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Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrence

Emeritus Professor

School of Social Science
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
g.lawrence@uq.edu.au

Overview

Geoff is a leading Australian sociologist with interests in rural and regional sociology, globalisation/localisation and agrifood research.

He attended James Ruse Agricultural High School in Sydney and was School Captain in 1968. He then completed a degree in agricultural economics at Sydney University in 1972. This was followed by a diploma in social science (UNE), Master of Science in Sociology (Wisconisn-Madison) and a PhD (Griffith). In 1992 he became Associate Professor of Sociology and Foundation Director, Centre for Rural Social Research, at Charles Sturt University before moving later that year to Central Queensland University as Foundation Professor of Sociology (1992-2002) and Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Regional Development (1998-2002). He joined The University of Queensland as Professor of Sociology and Head of the School of Social Science in 2002. He is a Life Member of the Fitzroy Basin Association, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Life Member of the Australian Sociological Association, and was President of the International Rural Sociology Association (2012-2016). He became Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Queensland in 2014.

His full profile can be seen at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Lawrence_(sociologist)

Research Interests

  • Agriculture, the Environment and the Politics of Sustainability
    The questions are: To what extent is 'greening' and green politics influencing the course of agricultural development and resulting in policies aimed at reducing ecological destruction? What is the nature of the debates and theorisations regarding productivism/post-productivism in the rural landscapes of advance economies? In a practical sense, how is it possible to ensure that current and future natural resource management will provide sustainable outcomes for society?
  • Globalisation, Localisation and Restructuring of Regional Australia
    This is a broad area whcih includes an examination of the social affects of economic change upon regions and highlights town decline, poverty, unemployment and ill-health - as well as the 'ingredients' for successful community development and the enhancement of social capital. Issues of empowerment and governance are crucial to the understanding of the future of the regions. The issue of global/local relations is also of significance - particularly as Australian governments seek to promote 'self help' and 'partnership' options.
  • Financialisation of Food and Farming
    Finance capital is playing an increasingly important role in food and farming industries. Entities like merchant banks, sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms and hedge funds are purchasing farmlands and agribusinesses in an effort to increase returns to shareholders. However, some of these activities are speculative and lead to food price distortions; others impact upon traditional owners when so-called 'land grabs' force producers from their farms. 'Financialisation' is seen as being as important as globalisation and neoliberalism in altering the face of food and farming.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Wisconsin
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of New England Australia
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Sydney

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Supervision

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Available Projects

  • Students can be involved in work on ARC and other projects exploring:

    Structural change in agriculture; changes power relations along agri-food chains; the financialisation of food and farming.

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Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • 'I want to sleep at night as well': guilt and care in the making of agricultural credit markets

    Langford, Alexandra, Brekelmans, Alana and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2021). 'I want to sleep at night as well': guilt and care in the making of agricultural credit markets. Markets in their place: context, culture, finance. (pp. 122-140) edited by Russell Prince, Matthew Henry, Carolyn Morris, Aisling Gallagher and Stephen FitzHerbert. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429296260-7

  • Neoliberal Globalization and Beyond: Food, Farming, and the Environment

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Smith, Kiah (2020). Neoliberal Globalization and Beyond: Food, Farming, and the Environment. The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology. (pp. 411-428) edited by Katherine Legun, Michael Bell and J. Keller. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108554558.026

  • State-led and finance-backed farming endeavours: changing contours of investment in Australian agriculture

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Sippel, Sarah Ruth and Larder, Nicolette (2020). State-led and finance-backed farming endeavours: changing contours of investment in Australian agriculture. Finance or food? : the role of cultures, values, and ethics in land use negotiations. (pp. 150-177) edited by Hilde Bjørkhaug, Philip McMichael and Bruce Muirhead. Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto Press.

  • Introduction: The financialization of agri-food

    Bjørkhaug, Hilde, Magnan, André and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2018). Introduction: The financialization of agri-food. The Financialization of Agri-food Systems: Contested Transformations. (pp. 1-19) Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315157887

  • Introduction: the financialization of agri-food

    Bjørkhaug, Hilde, Magnan, André and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2018). Introduction: the financialization of agri-food. The Financialization of Agri-Food Systems: Contested Transformations. (pp. 1-19) edited by Hilde Bjorkhaug, Andre Magnan and Geoffrey Lawrence. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315157887-1

  • The concept of 'financialization': criticisms and insights

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Smith, Kiah (2018). The concept of 'financialization': criticisms and insights. The financialization of agri-food systems: contested transformations. (pp. 23-41) edited by Hilde Bjørkhaug, André Magnan and Geoffrey Lawrence. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315157887-2

