Select Publications

Books

  • Bronson, K. (2022). The Immaculate Conception of Data: Agribusiness, Activists, and Their Shared Politics of the Future. McGill-Queens University Press

Articles

  • Lajoie O’Malley, Alana, Bronson, Kelly, Laurens Klerkx and Simone van den Berg,. Accepted. “The
    future(s) of digital agriculture and sustainable food systems: analysis of high level policy documents,” Ecosystem Services, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101183
  • Gardezi, Maaz and Kelly Bronson. (2019). “A socio-ecological assessment of farmer engagement with precision agriculture,” Precision Agriculture, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-019-09681-7 (contributed 50% of work)
  • Bronson, Kelly, Dobson, Jennifer and Kieran O’Doherty. (2019). “Fracking in Canadian Print News: A socio-technical debate,” Science Communication, 41(5), https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1075547019869703 (contributed 85% of work)
  • Bronson, Kelly. (2019). “Looking through a responsible innovation lens at uneven engagements with digital farming,” Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, special issue on smart farming, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2019.03.001
  • Bronson, Kelly and Irena Knezevic. (2019) “The digital divide and how it matters for Canadian food system equity,” Canadian Journal of Communication, special issue on the federal data strategy 44(2) (contributed 75% of work)
  • Bronson, Kelly, Knezevic, Irena and Clement, Chantal. (2018). “The Canadian family farm, in literature and in practice,” Journal of Rural Studies 66, pp. 104-111 (contributed 65% of work)
  • Bronson, Kelly. (2018). “Digitization and big data in food security and sustainability,” In Ferranti, P., Berry, E.M., Anderson, J.R. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability, vol 2, pp. 582-587. Elsevier.
  • Bronson, Kelly. (2018). “Smart Farming: Including Rights Holders for Responsible Agricultural Innovation.” Technology Innovation Management Review, 8(2): 7-15
  • Bronson, Kelly. (2016). “(Re)producing Power: A study of the New Brunswick Energy Institute” Journal of New Brunswick Studies 7(2): 71-91.
  • Bronson, Kelly and Irena Knezevic. (2016). “Food Studies Scholars Can No Longer Ignore the Rise of Big Data” Canadian Food Studies Journal 3(1): 9-19 (contributed 65% of work)
  • Bronson, Kelly and Irena Knezevic. (2016). “Big Data in Food and Agriculture” Big Data and Society, special issue on Critical Data Studies: 1-5 (contributed 65% of work)
  • Bronson, Kelly. (2015). “Responsible to Whom? Seed Innovations and the Corporatization of North American Agriculture” Journal of Responsible Innovation 2(1): 62-77.
  • Bronson, Kelly. (2014).“Reflecting on the Science in Science Communication.” Canadian Journal of Communication, special issue on STS 39(4): 523-537.

Book Chapters

  • Bronson, Kelly. ( “A digital ‘revolution’ in agriculture? Critically viewing digital innovations through a regenerative food systems lens,” accepted January 2019. Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems, Routledge)
  • Beckley, Thomas and Kelly Bronson. (2019). “Scientized and Sanitized: Shale gas in the context of New Brunswick’s political history,” In Whitton, John, Cotton, Matthew and Kathy Brasier (Eds). Governing Shale Gas: Development, Citizen Participation and Decision Making in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe. London, UK: Routledge. Pp. 272-287 (contributed 65% of work)
  • Bronson, Kelly. (2018). “Excluding ‘anti-biotech’ activists from Canadian agri-food policy-making: ethical implications of the deficit model of science communication” In Priest, Susanna, Goodwin, Jean and Daehlstrom, Michael (Eds). Ethical Issues in Science Communication. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 235-252.

Select Talks and Appearances

  • Invited Speaker, Spotlight Series within Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, “Qualitative Research for Assessing Community Values, Knowledge, and Concern,” Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 22 May 2020
  • Invited Speaker, “Diversity by design: using responsible research and innovation to drive equitable agricultural innovation,” Wageningen Research University, Netherlands, November 26, 2019
  • Invited Keynote Speaker, “Data-driven: Agribusiness, activists and their shared politics of the future,” Science and Technology Studies Seminar Series, York University, Toronto, November 2019
  • Invited Distinguished Lecturer, “Data-driven: Agribusiness, activists and their shared politics of the future,” University of Kansas Sociology Department Blackmar Distinguished Lecture, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, April 9, 2019
  • Invited panelist, “Inclusive Innovation,” Policy Crunch Series, Institute on Governance, Ottawa, November 6, 2018
  • Invited panelist, “Agrarian Bricolage: Addressing the shortage of appropriate farm technologies through DIY,” Food Secure Canada Assembly, Montreal, November 5-7, 2018
  • Invited keynote/colloquium speaker, “From GMOs to big data: the curious disappearance of food politics,” Centre for Genetic Engineering and Society, North Carolina Sate University, September 25, 2018
  • Invited speaker, “The Promise and Peril of AI” Royal Canadian Institute for Science, May 22, 2018, University of Ottawa, Canada