The relation of the German meat industry to the state

The subproject is looking at strategies by corporations and associations in the German meat industry in response to political and state actors as well as the participation of corporations and associations in governmental regulation procedures. Of interest here is, among other things, the processes of support, financing, and communication. We will take a special look at legal regulations of (transgressive) meat production, meat sale, and labor markets in Germany. Above all, we want to consider how economic players take part concretely in governmental resolutions. We will also analyze which information is made available to the public regarding political processes. With regard to the entire project, we will research the role of sustainability in decisions about governmental regulation of production methods and official information on consumption patterns.