Power, profit, and principles : industry opportunity structures and the political mobilisation of jewellers

摘要: This thesis focuses on the creation of private environmental and social regulation through interaction non-state actors in US market for gold jewellery. By investigating role business development their cooperation contestation with civil society activists, this study brings a power lens to institution-building. It new case elaborates current understandings ‘industry opportunity structures’ (IOSs), taking model built movements applying it actors. seeks treat agents from sector as political own right traces effects industry structures on emergence, development, impact mobilisation ethical, specialty, diversified jewellers. argues that face different opportunities leverage during institution-building process depending nature firm within which they are embedded. helps explain variation observed responses activist while informing debates over broader implications increasing emergence global economy. Business embedded agents, subject constraints forces. Opportunities mobilise resources purposes varies window available them, expands or contracts politicisation market. Therefore, contrary previous interpretations, can actually empower institutional entrepreneurs shape regulatory landscape. While forces privilege ‘business interests’, safeguards the autonomy industry, learning leadership there appears be cumulative effect contentious politics has potential ratchet-up both its depth breadth coverage.