  • The financialization of farming: the Hancock Company of Canada and its embedding in rural Australia

    Sippel, Sarah Ruth, Lawrence, Geoffrey and Burch, David (2017). The financialization of farming: the Hancock Company of Canada and its embedding in rural Australia. Transforming the rural: global processes and local futures. (pp. 3-23) edited by Terry Marsden, Mara Miele, Vaughan Higgins, Hilde Bjørkhaug and Monica Truninger. London, United Kingdom: Emerald Insight. doi: 10.1108/S1057-192220170000024001

  • Food systems and land: connections and contradictions

    Lawrence, Geoffrey (2016). Food systems and land: connections and contradictions. Routledge international handbook of rural studies. (pp. 183-191) edited by Mark Shucksmith and David L. Brown. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

  • The financialisation of food and farming

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Sippel, Sarah Ruth and Burch, David (2015). The financialisation of food and farming. Handbook on the globalization of agriculture. (pp. 309-327) edited by Guy Robinson and Doris Carson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9780857939838

  • The political economy of agri-food: supermarkets

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Dixon, Jane (2015). The political economy of agri-food: supermarkets. Handbook of the International Political Economy of Agriculture and Food. (pp. 213-231) edited by Alessandro Bonanno and Lawrence Busch. Cheltenham, Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781782548263.00019

  • Global change and food security: introduction

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and McMichael, Philip (2014). Global change and food security: introduction. Global environmental change. (pp. 667-676) edited by Bill Freedman. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5784-4_114

  • Neoliberalism in the antipodes: understanding the influence and limits of the neoliberal political project

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Campbell, Hugh (2014). Neoliberalism in the antipodes: understanding the influence and limits of the neoliberal political project. The Neoliberal Regime in Agri-food: Crisis, Resilience and Restructuring. (pp. 263-283) edited by Steven A. Wolfe and Alessandro Bonanno. Abingdon, Oxon, England: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203583111

  • The impacts of climate change on Australia's food production and export

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Richards, Carol and Burch, David (2013). The impacts of climate change on Australia's food production and export. Food security in Australia: challenges and prospects for the future. (pp. 173-186) edited by Quentin Farmer-Bowers, Vaughan Higgins and Joanne Millar. New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4484-8_12

  • Climate change and the resilience of commodity food production in Australia

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Richards, Carol, Gray, Ian and Hansar, Naomi (2012). Climate change and the resilience of commodity food production in Australia. Food systems failure: The global food crisis and the future of agriculture. (pp. 131-146) edited by Christopher Rosin, Paul Stock and Hugh Campbell. London, U.K.: Earthscan. doi: 10.4324/9781849776820

  • Environmental sustainability and social movements: how do societies connect with nature?

    Carl, John D. and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2012). Environmental sustainability and social movements: how do societies connect with nature?. Think sociology. (pp. 244-267) edited by John D. Carl, Sarah Baker, Brady Robards, John Scott, Wendy Hillman and Geoffrey Lawrence. Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia: Pearson Australia.

  • Globalisation: the economy and society

    Carl, John D. and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2012). Globalisation: the economy and society. Think sociology. (pp. 186-206) edited by John D. Carl, Sarah Baker, Brady Robards, John Scott, Wendy Hillman and Geoffrey Lawrence. Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia: Pearson Australia.

  • Queensland towns

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Cheshire, Lynda (2012). Queensland towns. Sociology: Antipodean perspectives. (pp. 133-143) edited by Peter Beiharz and Trevor Hogan. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.

  • Regions

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Cheshire, Lynda (2012). Regions. Sociology: antipodean perspectives. (pp. 31-37) edited by Peter Beiharz and Trevor Hogan. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.

  • Peter Cullen: chair of the Lake Eyre Basin Scientific Advisory Panel

    Kingsford, Richard and Lawrence, Geoff (2011). Peter Cullen: chair of the Lake Eyre Basin Scientific Advisory Panel. This land our water: water challenges for the 21st century. A collection of papers by Peter Cullen. (pp. 36-39) edited by Vicky Cullen. Hindmarsh, SA, Australia: ATF Press.

