This paper aims to summarise the frameworks currently used to analyse food policymaking processes and to critically assess whether those frameworks can be applied to the analysis of integrated, ‘systems’ approaches to policymaking. Three frameworks were highlighted as particularly applicable to the context of food systems approaches to policymaking. The application of analytical frameworks for policymaking processes is limited in food policy research. However, this review demonstrates that there are considerable benefits to using such frameworks to understand the ideas, knowledge, power and decision-making that lead to food policy development. This is particularly useful in understanding the complex stakeholder networks and policy coherence necessary for successful policies for sustainable food systems.
