Dissertation Research: A "New" Environmentalism or Agribusiness as Usual: A Case Study of California's Organic Produce Sector

Julie Guthman加州大学伯克利分校博士论文研究将考察加州有机生产部门的起源、发展和特征，以证明“有机”的特定概念是如何在政治上构成的，以及这个定义如何影响该部门的结构和地理。该研究建立在论文前研究的基础上，涉及收集、汇编和分析有关该部门规模和结构的历史和当代调查数据。将通过深入的半结构化访谈和实地考察收集关于生产组织的定性数据。通过明确生产者的农业实践和治理与该部门监管方式之间的联系，这项工作将促进我们对公共政策和第三方认证如何塑造新兴的可持续农业领域的理解。

Julie Guthman University of California, Berkeley The doctoral dissertation research will examine the genesis, development and character of the California organic produce sector to demonstrate how a particular notion of `organic` has been constituted politically, and how this definition influences the structure and geography of the sector. The study builds on pre-dissertation research and involves the collection, compilation and analysis of both historical and contemporary survey data on the scale and structure of the sector. Qualitative data on the organization of production will be gathered through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and observations on site visits. In making explicit connections between producers' agronomic practices and governance and the way the sector is regulated, the work will advance our understanding of how public policy and third party certification shapes the burgeoning field of sustainable agriculture.