Research will examine the complementary roles of different actors (the state, the private sector, and civil society) in food policy and their attendant responsibilities. This includes (a) the means for the effective political enfranchisement of food-insecure people; (b) how policy that enhances food and nutrition security is made, including how research influences policymaking, and how policy is implemented; (c) the appropriate (decentralized) levels and government structures for making food security-related policies and providing nutritionrelated public goods; and (d) principles of good governance, such as accountability, rights, and transparency in the food system. Linking gender research more closely with political systems and governance research is likely to lead to new insights.

• Governance and Policy Processes
  Leader: Regina Birner