Sustainable innovation in intensive animal husbandry; policy and public protests towards a mega-farm in the Netherlands

Abstract: In this paper the planning and implementation of a specific mega-farm in the Netherlands is discussed, the so called ‘New Mixed Business’ (NMB). The central question is: how did communication, contestation and controversies play a role in the implementation of this innovative concept for sustainable animal production in the Netherlands? Theoretically, a qualitative discourse analysis was used by analyzing the views, opinions and images of the relevant private and public actors. The paper shows how communication strategies and contested discourses created obstacles and led to institut... Mehr ...

Verfasser: HORLINGS, Lummina
HINSSEN, Jules P.P.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Verlag/Hrsg.: ESSACHESS – Journal for Communication Studies
Sprache: Englisch
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Abstract: In this paper the planning and implementation of a specific mega-farm in the Netherlands is discussed, the so called ‘New Mixed Business’ (NMB). The central question is: how did communication, contestation and controversies play a role in the implementation of this innovative concept for sustainable animal production in the Netherlands? Theoretically, a qualitative discourse analysis was used by analyzing the views, opinions and images of the relevant private and public actors. The paper shows how communication strategies and contested discourses created obstacles and led to institutional blockages and a lock-in situation. Keywords: sustainability, innovation, communication, contestation, animal production***Résumé : Dans cet article nous examinerons la planification et la mise en œuvre d'une méga-ferme spécifique aux Pays-Bas appelée la «New Business Mixte» (NMB). Le problème central consiste à répondre à la question quel rôle jouent la communication, la contestation et les controverses dans la mise en œuvre de ce concept novateur pour la production animale sustainable aux Pays-Bas? Nous avons utilisé comme approche méthodologique l’analyse du discours qualitatif appliqué aux opinions et images des acteurs privés et publics concernés. Ce papier montre comment les stratégies de communication et des discours contestataires constituent des obstacles dans le processus de développement des NMB et conduisent à des blocages et situations d’impasse institutionnelle. Mots-clés : durabilité, innovation, communication, contestation, élevage d’animaux