable the identification of policy implications and recommendations.