Dr. Carmen Bain • Assistant Professor

Carmen Bain

B.A., M.A. U of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
PhD Michigan State University

308 East Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
294-9895
FAX: (515) 294-2303
cbain@iastate.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Bain's research interests include the political economy of global agrifood systems, international development, and social studies of science and technology. She has conducted research in Chile, Ghana, New Zealand and the US. Her work has been published in the journals Rural Sociology and Food Policy and several edited volumes including Agricultural Governance: Globalization and the New Politics of Regulation; Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains and; Between the Local and the Global. Confronting Complexity in the Contemporary Food Sector. Her current research focuses on the social and economic impact of bioeconomy and biofuels development in Iowa. She is the advisor for the Public Service and Administration in Agriculture Program at ISU.

What's New with Dr. Bain

Bain, C. and M. Hatanaka. Forthcoming.The Practice of Third-Party Certification: Enhancing Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice in the Global South?In V. Higgins, S. Kitto, and W Larner (Eds.). Calculating the Social: Standards and the Re-configuration of Governing. Routledge.

Bain, C. (Forthcoming). “Structuring the Flexible and Feminized Labor Market: GLOBALGAP
Standards for Agricultural Labor in Chile.” Signs

Konefal, J., C. Bain, M. Mascarenhas, and L. Busch. (2007). “Supermarkets and Supply Chains in North America.” In D. Burch and G. Lawrence (Eds.). Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains: Transformations in the Production and Consumption of Foods. Edward Elgar.

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