[Wigsat-l] Call for Papers: Special Issue on Food Security and Poverty

[Sophia Huyer]

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Food Security and Poverty
Development in Practice
Deadline
June 1, 2009

Development in Practice is an international journal offering practice- 
based analysis and research concerning the social dimensions of  
development and humanitarianism. A worldwide forum for debate and the  
exchange of ideas among practitioners, academics, and policy shapers,  
including activists and NGOs, the journal challenges current  
assumptions in order to stimulate new thinking and ways of working.

The 20th century witnessed unprecedented growth in agricultural  
productivity spurred by technological change and predicated on the  
commitments of governments to invest in agriculture. By the end of the  
century, staple food prices were at their lowest point in recorded  
history. Many governments were no longer concerned about large-scale  
food shortages, and agricultural investments dwindled. Public  
complacency came to an abrupt end with the global crisis in food  
prices 2007–2008, which featured protests and even violence in almost  
50 countries. Global food and fuel prices have since fallen, but food  
prices remain high in many low- and middle-income countries, and the  
financial crisis is expected to generate new volatility.

The long-term problems of agricultural development must be addressed  
before poor farmers can benefit when prices rise, bear the risk of  
price shocks, and supply food to urban areas. Food price shocks can  
cause poor consumers to reduce food intake and diet quality, with long- 
term negative impacts on health and human development. Many poor  
farmers are themselves net food buyers. Understanding the impacts of  
price shocks is a fundamental step in designing appropriate public  
policies, but these are as varied as farmers’ circumstances.

This special issue will assemble and compare empirical evidence of  
impacts on poor farmers and consumers across a range of food systems,  
including traditional, food-importing, and food-exporting economies.  
Selected country and regional case studies will be supported by  
thematic articles that compare effects among rural and urban  
populations, explore gender-related differences and farmers’ risks  
from price volatility, and highlight linkages to input markets.  
Relevant case studies from all global regions will be considered, and  
submissions are particularly sought focusing on countries in China,  
Central Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Europe,  
the Middle East, and small island states, as well as on rising food  
insecurity in the OECD nations.


Deadlines
Article outlines or abstracts: June 1 2009
Invited manuscripts: October 1 2009
Revised manuscripts: March 1 2010
This double issue is scheduled for June 2011 and should also be  
published in our Development in Practice Books series.


Submission Instructions

Following the Guidelines set out under the Submissions tab on the  
Development in Practice website, prospective authors should initially  
submit only an abstract (100–300 words) of their proposed article,  
stating whether this is intended to be a full-length article (6500  
words, inclusive of notes and references) or a shorter item such as a  
Practical Note or Viewpoint (1500–3000 words).

We accept abstracts and invited manuscripts in English, French,  
Portuguese, or Spanish.
The abstract should include (a) the full title of the intended  
contribution; (b) the names, affiliations, and full contact details of  
the author(s); and (c) an accurate summary of the content. It is  
assumed that submission of an abstract indicates that it describes  
original unpublished work, and that the author is committed to  
publishing the article in Development in Practice should s/he be  
invited to submit a full manuscript.

Please note that Development in Practice is a peer-reviewed journal  
and the invitation to submit a manuscript does not guarantee that it  
will be accepted.

Invited authors must follow our presentational requirements, which are  
posted on www.developmentinpractice.org  along with instructions for  
uploading the manuscript on to the journal’s online system.

Please send abstracts as an email attachment to editor at developmentinpractice.org 
  with Guest Issue: Global Food Price Shocks and Poor People in the  
subject line.

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