An investigation of structural violence in the lived experience of food insecurity

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Rebecca Lindberg ◽  
Hayley McKenzie ◽  
Brontë Haines ◽  
Fiona H McKay
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Structural Violence

scholarly journals Impact of the Social Café Meals program: a qualitative investigation

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Allen ◽  
Jacklin O'Connor ◽  
Emily Amezdroz ◽  
Pieta Bucello ◽  
Hannah Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Current Program ◽  
Community Contribution ◽  
The Impact

Social Café Meals Programs aim to reduce food insecurity and social exclusion by providing participants access to subsidised meals in mainstream local cafés. This study aimed to explore the program’s ability to address social exclusion and food insecurity and the impact of the program on the community. A qualitative evaluation approach was utilised whereby in-depth interviews were conducted with café owners, café staff and current program members of two Social Café Meals Programs operating in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Twelve program members and six café staff completed an in-depth interview at the local cafés. Data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach focusing on the lived experience of the café owners, staff and program members. Four key themes were identified. The program (i) improved food access for vulnerable groups and (ii) created community cohesiveness. (iii) The café environment was important in facilitating program use by community members. (iv) Café owners felt rewarded for their community contribution via the program. Social Café Meals Programs may provide a solution to improving food security and reducing social exclusion and may be considered as a strategy for improving nutrition and social health for at-risk and vulnerable groups.

scholarly journals “He reached across the river and healed the generations of hara”: Structural violence, historical trauma, and healing among contemporary Whanganui Māori

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tarapuhi Vaeau
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Historical Trauma ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
Space State ◽  
The Media ◽  
Relations Of Power

<p>This thesis provides insights into the unique forms of oppression that Māori face today. It explores how Māori experience, understand, and heal from historical trauma in contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand. It does this by arguing that space, state bureaucracies, and public discourse can be violent, and considering sites of (re)traumatisation for my participants, specifically by examining the internalisation of responsibilisation and colonial discourse disseminated through the media and government processes, underlining the implications for health care. I show the ways that space constructs and reproduces relations of power and surveillance. As well I explore spaces that act as living symbols of inequality. This thesis uses structural violence and historical trauma to frame this analysis and thus highlights the lived experience where neoliberalism and colonialism intersect. The understandings that are presented here are informed by seven months of fieldwork which was guided by a kaupapa Māori framework and used participant observation and interviews with Māori who have iwi affiliations to the Whanganui River. Using stories from eleven participants, as well as autoethnography, this thesis demonstrates the importance of whakapapa, whanaungatanga, and wairuatanga in healing for Māori.</p>

scholarly journals Hidden hunger? Experiences of food insecurity amongst Pakistani and white British women

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (11) ◽  
pp. 2716-2732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maddy Power ◽  
Neil Small ◽  
Bob Doherty ◽  
Kate E. Pickett
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Food Aid ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pakistani Women ◽  
The Uk

PurposeFoodbank use in the UK is rising but, despite high levels of poverty, Pakistani women are less likely to use food banks than white British women. The purpose of this paper is to understand the lived experience of food in the context of poverty amongst Pakistani and white British women in Bradford, including perspectives on food aid.Design/methodology/approachA total of 16 Pakistani and white British women, recruited through community initiatives, participated in three focus groups (one interview was also held as a consequence of recruitment difficulties). Each group met for two hours aided by a moderator and professional interpreter. The transcripts were analysed thematically using a three-stage process.FindingsWomen in low-income households employed dual strategies to reconcile caring responsibilities and financial obligations: the first sought to make ends meet within household income; the second looked to outside sources of support. There was a reported near absence of food insecurity amongst Pakistani women which could be attributed to support from social/familial networks, resource management within the household, and cultural and religious frameworks. A minority of participants and no Pakistani respondents accessed charitable food aid. There were three reasons for the non-use of food aid: it was not required because of resource management strategies within the household and assistance from familial/social networks; it was avoided out of shame; and knowledge about its existence was poor.Originality/valueThis case study is the first examination of varying experiences of food insecurity amongst UK white British and Pakistani women. Whilst the sample size is small, it presents new evidence on perceptions of food insecurity amongst Pakistani households and on why households of varying ethnicities do not use food aid.

scholarly journals Wild Food Harvest, Food Security, and Biodiversity Conservation in Jamaica: A Case Study of the Millbank Farming Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donovan Campbell ◽  
Alex A. Moulton ◽  
David Barker ◽  
Tashana Malcolm ◽  
Lance Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Wild Food ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
The Relationship

