The Rise of Food Charity in Europe: The role of advocacy planning

This edited collection provides the first comprehensive study of the rise of food charity across Europe. Bringing together leading researchers across the continent, this collection explores the driving forces behind this phenomenon and its implications into the future, from a social policy perspective. The book incorporates cases studies from Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. Each empirical case study chapter explores: the histories of food charity in the national context; key changes in social policy and their relationship to food charity; and the implications for social justice. The result is the first book to offer a systematic comparative study of the rise of food charity across Europe. It provides urgently needed evidence on these trends which will be of use to academics, policy makers and practitioners who are grappling with the practical implications of these phenomena.

As the demand for food banks and other emergency food charities continues to rise across the continent, this is the first systematic Europe-wide study of the roots and consequences of this urgent phenomenon. Leading researchers provide case studies from the UK, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, each considering the history and driving political and social forces behind the rise of food charity, and the influence of changing welfare states. They build into a rich comparative study that delivers valuable evidence for anyone with an academic or professional interest in related issues including social policy, exclusion, poverty and justice.

Front cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures and tables Notes on contributors Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction: exploring the growth of food charity across Europe 1. New frames for food charity in Finland 2. Social exclusion and food assistance in Germany 3. The role of food charity in Italy 4. Food banks in the Netherlands stepping up to the plate: shifting moral and practical responsibilities 5. Redistributing waste food to reduce poverty in Slovenia 6. Food aid in post-crisis Spain: a test for this welfare state model 7. Food banks and the UK welfare state 8. Conclusion: food charity in Europe Index Back cover