The Philosophy and Political Economy of Food
Room – HBS G32
Ben Ferguson (University of Warwick); Johanna Jauernig; Laura Gelhaus (University of Warwick)
Important issues in food, from how it is produced to how it is consumed, are addressed in different ways by different disciplines. For example, when studying food production in the context of climate change, political scientists are best placed to analyse current institutional frameworks and, importantly, identify a network of relevant agribusiness and environmental interest groups as well as their power in the policymaking process. Economists not only add to the study of interest groups, but also can quantify relevant externalities, and are crucial for establishing the cost at which different policy options are and could be pursued. However, both analyses could fall short without insights from environmental and consumer ethics to provide a normative perspective on relevant cost-benefit considerations. Different disciplinary approaches bring important tools and viewpoints to the table, and the complexity of food systems warrants a multi-, pluri- and interdisciplinary approach.
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Wednesday 3rd September
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11:00-12:30
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Registration
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12:30-13:30
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Lunch
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13:30-14:00
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Welcome Speech
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14:00-16:00
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Session 1
Kebadu Mekonnen: Harvesting Inequality: Land Grabbing and Distributive Justice
Ben Richardson: Guilty Consumption? Harriet Martineau’s Political Economy of Slavery and Sugar
Byron Hyde: Why You can Eat a Cow But Can’t Have Sex with One: Understanding Inconsistent Moral Beliefs: Implications for Animal Advocacy
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16:00-16:30
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Tea and Coffee Break (optional)
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16:30-17:30
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Session 1 (continued)
Karina Shyrokykh, Jesine Lindahl: Bread Production in Ukraine During Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion: Challenges and Lessons for Crisis Preparedness
Open discussion: A PPE perspective on the global food system
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17:45-19:00
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Wine Reception
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19:30
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Conference Dinner
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Thursday 4th September
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9:30-11:30
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Session 2
Joshua Jarvis-Campbell: Is Veganism not Good Enough? Industrial Plant Agriculture and Unnecessary Harm
Leonardo Nanni: A New Argument Against Bening Carnivorism (TBC)
Michael Greer: Shifting Desires Around Food in the Ozempic Era: Towards a Bioethics of Semaglutides and GLP-1 Agonists
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11:30-12:00
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Tea and Coffee Break (optional)
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12:00-13:00
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Session 2 (continued)
Jennifer Brown: Theorising Food Sovereignty
Adalgisa Martinelli: Food Sovereignty and the Common Agricultural Policy
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13:00-14:00
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Lunch
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14:00-15:00
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Wrap-up: Challenges and opportunities for studying the PPE of Food
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