The issue of power in food and nutrition governance is under-explored in the literature, be it the power of international development actors, governments, the private sector, or those experiencing hunger and malnutrition.
This research looks at the power of international actors and the (lack of) participation of those experiencing malnutrition in the setting of nutrition policy, as ethical issues.
Building on previous political economy work on nutrition policy in Zambia, a first part of the project will look at the legitimacy of international intervention into Zambia’s national policy process, using ethical principles combined with political science theory to understand the implications.
Building on work showing the lack of power and participation of citizens in creating food security and nutrition policy in Zambia, a second part of the work aims to understand how a rights-based approach might be perceived in the country or might be a useful framing for nutrition action going forward.
Together, these two studies on the case of nutrition policy in Zambia use an ethics lens and political science methods to add to debates on the policy process in low-income countries.
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