Harvesting wild food is an important coping strategy to deal with food insecurity in farming households across the Caribbean. The practice is tightly connected to the region's unique agrarian history, food heritage, traditional cuisine, and local knowledge of wild or semidomesticated plants. In Jamaica, small-scale farmers are the chief stewards of agrobiodiversity, and their food security and well-being are often dependent on wild food harvest. Yet, there is a paucity of empirical research on the relationship between wild food use, food security, and biodiversity conservation. In this paper, we use the knowledge and lived experience of rural farmers in a remote community (Millbank) at the edge of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJMNP) to explore the relationship between wild food harvest and food insecurity within the context of protected area management. Specifically, we seek to (1) characterize different patterns of wild food harvest; (2) examine the relationship between food insecurity and wild food harvest, and (3) explore the implications of forest conservation measures for wild food harvest. Detailed interviews were conducted with 43 farmers to capture data on food insecurity, wild food collection, livelihood satisfaction, household characteristics, farming activities, livelihood strategies, and forest resource interaction. The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) was used to characterize food insecurity, while participatory techniques were used to develop indicators to assess the well-being of farmers. The results show strong evidence of a relationship between wild food harvest and food insecurity (p &lt; 0.001). Overall, the findings support the importance of wild foods to the well-being of rural households and provide empirical evidence for its inclusion in food security, poverty, and biodiversity conservation policies.

Exploring the Lived Experience of Food Insecure African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Living in the Inner City

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-536
Author(s):  
Rebekah J. Walker ◽  
Renee E. Walker ◽  
Elise Mosley-Johnson ◽  
Leonard E. Egede
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Access To Food

Purpose: Despite evidence that food insecure African Americans with type 2 diabetes are at particularly high risk for poor health outcomes, there is currently a lack of information on their lived experience. This qualitative study aimed to identify chal­lenges, facilitators, and barriers to effective diabetes care for food insecure African Americans with type 2 diabetes residing in an inner city.Methods: In fall 2018, we conducted two focus groups attended by a total of 16 food insecure adults with type 2 diabetes residing in the inner city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A standardized moderator guide included questions to explore the role of food inse­curity in managing diabetes, and facilitators that improve diabetes management within the context of food insecurity. Focus groups were audio recorded and recordings were transcribed by a professional transcription service. A grounded theory approach was used for analysis.Results: Six major challenges existed at the individual level (diet/nutrition, exercise, dia­betes knowledge and skills, complications from diabetes, a family history of diabe­tes, and a preoccupation with food). Five major barriers and facilitators existed both internally and externally to the individuals (access to food, medications, stress, cost of health-related needs and religion/spiritual­ity).Conclusions: This study identified multiple challenges, barriers, and facilitators to effec­tive care for food insecure African American adults with type 2 diabetes. It is impera­tive to incorporate this understanding in future work by using an ecological approach to investigate strategies to address food insecurity beyond a singular focus on access to food. Ethn Dis. 2021;31(4):527-536; doi:10.18865/ed.31.4.527

scholarly journals “He reached across the river and healed the generations of hara”: Structural violence, historical trauma, and healing among contemporary Whanganui Māori

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tarapuhi Vaeau
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Historical Trauma ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
Space State ◽  
The Media ◽  
Relations Of Power

<p>This thesis provides insights into the unique forms of oppression that Māori face today. It explores how Māori experience, understand, and heal from historical trauma in contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand. It does this by arguing that space, state bureaucracies, and public discourse can be violent, and considering sites of (re)traumatisation for my participants, specifically by examining the internalisation of responsibilisation and colonial discourse disseminated through the media and government processes, underlining the implications for health care. I show the ways that space constructs and reproduces relations of power and surveillance. As well I explore spaces that act as living symbols of inequality. This thesis uses structural violence and historical trauma to frame this analysis and thus highlights the lived experience where neoliberalism and colonialism intersect. The understandings that are presented here are informed by seven months of fieldwork which was guided by a kaupapa Māori framework and used participant observation and interviews with Māori who have iwi affiliations to the Whanganui River. Using stories from eleven participants, as well as autoethnography, this thesis demonstrates the importance of whakapapa, whanaungatanga, and wairuatanga in healing for Māori.</p>

Migrant Residents in Search of Residences

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Sheehan
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Labor Regulations ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
The Past ◽  
American Migration

Latin American migration to Chile has increased exponentially over the past 20 years. As migrants settle in Santiago, they face numerous articulations of bureaucracy—at entry, in visa processing, in labor regulations, and in housing law. This article charts a central paradox of migrant experiences with two discordant bureaucratic entities in Chile. Migrants are frequently able to acquire residency documents, yet they are often unable to enter into formal rental agreements or easily access adequate housing. Drawing on data collected during 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Santiago, Chile, I explore migrants’ lived experience of bureaucracy. As migrants navigate the processes involved in attaining visas and in securing housing, their experiences expose the interstices of bureaucracy, sites of disjuncture between contrasting bureaucratic entities and realms. These bureaucratic interstices are critical sites where structural violence is fostered, normalized, and made invisible.

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