  • Introduction: Food security, nutrition and sustainability in a globalised world

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Lyons, Kristen and Wallington, Tabatha (2010). Introduction: Food security, nutrition and sustainability in a globalised world. Food security, nutrition and sustainability. (pp. 1-23) edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Kristen Lyons and Tabatha Wallington. London, U.K. ; Sterling, VA, U.S.A.: Earthscan. doi: 10.4324/9781849774499

  • The "Wellness" phenomenon: Implications for global agri-food systems

    Burch, David and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2010). The "Wellness" phenomenon: Implications for global agri-food systems. Food security, nutrition and sustainability. (pp. 175-187) edited by Lawrence, Geoffrey, Lyons, Kristen and Wallington, Tabatha. London, U.K. ; Sterling, VA, U.S.A.: Earthscan. doi: 10.4324/9781849774499

  • The new international division of cultural labor and sport

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Miller, Toby and Rowe, David (2010). The new international division of cultural labor and sport. Sport and migration : Borders, boundaries and crossings. (pp. 217-229) edited by Joseph Maguire and Mark Falcous. Abbingdon, Oxon, U.K.: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203877319

  • Accounting for performance: Public environmental governance in the shadow of the future

    Wallington, Tabatha and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2009). Accounting for performance: Public environmental governance in the shadow of the future. Contested Country. (pp. 91-107) edited by Marcus Lane, Cathy Robinson and Bruce Taylor. Australia: CSIRO Publishing.

  • The sociology of climate change for regional Australia: Considering farmer capacity for change

    Gray, Ian, Lawrence, Geoffrey and Sinclair, Peter (2009). The sociology of climate change for regional Australia: Considering farmer capacity for change. Climate change in regional Australia: Social learning and adaptation. (pp. 136-158) edited by J. Martin, M. Rogers and C. Winter. Victoria, Australia: VURRN Press.

  • Agribusiness, Genetic Engineering and the Corporatisation of Food

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Grice, Janet (2008). Agribusiness, Genetic Engineering and the Corporatisation of Food. A Sociology of Food & Nutrition: The Social Appetite. (pp. 78-99) edited by John Germov and Lauren Williams. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.

  • Introduction: Governing the rural

    Cheshire, L., Higgins, V. and Lawrence, G. (2007). Introduction: Governing the rural. Rural Governance: International Perspectives. (pp. 1-18) edited by L. Cheshire, V. Higgins and G. Lawrence. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

  • Regionalism

    Lawrence, G. and Everingham, J. (2007). Regionalism. Oxford Companion to Australian Politics. (pp. 501-503) edited by Galligan, B. and Roberts, W.. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

  • Rural governance and power relations: Theorising the complexity of state-citizen interactions

    Cheshire, Lynda, Higgins, Vaughan and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2007). Rural governance and power relations: Theorising the complexity of state-citizen interactions. Rural governance: International perspectives. (pp. 291-303) edited by L. Cheshire, V. Higgins and G. Lawrence. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203968178

  • Supermarkets Own Brands, New Foods and the Reconfiguration of Agri-food Supply Chains

    Burch, D. and Lawrence, G. (2007). Supermarkets Own Brands, New Foods and the Reconfiguration of Agri-food Supply Chains. Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains: Transformations in the Production and Consumption of Foods. (pp. 100-128) edited by Burch, D. and Lawrence, G.. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

  • Understanding Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains

    Lawrence, G. and Burch, D. (2007). Understanding Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains. Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains: Transformations in the Production and Consumption of Foods. (pp. 1-26) edited by Burch, D. and Lawrence, G.. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

  • Audit Cultures and the Antipodes: The Implications of EurepGAP for New Zealand and Australian Agri-food Industries

    Campbell, Hugh, Lawrence, Geofffrey and Smith, Kiah (2006). Audit Cultures and the Antipodes: The Implications of EurepGAP for New Zealand and Australian Agri-food Industries. Between the Local and the Global: confronting complexity in the contemporary Agri-food sector. (pp. 69-94) edited by T. Marsden and J. Murdoch. Oxford, England: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1057-1922(06)12004-1

  • Mita 'Vihertyminen' Tarkoittaa? Kuluttajat, Maatalous ja Elintarviketeollisuus

    Lawrence, G (2006). Mita 'Vihertyminen' Tarkoittaa? Kuluttajat, Maatalous ja Elintarviketeollisuus. Ruokakysymys: Nakokulmia Yhteiskuntatieteelliseen Elintarviketutkimukseen. (pp. 69-87) edited by T. Mononen and T. Silvasti. Helsinki, Finland: Gaudeamus.

  • Promovarea dezvoltarii durabile: Problematica guvernarii

    Grice, Janet and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2006). Promovarea dezvoltarii durabile: Problematica guvernarii. Catalyse: Cunoastere, participare, si dezvoltare in spatiu comunitar. (pp. 15-45) edited by Mihai Pascaru. Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Editura Argonaut.

  • Queensland Towns

    Lawrence, G A and Cheshire, L A (2006). Queensland Towns. Sociology: Place, Time and Division. (pp. 107-111) edited by P. Beilharz and T. Hogan. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.

