Seeds, Science, and Struggle The Global Politics of Transgenic Crops

Name: Seeds, Science, and Struggle The Global Politics of Transgenic Crops
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ISBN: 9780262517744

ISBN-10: 0262517744

ISBN-13: 9780262517744

Edition: 2012

Authors: Abby Kinchy

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Genetic engineering has a wide range of cultural, economic, and ethical implications, yet it has become almost an article of faith that regulatory decisions about biotechnology be based only on evidence of specific quantifiable risks; to consider anything else is said to "politicize" regulation. In this study of social protest against genetically engineered food, Abby Kinchy turns the conventional argument on its head. Rather than consider politicization of the regulatory system, she takes a close look at the scientization of public debate about the "contamination" of crops resulting from pollen drift and seed mixing. Advocates of alternative agriculture confront the scientization of this…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 7/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.00" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Abby Kinchy is Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and coeditor of " Controversies in Science and Technology: From Maize to Menopause."



Series Foreword


Acknowledgments


List of Acronyms



Introduction: Genes Out of Place



Free Markets, Sound Science



The Maize Movement and Expert Advice



The Politics of Biosafety Monitoring



Patents on Out-of-Place Genes



Protecting Organic Markets



Conclusion: Science and Struggles for Change


Notes


References


Index