POLI 283 - Food Politics in the United States

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

This course focuses on selected aspects of food politics and policy in the United States, including a basic overview of food production and consumption; the Farm Bill and other major aspects of federal food policy; policy analyses of and responses to both hunger and obesity; debates over organic production, Genetically Modified Organisms, “industrial agriculture,” and related issues; and some aspects of the U.S. role(s) in international food policy. We draw upon basic concepts in political and policy analysis, and selectively engage research in other disciplines. Mr. Lindeman.

Two 75-minute periods.