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From: Amy Trauger [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Call for Papers: Political Economy of Organic Food Supply Chains
AAG 2005, Denver
Organizers:
Amy Trauger (email: [log in to unmask])
Andrew Murphy (email: [log in to unmask])
Markus Hassler (email: [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 proposes to explore 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 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.
Expressions of interest should be submitted as soon as possible to either of
the organizers. Final abstracts of no more than 250 words will be required
by
the session organizers by October 7th 2004 and should be sent to Amy Trauger
Abstract instructions:
http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/call_for_papers/abstract_Instructions.Htm
Amy Trauger
Department of Geography
302 Walker Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
FAX: 814-863-7943
email: [log in to unmask]
