Gm Debate - Risk, Politics and Public Engagement

Informationen zum Autor Tom Horlick-Jones is an independent researcher and consultant, currently based at Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. He was team leader of the debate evaluation project. John Walls is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Environmental sciences at the University of East Anglia. Gene Rowe is Head of Consumer Science at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich. Nick Pidgeon is Professor of Applied Psychology in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University. Wouter Poortinga is an RCUK Academic Fellow in health and risk communication in the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University. Graham Murdock is Reader in the Sociology of Culture at Loughborough University. Tim O’Riordan is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia. Klappentext Giving a unique and systematic account of the debate process, this revealing volume sets the government-sponsored debate on the possible commercialization of 'GM' crops in the UK within its political and intellectual contexts. Zusammenfassung Giving a unique and systematic account of the debate process, this revealing volume sets the government-sponsored debate on the possible commercialization of ‘GM’ crops in the UK within its political and intellectual contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Origins of the Debate 2. Our Approach to Evaluating the Debate 3. The Unfolding of the Debate and the Implementation of the Evaluation Exercise 4. Process Issues 5. The Issue of Representativeness 6. Participants’ Evaluation Criteria 7. The Management and Translation of Knowledge 8. Other Representations of the Debate 9. Conclusions

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• Autori: HORLICK JONES TOM WALLS JOHN ROW, Tom Horlick-Jones, Tom (Cardiff University Horlick-Jones, Tom (Cardiff University) Walls Horlick-Jones, Tom Walls Horlick-Jones, Graham Murdock, Graham (Loughborough University Murdock, Tim O'Riordan, Tim (University of East Anglia O'Riordan, Nick Pidgeon, Nick (University of East Anglia Pidgeon, Wouter Poortinga, Wouter (University of East Anglia Poortinga, Gene Rowe, Gene (The Institute of Food Research Rowe, John Walls, John (University of East Anglia Walls
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.02.2007
• EAN: 9780415393225
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39322-5
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Genetics and Society; Genetics and Society
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale