Populism, politicization and policy change in US and UK agro-food policies

Sheingate, Adam; Greer, Alan

Abstract

This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In both countries, populist campaigns politicized agro-food issues but the effects on policy have been variable. In the United States, policy has remained relatively stable despite the politicization of agro-food issues under Trump. In the UK, amid the uncertainty over Brexit, an opportunity exists to incorporate a wider range of goals around the environment, climate change and public health. These differences reveal how features of the policy process and the party system mediate the effects of politicization on policy change.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 26, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 24, 2020
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: May 1, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 25, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
• Print ISSN: 1387-6988
• Electronic ISSN: 1572-5448
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 5-6
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2020.1749518
• Keywords: US, UK, agro-food, populism, politicization, policy
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5951469
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcpa20/current