  • Reconfiguring rural resource governance: The legacy of neoliberalism in Australia

    Lockie, Stewart, Lawrence, Geoffrey and Cheshire, Lynda (2006). Reconfiguring rural resource governance: The legacy of neoliberalism in Australia. Handbook of Rural Studies. (pp. 29-43) edited by P. Cloke, T. Marsden and P. Mooney. London: Sage. doi: 10.4135/9781848608016.n3

  • Regions

    Lawrence, G A and Cheshire, L A (2006). Regions. Sociology: Place, Time and Division. (pp. 20-25) edited by P. Beilharz and T. Hogan. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.

  • What do we mean by green? Consumers, agriculture and the food industry

    Burch, D., Lyons, K. and Lawrence, G. (2006). What do we mean by green? Consumers, agriculture and the food industry. Rikka rokassa vai sattumia sopassa? Johdatus yhteiskuntatieteelliseen maatalous-ja elintarviketutkimukseen. (pp. 69-87) Helsinki, Finland: University of Joensuu, Karelian Institute.

  • Globalisation, agricultural production systems and rural restructuring

    Lawrence, Geoffrey (2005). Globalisation, agricultural production systems and rural restructuring. Sustainability and change in rural Australia. (pp. 104-120) edited by Chris Cocklin and Jacqui Dibden. Sydney: New South Wales University Press.

  • Introduction: Globalization and Agricultural Governance

    Higgins, V. and Lawrence, G. A. (2005). Introduction: Globalization and Agricultural Governance. Agricultural Governance: Globalization and the New Politics of Regulation. (pp. 1-15) edited by V. Higgins and G. Lawrence. London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203698907

  • Promoting Sustainable Development: The Question of Governance

    Lawrence, Geoffrey (2005). Promoting Sustainable Development: The Question of Governance. New directions in the sociology of global development. (pp. 145-174) edited by Frederick H. Buttel and Philip McMichael. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.

  • Reshaping the State: Global/local networks in association and the governing of agricultural production.

    Cheshire, L. A. and Lawrence, G. A. (2005). Reshaping the State: Global/local networks in association and the governing of agricultural production.. Agricultural Governance: Globalization and the New Politics of Regulation. (pp. 35-49) edited by V. Higgins and G. Lawrence. London: Routledge.

  • Agribusiness, biotechnology and food

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Grice, Janet (2004). Agribusiness, biotechnology and food. A sociology of food and nutrition : the social appetite. (pp. 77-95) edited by John Germov and Lauren Williams. South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.

  • Agricultural production and the ecological question

    Lawrence, G. A., Cheshire, L. A. and Richards, C. A. (2004). Agricultural production and the ecological question. Controversies in environmental sociology. (pp. 221-237) edited by R. White. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511804434.014

  • Consumer views of organic and GM food

    Lyons, K., Lockie, S. and Lawrence, G. A. (2004). Consumer views of organic and GM food. Recoding Nature: Critical Perspectives on Genetic Engineering. (pp. 94-107) edited by R. HIndmarsh and G. Lawrence. Sydney: UNSW Press.

  • Contrasting paths of corporate greening in Antipodean agriculture: Organics and green production

    Lyons, K., Burch, D., Lawrence, G. A. and Lockie, S. (2004). Contrasting paths of corporate greening in Antipodean agriculture: Organics and green production. Agribusiness and society: Corporate responses to environmentalism, market opportunities and public regulation. (pp. 91-113) edited by K. Jansen and S. Vellema. London: Zed Books.

  • Environmental sustainability in the beef grazing sector of Central Queensland: What helps, what hinders?

    Richards, Carol, Lawrence, Geoff and Cheshire, Lynda (2004). Environmental sustainability in the beef grazing sector of Central Queensland: What helps, what hinders?. Social innovations in natural resources management handbook. (pp. 65-67) edited by Carol Richards and Lyn Aitken. Brisbane, Australia: Department of Natural Resources & Mines.

  • Foreword

    Lawrence, G. A. (2004). Foreword. Social Innovations in Natural Resource Management Handbook. (pp. i-ii) edited by C. Richards and L. Atikens. Qld: Dept Natural Resources & MInes, Qld.

  • Foreword

    Lawrence, G. (2004). Foreword. Social Innovations in Natural Resource Management Handbook. (pp. i-ii) Brisbane, QLD Australia: Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

  • Foreword in social Innovations in natural resource management

    Lawrence, G. (2004). Foreword in social Innovations in natural resource management. Social innovations in natural resources management handbook. (pp. i-ii) edited by C. Richards and L. Aitken. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines.

  • Recoding nature: Deciphering the scripts

    Hindmarsh, R. and Lawrence, G. A. (2004). Recoding nature: Deciphering the scripts. Recoding Nature: Critical Perspectives on Genetic Engineering. (pp. 23-41) edited by R. HIndmarsh and G. Lawrence. Sydney: UNSW Press.

  • Sports media sans frontieres

    Miller, T., Lawrence, G. A., Mckay, J. and Rowe, D. (2004). Sports media sans frontieres. Critical Readings: Sport, Culture and the Media. (pp. 84-98) edited by D. Rowe. Maidenhead, United Kingdom: McGraw Hill.

  • The social consequences of the rural reform agenda

    Lawrence, G. A. and Cheshire, L. A. (2004). The social consequences of the rural reform agenda. The Politics of Australian Society: Political Issues for the New Century. (pp. 338-356) edited by P. Boreham, G. Stokes and R. Hall. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Longman.

  • Assessing the neoliberal experiment in Antipodean agriculture

    Campbell, H. and Lawrence, G. A. (2003). Assessing the neoliberal experiment in Antipodean agriculture. Globalization, Localization and Sustainable Livelihoods. (pp. 89-101) edited by R. Almas and G. Lawrence. Aldershot, England: Ashgate. doi: 10.4324/9781315194240

  • Introduction: The global/local problematic

    Almas, R. and Lawrence, G. A. (2003). Introduction: The global/local problematic. Globalization, Localization and Sustainable Livelihoods. (pp. 3-24) edited by R. Almas and G. Lawrence. Aldershot: Ashgate.

  • Monto, Queensland

    Cheshire, L. A. and Lawrence, G. A. (2003). Monto, Queensland. Community Sustainability in Rural Australia: A Question of Capital?. (pp. 10-37) edited by C. Cocklin and M. Alston. Wagga Wagga: Centre for Rural Res., Charles Sturt Univ.

  • Rural sociology

    Lockie, S., Herbert-Cheshire, L. A. and Lawrence, G. A. (2003). Rural sociology. The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia. (pp. 604-625) edited by Ian McAllister, Steve Dowrick and Riaz Hassan. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

  • Agri-genetics, Food Consumption and the Environment: Science and the Australian Public

    Lawrence, G., Norton, J. and Wood, G. (2001). Agri-genetics, Food Consumption and the Environment: Science and the Australian Public . Consuming Foods, Sustaining Environments. (pp. 63-81) edited by Lockie, S. and Pritchard, B.. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Australian Academic Press.

  • Bio-utopia: Future Natural?

    Hindmarsh, R. A. and Lawrence, G. (2001). Bio-utopia: Future Natural?. Altered Genes II: The Future?. (pp. 11-35) edited by R. Hindmarsh and G. Lawrence. Melbourne: Scribe Publications.

  • Gender equality, hegemonic masculinity and the governmentalisation of Australian amateur sport

    McKay, J., Lawrence, G., Miller, T. and Rowe, D. (2001). Gender equality, hegemonic masculinity and the governmentalisation of Australian amateur sport. Culture in Australia. (pp. 233-251) edited by T. Bennett and D. Carter. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

  • Gene-technology, Agri-food Industries and Consumers

    Lawrence, G., Norton, J. and Vanclay, F. (2001). Gene-technology, Agri-food Industries and Consumers. Altered Genes II: The Future?. (pp. 143-159) edited by Hindmarsh, R and Lawrence, G. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Scribe.

  • Globalisation, Neoliberalism and Rural Decline: Australia and Canada

    Gray, I., Knutilla, M. and Lawrence, G. (2001). Globalisation, Neoliberalism and Rural Decline: Australia and Canada. Writing Off Rural Communities: Globalization, Governments, and the Transformation of Rural Life. (pp. 89-105) edited by Epp, R. and Whitson, D.. Edmonton, Canada: University of Alberta Press.

  • Globalising Agriculture: Structures of Constraint for Australian Farming

    Lawrence, G. and McMichael, P. (2001). Globalising Agriculture: Structures of Constraint for Australian Farming. Rurality Bites: The Social and Environmental Transformation of Rural Australia. (pp. 89-102) edited by Lockie, S. and Bourke, L.. Sydney, NSW Australia: Pluto Press.

  • Globalization and Culture

    Miller, Toby and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2001). Globalization and Culture. A Companion to Cultural Studies. (pp. 490-509) edited by Toby Miller. Malden, MA, United States: Blackwell Publishing . doi: 10.1002/9780470998809.ch28

  • Institutionalisation and resistance – organic agriculture in Australia and New Zealand

    Lyons, Kristen and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2001). Institutionalisation and resistance – organic agriculture in Australia and New Zealand. Food, nature and society: rural life in late modernity. (pp. 124-147) edited by Hilary Tovey and Michel Blanc. Aldershot: Ashgate.

  • Introduction

    Lawrence, G., Higgins, V. and Lockie, S. (2001). Introduction. Environment, Society and Natural Resource Management. (pp. 1-15) edited by Lawrence, G., Higgins, V. and Lockie, S.. London, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.

  • What do we mean by green? Consumers, agriculture and the food industry

    Burch, David, Lyons, Kristen and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2001). What do we mean by green? Consumers, agriculture and the food industry. Consuming foods, sustaining environments. (pp. 45-68) Bowen Hills, Qld: Australian Academic Press.

  • Australian communities in a 'Greening' world

    Lawrence, G. (2000). Australian communities in a 'Greening' world. A decade of Landcare: our achievements: report on proceedings. (pp. 34-51) Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Department of Natural Resources and mines.

  • Sport and Australian society

    Hughson, J., Lawrence, G. W., McKay, J. and Rowe, D. (2000). Sport and Australian society. A Sociology of Australian Society. (pp. 275-300) Melbourne: MacMillan.

  • The Myths of Modern Agriculture: Australian Rural Production in the 21st Century

    Lawrence, G. and Gray, I. (2000). The Myths of Modern Agriculture: Australian Rural Production in the 21st Century. Land of Discontent: the Dynamics of Change in Rural and Regional Australia. (pp. 33-51) edited by Pritchard, B. and McManus, P.. Sydney, NSW Australia: University of NSW Press.

  • An Action Learning approach to grower-focussed change: research among cotton producers in Queensland

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Meyers, Melissa, Lockie, Stewart and Clark, Richard (1999). An Action Learning approach to grower-focussed change: research among cotton producers in Queensland. Restructuring Global and Regional Agricultures. (pp. 289-305) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429448355-18

  • An Action Learning approach to grower-focussed change: research among cotton producers in Queensland

    Lawrence, Geoffrey, Meyers, Melissa, Lockie, Stewart and Clark, Richard (1999). An Action Learning approach to grower-focussed change: research among cotton producers in Queensland. Restructuring Global and Regional Agricultures. (pp. 289-305) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429448355-18

  • Changing Spaces: the Effects of Macro-social Forces on Rural Australia

    Gray, I., Lawrence, G. and Stehlik, D. (1999). Changing Spaces: the Effects of Macro-social Forces on Rural Australia. Local Responses to Global Integration: Towards a New Era Of Rural Restructuring. (pp. 63-87) edited by Kasimas, B and Papadopoulos, A. London, United Kingdom: Ashgate.

  • Foreword, in Restructuring Global and Regional Agricultures

    Burch, D., Goss, J. and Lawrence, G. (1999). Foreword, in Restructuring Global and Regional Agricultures. Restructuring Global and Regional Agricultures: Transformations in Australasian Economies and Spaces. (pp. xvii-xix) edited by Burch, D., Goss, J. and Lawrence, G.. Aldershot, United Kingdom: Ashgate.

  • Agricultural Restructuring under conditions of drought in Central Queensland

    Gray, I., Lawrence, G., Stehlik, D. and Bulis, H. (1998). Agricultural Restructuring under conditions of drought in Central Queensland. Australasian Food and Farming in a Globalised Economy: Recent Developments and Future Prospects. (pp. 3-14) Melbourne, VIC Australia: Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Monash University.

  • Bio-utopia: the way forward?

    Hindmarsh, R., Lawrence, G. and Norton, J. (1998). Bio-utopia: the way forward?. Altered Genes - Reconstructing Nature: The Debate. (pp. 3-23) edited by Hindmarsh, R., Lawrence, G. and Norton, J.. St Leonards, NSW Australia: Allen and Unwin.

  • Framing a critical sports sociology in the age of globalisation

    Rowe, David and Lawrence, Geoffrey (1998). Framing a critical sports sociology in the age of globalisation. Tourism, leisure, sport: critical perspectives. (pp. 159-169) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hodder Headline.

  • Gene Biotechnology, the State and Australia's Agri-food industries

    Lawrence, G. and Vanclay, F. (1998). Gene Biotechnology, the State and Australia's Agri-food industries. Altered Genes - Reconstructing Nature: The Debate. (pp. 147-159) edited by Hindmarsh, R., Lawrence, G. and Norton, J.. Sydney, NSW Australia: Allen and Unwin.

  • Introduction

    Rowe, David and Lawrence, Geoffrey (1998). Introduction. Tourism, leisure, sport: critical perspectives. (pp. 1-9) Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hodder Headline.

  • The Institute for Sustainable Regional Development at Central Queensland University

    Lawrence, G. (1998). The Institute for Sustainable Regional Development at Central Queensland University. Sustainable Futures: Towards a Catchment Management Strategy for the Central Queensland Region. (pp. 6-8) edited by Grimes, J., Lawrence, G. and Stehlik, D.. Rockhampton, QLD Australia: Institute for Sustainable Regional Development.

  • A Critical Assessment of Landcare in a Region of Central Queensland

    Lawrence, G. and Morrisey, P. (1997). A Critical Assessment of Landcare in a Region of Central Queensland. Critical Landcare. (pp. 217-226) edited by Lockie, S. and Vanclay, F.. Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia: Centre for Rural Social Research.

  • Framing the Drought: a Sociological Approach

    Lawrence, G., Stehlik, D., Gray, I. and Bulis, H. (1997). Framing the Drought: a Sociological Approach. Mapping Regional Cultures. (pp. 67-83) edited by Mules, W. and Miller, H.. Rockhampton, QLD Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre, Central Queensland University.

  • Nationalism

    Lawrence, G. and Rowe, D. (1997). Nationalism. The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport. (pp. 252-254) edited by Vamplew, W. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.

  • Consumer attitudes to genetically-engineered food products: focus group research in Rockhampton, Queensland

    Norton, J. and Lawrence, G. (1996). Consumer attitudes to genetically-engineered food products: focus group research in Rockhampton, Queensland. Social change in rural Australia. (pp. 290-311) edited by G. Lawrence, K. Lyons and S. Momtaz. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • Contemporary Agri-food Restructuring: Australia and new Zealand

    Lawrence, G. (1996). Contemporary Agri-food Restructuring: Australia and new Zealand. Globalisation and Agri-food Restructuring: Perspectives from the Australasia Region. (pp. 45-72) edited by Burch, D., Rickson, R. and Lawrence, G.. London, United Kingdom: Avebury.

  • Introduction

    Burch, D., Lawrence, G. and Rickson, R. (1996). Introduction. Globalisation and Agri-food Restructuring: Perspectives from the Australasia Region. (pp. 1-13) edited by Burch, D., Lawrence, G. and Rickson, R.. London, United Kingdom: Avebury.

  • Introduction

    Lawrence, G., Lyons, K. and Momtaz, S. (1996). Introduction. Social change in rural Australia. (pp. 1-8) edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Kristen Lyons and Salim Momtaz. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • Not so sweet: rural restructuring and its community impact - the Mackay sugar district, Queensland

    Passfield, R., Lawrence, G. and McAllister, J. (1996). Not so sweet: rural restructuring and its community impact - the Mackay sugar district, Queensland. Social change in rural Australia . (pp. 188-200) edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Kristen Lyons and Salim Momtaz. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • Rural Australia: insights and issues from contemporary political economy

    Lawrence, G. (1996). Rural Australia: insights and issues from contemporary political economy. Social change in rural Australia. (pp. 332-349) edited by Lawrence, G, Lyons, K and Momtaz, S. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • The future of agriculture and rural society in Central Queensland

    Lawrence, G. (1996). The future of agriculture and rural society in Central Queensland. Futures for Central Queensland. (pp. 53-58) edited by D. Cryle, G. Griffin and D. Stehlik. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • Towards a social construction of drought: a preliminary analysis

    Stehlik, D., Witcomb, A., Lawrence, G. and Gray, I. (1996). Towards a social construction of drought: a preliminary analysis. Social change in rural Australia. (pp. 263-275) edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Kristen Lyons and Salim Momtaz. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • Fear and loathing in Wagga Wagga: cultural representations of rurality and possible policy implications

    Share, P. and Lawrence, G. (1995). Fear and loathing in Wagga Wagga: cultural representations of rurality and possible policy implications. Communication and culture in rural areas. (pp. 97-106) edited by P. Share. Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia: Centre for Rural Social Research.

  • Agricultural change in the semi-periphery: the Murray Darling Basin, Australia

    Lawrence, G. and Vanclay, F. (1994). Agricultural change in the semi-periphery: the Murray Darling Basin, Australia. The global restructuring of agro-food systems. (pp. 76-103) edited by P. McMichael. Ithaca, NY, United States: Cornell University Press.

  • Preface

    Lawrence, G. (1993). Preface. Rural education issues: an Australian perspective. (pp. ix-x) edited by C. Boylan and M. Alston. Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • Rural Australia

    Lawrence, G., Gray, I. and Share, P. (1993). Rural Australia. A Sociology of Australian Society: Introductory Readings. (pp. 554-583) edited by Jake Najman and John S. Western. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Macmillan.

