The resilience of paradigm mixes: food security in a post-exceptionalist trade regime

Carsten Daugbjerg; Arild Aurvåg Farsund; Oluf Langhelle

doi:10.1080/13501763.2017.1334079

The resilience of paradigm mixes: food security in a post-exceptionalist trade regime

Carsten Daugbjerg^*, Arild Aurvåg Farsund, Oluf Langhelle

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Abstract

This paper argues that a policy regime based on a paradigm mix may be resilient when challenged by changing power balances and new agendas. Controversies between the actors can be contained within the paradigm mix as it enables them to legitimize different ideational positions. Rather than engaging in conflict over the foundation of the regime, they are more likely to rebalance the paradigm blend. We show that despite being a mixture of two contradictory paradigms, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture has proven resilient when the power balance within the WTO and the policy context changed. The paradigm mix proved sufficiently flexible to accommodate food security concerns and at the same time continue to take steps toward further liberalization. Indeed, the main players have not challenged the paradigm mix.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of European Public Policy
Volume	24
Issue number	11:S1
Pages (from-to)	1698-1715
Number of pages	18
ISSN	1350-1763
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1334079
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2017

Keywords

Food security
ideas
regimes
resilience
the WTO

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