"Explores the political dynamics of the remarkable transition of organic food from a 'fringe fad' in the 1960s to a multi-billion dollar industry in the 2000s. Taking a multidisciplinary, institutionalist approach that integrates social movement theory, public policy analysis and value chain...

This three-paper dissertation examines the origins of standards-based certification organizations (SBCOs), their impact on regulatory structure, and their influence on market entry and exit rates in the U.S. organic food industry. The first paper develops a typology of SBCOs and then...

Growing appreciation of the novel challenges of climate change and environmental degradation is among the core drivers of the ongoing transformation in the food industry. In response to the growing costs for society and the environment, the broad reliance on large-scale and industrial methods of...