ABSTRACT
There are several theoretical approaches to analysing the governance of global food provisioning, including commodity chain, value chain and production network approaches. This chapter reviews these approaches and assesses their relevance for understanding the challenges, limitations and innovation observed in the sustainable seafood movement. While these approaches provide a basis for understanding global food chains and networks, we argue they focus too heavily on the structural and technical dimensions, which limits an understanding of ‘governance’. We propose an alternative framework based on theories of flows, networks and social movements that more effectively identifies the interaction and influence of public and private actors in global food movements.
