Famine and food security: new trends and systems or politics as usual? An introduction

Jaspars, Susanne; Kuol, Luka Biong Deng

Abstract

Over the past decade, famine and food insecurity have increased, yet there have been few articles with a critical analysis of their social and political dynamics. This special issue of Disasters aims to revive such analysis and to provide new insights. The special issue contains eight articles, with topics ranging from the role of global politics and neoliberal strategies, to sanctions, war, settler‐colonialism, elite capture and inequalities, actions of resistance and resilience, and the challenges of famine prevention in today's global political context. The papers provide both global and local analysis, with the latter covering Kashmir, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.

Citation

Jaspars, S., & Kuol, L. B. D. (2025). Famine and food security: new trends and systems or politics as usual? An introduction. Disasters, 49(1), Article e12669. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12669

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 16, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Nov 15, 2024
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2025
• Deposit Date: Nov 16, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 16, 2024
• Journal: Disasters
• Print ISSN: 0361-3666
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-7717
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: e12669
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12669
• Keywords: war, neoliberalism, food security, famine, politics
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12669