History of Knowledge of the Soy Bean in Austria, ca. 1870–1950

Source: Brillmayer, 1947 Source: Brillmayer, 1947

How did different actors interact in the production, dissemination and appropriation of expert and everyday knowledge in relation to soy-based commodity chains in the context of society and the environment?


Funding

Science Call der NÖ Forschungs- und Bildungsges.m.b.H. (NFB) &
Kommission für Interdisziplinäre Ökologische Studien (KIÖS)

 

Duration

September 2017 – January 2021

 

Principal Investigator

Ernst Langthaler

 

Researchers

Maximilian Martsch

Georg Weissenböck (2017–2018)

 

Description

Through the example of the soy bean this project traces the production, the accumulation and dissemination of expert knowledge and everyday knowledge within the agro-industrial knowledge society in Austria, ca. 1870 to ca. 1950.