Margaret Price ’25

Secure, Sovereign, Just, Sustainable: Analyzing Rhode Island’s Food Policy Discourse
Margaret Price ’25, Global Studies and Political Science major, and Public Administration minor
Faculty mentor: Dr. Casey Stevens, Political Science

My thesis explores food policy literature to identify the threads of discourse in the Rhode Island network of food systems practitioners. The project first overviews terminology related to food policy in the literature, such as food security, food justice, indigenous food sovereignty, foodscapes, blue food, sustainable food systems, and so on. Through analyzing interviews and policy documents, the project then maps how RI food systems practitioners in or adjacent to policy networks are approaching various aspects of food policy. The project has a descriptive rather than causal focus, and seeks to tangibly map patterns within this network of policy discourse.

Oral Presentation: Wednesday, April 23, 1:18 p.m.