Campus: WSU Pullman
Office: 17 Wilson-Short Hall
Address: PO Box 644006
Pullman, WA 99164-4006
Phone: 509 335-7626
Fax: 509 335-2125
Email: rajussaume@wsu.edu

Areas of Interest

• Sociology of Agriculture
• Development Sociology
• Political Sociology
  • International Agricultural Marketing and Trade

Education

• B.A. Political Science, Southeastern Massachusetts University, 1976
• M.A. Political Science, Univeristy of Georgia, 1981
• Ph.D. Development Sociology, Cornell University, 1987

Research

My master’s thesis on agricultural development policies was based in part on my experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Niger. My Ph.D. research, which eventually led to the publication of a book titled Japanese Part-Time Farming, examined the pros and cons of part-time farming as a development strategy. I have extensive interdisciplinary training and experience. One of my current foci is sustainable development with a special focus on sustainable agricultural development and community well-being. 

 

Publications

Refereed Articles

Ervin, David E., Leland Glenna, and Raymond A. Jussaume Jr. 2009. “Are Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture Compatible.”  Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. Pp. 1-15.

Jussaume, Raymond A. Jr. and Leland Glenna. 2009. “Considering Structural, Individual and Social Network Explanations for Ecologically Sustainable Agriculture: An Example Drawn from Washington State Wheat Growers.” Sustainability. Vol 1, No. 2, pp. 120-132.

Payumo, Jane G., Raymond Jussaume, and Howard D. Grimes. 2009. “Protecting and Preserving Traditional Knowledge and Plant Genetic Resources: Is ASEAN There Yet?” Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. Vol 8, No. 1, pp. 26-34. 

Selfa, Theresa, Raymond A. Jussaume Jr. and Michael Winter. 2008. _Envisioning Agricultural Sustainability from Field to Plate: Comparing Producer and Consumer Attitudes and Practices toward _Environmentally Friendly_ Food and Farming in Washington State, USA._ Journal of Rural Studies. Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 262-276.

Jussaume, Raymond A. Jr. and Leland Glenna. 2007. "Characteristics of Organic Farmers in Washington State Who Are Willing to Use GMOs." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. Vol. 22, No. 2: 118_124.

Jussaume, Raymond A. Jr. and Kazumi Kondoh. 2006. "Contextualizing Farmers_ Attitudes Towards Biotechnology." Agriculture and Human Values. Vol. 23:341_352.

 

Book Chapters

Jussaume, Raymond A. Jr.* and Kazumi Kondoh. 2008. "Possibilities for Revitalizing Local Agriculture: Evidence from Four Counties in Washington State._ Pp. 225-246 in Wynne Wright and Gerad Mittendorf (eds.). The Fight Over Food: Producers, Consumers, and Activists Challenge the Global Food System. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press.

Selfa, Theresa and Raymond A. Jussaume Jr. 2008. _Sustainable Foodscapes:: Examining Consumer Attitudes and Practices toward Food and Farming in Washington State._ Pp. 107-122 in Fish, R., S. Seymour and C. Watkins (eds.), Sustainable Farmland Management: New Transdisciplinary Approaches. Okford, UK: CABI Press.

Selfa, Theresa, Raymond A. Jussaume Jr., and Michael Winter. (2007). _Sustainable Foodscapes? Examining Consumer Attitudes and Practices toward Food and Farming in Washington State, USA._ Chapter 9 in R. D. Fish, S. Seymour and C. Watkins (eds.), Sustainable Farmland Management: New Transdisciplinary Approaches. CABI Publishing.

Ostrom, Marcy and Raymond A. Jussaume Jr. (2007). "Assessing the Significance of Direct Farmer-Consumer Linkages as a Change Strategy: Civic or Opportunistic?" in C. Hinrichs and T. Lyson (eds.), Remaking the North American Food System. University of Nebraska Press.

Jussaume, Raymond A. Jr.* and Kazumi Kondoh.  (2008). "Possibilities for Revitalizing Local Agriculture: Evidence from Four Counties in Washington State._ G. Mittendorf and W. Wright (eds.), Food Fight.  Penn State University Press.