2024/02/23 by Sally Shortall, Vangelis Marangudakis · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Social Sciences · #Agricultural Economics and Policy #Gender Politics and Representation #Rural development and sustainability
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/soru.12475
openalex publication_date 2024/02/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Abstract In this article, we examine how the European Union (EU) acts as an international organisation, developing policies to be implemented by national governments. We focus on agriculture and gender equality. We examine the relationship between the EU and Member States regarding the construction and delivery of policies. It is a complex process, with differential levels of power and other actors in the process, notably lobby groups. We examine how agricultural policies and gender equality policies are developed. We examine the 2014–2020 Rural Development Regulation and carried out research in four member states. Interviews were undertaken with people who have experience of implementing the Common Agricultural Policy measures at a national level. We find the power of key players to be very strong in the agricultural context and weak in the gender context. When the two fields are ‘married’, we find there is little scope or interest to advance gender equality measures in agricultural policy.