Hunger Bonds: Food Banks, Families and the Feeding of Poverty

Project description

The connection between food donations and demand

Food banks are one of the fastest-growing charitable industries in Europe. In the past 20 years, food banks have emerged as a key response to the growing problems of poverty and food inequality. The spread of food banks is also a result of the commodification of social assistance and a warning that poverty prevention measures need improvement. The EU-funded HUNG project will investigate the situation in the United Kingdom – a country where the demand for emergency food parcels is growing. The project will use quantitative analysis and ethnography to investigate the relationship between food donations and demand. The results will benefit both academics, policymakers and the relief agencies fighting poverty in Europe.

Fields of science

• social sciences › political sciences › political policies › public policies
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › analytical chemistry › quantitative analysis

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

Net EU contribution

€ 212 933,76

Address

Oxford Road
M13 9PL Manchester
United Kingdom

Region

North West (England) › Greater Manchester › Manchester

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00