Brown Bag Lunch with Diego Moreira Soares (Tuesday April 26th)

How Communities Organize: The Development of a Local Food System

Featuring:  Diego Moreira Soares, PhD Student in Organization Behaviour, Smith School of Business, Queen's University

Diego is investigating how members of geographically concentrated communities organize to pursue a common goal. To answer this question, he is examining the efforts of the Localtown community (fictitious name) to develop a local food system. Using qualitative research methods and relying on interviews and archival data, the study emphasizes the importance of emotions.

Preliminary findings suggest that reciprocal emotions help community members to innovate, share resources, and mitigate risks. The study aims to contribute to the literatures on communities, social movements, and institutional work.

Let’s see where the conversation takes us!

Date: Tuesday, April 26^th, 2016

Time: 11:45 - 12:45 pm

Location: Goodes Hall, Room 302

Bring your lunch!

RSVP (appreciated but not required): csi@queensu.ca