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The Emergence, Articulation and Negotiation of a New Food Industry Initiative in Rural Australia: Boundary Object, Organisation or Triple Helix Model?
Author(s) -
Betzold Alana,
Carew Anna L.,
Lewis Gemma K.,
Lovell Heather
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sociologia ruralis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.005
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1467-9523
pISSN - 0038-0199
DOI - 10.1111/soru.12211
Subject(s) - triple helix , negotiation , tourism , hospitality , articulation (sociology) , economic geography , regional science , boundary object , bridging (networking) , sociology , marketing , political science , business , geography , social science , computer science , computer network , genetics , politics , law , biology
Abstract This article reports on research to track and trace the development and diffusion of a new initiative for clustering a diverse range of agro‐food businesses located in the rural state of Tasmania, Australia. The initiative is termed ‘FermenTasmania’. To structure our analysis, our research team leveraged the concepts of boundary objects and organisations, and the Triple Helix model of innovation; testing these sociological concepts and model as a means to explain the nature, structure and emerging trajectory of FermenTasmania. This paper aims to contribute two distinct, but related findings: first, analysis of the fit and utility of the aforementioned concepts and model to track the emergence of FermenTasmania; and, second, assessment of the dynamics of innovation regarding the formation of this new social entity bridging agriculture and tourism in a rural area, with particular attention to the role of place.