Structure, Agency and Biotechnology

The Case of the Rothamsted GM Wheat Trials

von Aristeidis Panagiotou

282 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Structure, Agency and Biotechnology argues for the significance of sociological theory and highlights the insights it can offer to the study of agricultural biotechnology. Cautioning against a simplistic reading of the GM controversy as merely a debate of science versus politics, Aristeidis Panagiotou suggests that the discussion should be embedded in the wider social, political, economic and cultural contexts. Structure, Agency and Biotechnology assesses the 2012 Rothamsted GM wheat trials and proposes that the tension underlying GM technology should be resolved through sustained dialogue, public involvement and broad scientific consensus.

• Reihe: Key Issues in Modern Sociology
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Soziologie
• ISBN: 9781785271243
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.08.2019
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Anthem Press