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Patricia Ballamingie

Research Fellow

Email:patricia.ballamingie@carleton.ca

Patricia Ballamingie is a Professor at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University, cross-appointed in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and the Institute of Political Economy. Her research interests have included: environmental conflict and democracy; community-campus engagement; and, for over a decade, food policy and food systems governance. As an engaged scholar and action researcher, Dr. Ballamingie served as a founding Board Member of Just Food in Ottawa, Ontario, putting into practice her commitment to building just and sustainable food systems. She is actively involved in several SSHRC-funded research projects on participatory food systems governance, regional food systems transformation, safe and affordable housing, and Indigenous food sovereignty.

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Recent Publications:

Ballamingie, P., & Szanto, D. (Eds.). (2022).ÌýShowing Theory to Know Theory: Understanding Social Science Concepts through Illustrative Vignettes. Showing Theory Press. Available at:

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Littlefield, C., Stollmeyer, M., Andrée, P., Ballamingie, P. & Levkoe, C.Z. (2024, January 31). Exploring Settler-Indigenous engagement in participatory food systems governance. Agriculture and Human Values.

Levkoe, C. Z., Andrée, P., Ballamingie, P., Tasala, K., Wilson, A., & Korzun, M. (2023). Civil society engagement in food systems governance in Canada: Experiences, gaps, and possibilities. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Advance online publication.

Levkoe, C.Z., Andrée, P., Ballamingie, P., Changfoot, N.A., & Schwartz, K. (2023, February 1). Building action research partnerships for community impact: Lessons from a national community-campus engagement project. Community first: Impacts of community engagement (CFICE). Retrieved from: chrome- DOI:

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Wilkes, J., Ballamingie, P., Perrtula, C., Reid, H., and Blay-Palmer, A. (2022, June 20). Food security through economic security: Responsive social supports and protections. Building Back Better Post COVID-19 Task Force. CC-UNESCO site. Available at:

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Wilkes, J., Aunio, A-L., Ballamingie, P., Perrtula, C., Reid, H., & Blay-Palmer, A. (2022, June 20). Integrated governance: Supporting Food Policy Groups in Canada. Building Back Better Post COVID-19 Task Force. CC-UNESCO site. Available at: