Costelloe-KuehnCommentMemo26-30Sean

Abstracts:

A) "the relationship between social movements and industry change is complicated by environmental groups promoting contradictory goals." H) "How do opinions change in individuals as they gain and loose access to the discursive forums?" L) "Different notions of sustainability in the production of bioplastics: case studies of Italy and United States"
 * you then talk about "success." i initially thought that you were implying that "complication" due to "contradictory goals" was inherently a bad thing... (i think the word contradictory connotes negativity, as opposed to other possibilities like "heterogeneous," of "diverse."). but now i'm not sure. what do you think about this? i think it might be worth slipping in an "i.e. __ (examples of possible goals in contradiction, perhaps recycling vs. composting?).
 * really interesting question... what kinds of "discursive forums are you referring to? And who are the "individuals" ("stakeholder" or "enunciatory communities") in your question?
 * You might want to consider //economic// sustainability as well. This could mean "self-sufficiency" (not relying on "outside" funding
 * Italy is in the title, but the abstract focuses on the EU. What issues are brought up in the asymmetrical "comparison" of a nation-state and a multi-state organization?
 * What is "social regulation?"
 * For the "benefits" claimed by the bioplastic industries, is M. Fortun's "promising" useful?
 * If you have preliminary insights about how the nation-state context shapes the differences between these two specific companies, that might be good to add.