Structure, Agency and Biotechnology - The Case of the Rothamsted Gm Wheat Trials

"Structure, Agency, Biotechnology" argues for the significance of sociological theory and highlights the insights that it can offer into the study of agricultural biotechnology.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. A Holistic Approach to the GM Controversy; 2. Rethinking Science, Technology & Society Relations: Definitions, Boundaries and Underlying Theoretical Problems; 3. Science and Technology Studies: A Critical Overview of the Field; 4. Benton, Mouzelis, Stones: Some Key Advances in Contemporary Sociology; 5. A Holistic Framework for the Study of Agricultural Biotechnology 6. The Rothamsted GM Wheat Trials (I): Technology and Appropriation; 7. The Rothamsted GM Wheat Trials (II): Ideology; 8. What is the GM Controversy? Science, Politics and Prospects; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Aristeidis Panagiotou is a researcher at the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), Greece.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Aristeidis Panagiotou
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781785271243
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-124-3
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Key Issues in Modern Sociology; Key Issues in Modern Sociology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Genetica, tecnica genetica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, biotechnology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Cultural studies: food and society