  • Agricultural production and environmental degradation in the Murray-Darling Basin

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Vanclay, Frank (1992). Agricultural production and environmental degradation in the Murray-Darling Basin. Agriculture, environment and society. (pp. 33-59) edited by Geoffrey Lawrence , Frank Vanclay and Brian Furze. London, United Kingdom: Macmillan Education UK.

  • Agricultural production and environmental degradation in the Murray-Darling Basin

    Lawrence, Geoffrey and Vanclay, Frank (1992). Agricultural production and environmental degradation in the Murray-Darling Basin. Agriculture, environment and society. (pp. 33-59) London, United Kingdom: Macmillan Education UK.

  • The vertical and horizontal restructuring of rural regions: Australia and New Zealand

    Share, P., Campbell, H. and Lawrence, G. (1991). The vertical and horizontal restructuring of rural regions: Australia and New Zealand. Family farming. (pp. 1-23) edited by M. Alston. Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia: Rural Social and Economic Research Centre.

  • Football hooliganism: Australian media representations of the Heysel Stadium riot

    Lawrence, G. (1990). Football hooliganism: Australian media representations of the Heysel Stadium riot. Sport and leisure: trends in Australian popular culture. (pp. 40-58) edited by D. Rowe and G. Lawrence. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

  • Introduction

    Rowe, D. and Lawrence, G. (1990). Introduction. Sport and leisure: trends in Australian popular culture. (pp. 1-23) edited by D. Rowe and G. Lawrence. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

  • The dynamics of decline: implications for social welfare delivery in rural Australia

    Lawrence, G. and Williams, C. (1990). The dynamics of decline: implications for social welfare delivery in rural Australia. Rural health and welfare in Australia. (pp. 38-59) edited by T. Cullen, P. Dunn and G. Lawrence. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Arena.

  • Structural change in rural Australia: community concerns

    Lawrence, G. (1989). Structural change in rural Australia: community concerns. The Murray-Darling Basin Commission: the community response. edited by Department of Primary Industries and Energy. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service.

  • The rural crisis downunder: Australia’s declining fortunes in the global farm economy

    Lawrence, Geoffrey (1989). The rural crisis downunder: Australia’s declining fortunes in the global farm economy. The international farm crisis. (pp. 234-274) New York, NY USA: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-1-349-10332-4_10

  • In the race for profit: commercialism and the Los Angeles Olympics

    Lawrence, G. (1986). In the race for profit: commercialism and the Los Angeles Olympics. Power play: essays in the sociology of Australian sport. (pp. 204-214) edited by G. Lawrence and D. Rowe. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hale and Iremonger.

  • Introduction: towards a sociology of sport in Australia

    Lawrence, G. and Rowe, D. (1986). Introduction: towards a sociology of sport in Australia. Power play: essays in the sociology of Australian sport. (pp. 13-45) edited by G. Lawrence and D. Rowe. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hale and Iremonger.

  • It's just not cricket!

    Lawrence, G. (1986). It's just not cricket!. Power play: essays in the sociology of Australian sport. (pp. 151-165) edited by G. Lawrence and D. Rowe. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hale and Iremonger.

  • Patriarchy, media and sport

    Williams, C., Lawrence, G. and Rowe, D. (1986). Patriarchy, media and sport. Power play: essays in the sociology of Australian sport. (pp. 215-229) edited by G. Lawrence and D. Rowe. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hale and Iremonger.

  • Postscript: sport as popular culture

    Rowe, D. and Lawrence, G. (1986). Postscript: sport as popular culture. Power play: essays in the sociology of Australian sport. (pp. 230-240) edited by G. Lawrence and D. Rowe. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hale and Iremonger.

  • Saluting the state: nationalism and the Olympics

    Rowe, D. and Lawrence, G. (1986). Saluting the state: nationalism and the Olympics. Power play: essays in the sociology of Australian sport. (pp. 196-203) edited by G. Lawrence and D. Rowe. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hale and Iremonger.

  • The corporate pitch: televised cricket under capitalism

    Lawrence, G. and Rowe, D. (1986). The corporate pitch: televised cricket under capitalism. Power play: essays in the sociology of Australian sport. (pp. 166-178) edited by G. Lawrence and D. Rowe. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Hale and Iremonger.

  • The 'Poor Old Farmer' revisited: structural problems and contradictions of Australian agriculture

    Lawrence, G. (1984). The 'Poor Old Farmer' revisited: structural problems and contradictions of Australian agriculture. Capital essays. (pp. 1-15) edited by D. Cottle. Sydney, NSW, Australia: University of NSW Press.

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