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Second Call for Papers:
RGS-IBG Annual Conference: London 31 August - 2 September 2005
Submitted papers session (8 papers each of 15 minutes, followed by
15 minutes discussion) on:
"Political and Cultural Economies of Organic Food Supply Chains"
Sponsored by the Economic Geography Research Group
Convenors:
Andrew Murphy, University of Birmingham ([log in to unmask])
Amy Trauger, Pennsylvania State University ([log in to unmask])
Markus Hassler, Ruhr University, Bochum ([log in to unmask])
The new agricultural paradigm of post-productivism places an emphasis on
"local" production and consumption of organic foods, but the increasing
global demand for organic food and the changing regulatory environments
within the nation-state have had the effect of extending the reach of
organic food supply chains. This session explores the historical context
and contemporary changes in organic food production at a variety of scales
and through a diversity of lenses.
Suggested topics might include, but are not limited to: theorizing "scale"
as it relates to organic food production, distribution and consumption; the
"local" impact of spatially extended supply chains; the relationships
between new regulatory environments and global organic supply chains;
discourses, ideology and material practices around sustainability and
organic production; discussions of marketing strategies employed by organic
producers including wholesale, retailing, and/or cooperatives; and/or the
proliferation of "risk" through spatially extended supply chains. We
particularly encourage papers that use empirical material to address
theoretical debates within postcolonialism, feminism, actor-network theory,
critical realism, marxist theory, or deconstructivism.
Please submit an expression of interest as soon as possible to any of the convenors.
An abstract of 200 words (max), plus up to 5 keywords, is due to
Andrew Murphy ([log in to unmask]) by Friday January 21st, 2005.
Andrew
Dr. Andrew Murphy
Lecturer
Programme Director, MSc Enterprise, Environment and Place
Editor, Working Papers on Services, Space, Society
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Tel: (+44 121) 414 8095 Office: (+44 121) 414 5543/44
Fax: (+44 121) 414 5528 email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.gees.bham.ac.uk/people/lecturer.asp?ID=256
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