Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Papers in Innovation Studies,
Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research
No 2026/1: Knowledge, Power and the Governance of Food System Transformation
Iryna Fil Kristensen, Markus Grillitsch (), Rhiannon Pugh (), Lena Krautscheid and Kevin Morgan
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Iryna Fil Kristensen: CIRCLE, Lund University
Markus Grillitsch: CIRCLE, Lund University
Rhiannon Pugh: CIRCLE, Lund University
Lena Krautscheid: CIRCLE, Lund University
Kevin Morgan: Cardiff University, Postal: United Kingdom
Abstract: This paper examines how power-knowledge relations shape the mobilization, recognition, and suppression of local knowledge in food system transformation. Drawing on Foucault's subjugated knowledges, we analyse how experiential, place-based expertise encounters institutional resistance within regional governance frameworks. Through case studies from Skåne and Värmland, Sweden, we identify forms of transformative local knowledge, strategies actors employ to sustain them, and mechanisms of their marginalization. Our findings reveal how governance routines, regulatory norms, and national policy agendas constrain transformative potential, while demonstrating how local actors' agency creates alternative pathways for systemic change.
Keywords: Sustainability transitions; Local knowledge; Food systems transformation; Place-based governance
Language: English
20 pages, September 25, 2026
Note: This work was supported by Sweden's Innovation Agency (VINNOVA) under Grant 2024-01555.
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