Cultural Politics and the Transatlantic Divide over GMOs

2015
ISBN: 978-0-230-28457-9
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4385 g

Alongside other factors, cultural values and identities help to explain different regulatory frameworks for genetically modified organisms. This book uses insights from environmental history and sociology to illuminate the cultural politics of regulation in the US and the EU, with particular attention to public opinion and anti-GMO activism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stephan, H.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Overview of Regulatory Frameworks and Public Opinion 2. Perspectives on Regulatory Divergence 3. Theorising Culture and Nature 4. Cultural Politics and Resistance to GMOs 5. Environmental History: Nature, Landscapes, and Identities 6. Agri-Cultural and Culinary Identities Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Hannes R. Stephan is Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Policy at the University of Stirling, UK. He is a co-convenor of the Environmental Politics Standing Group of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) and has previously published on climate change governance, energy policy, and agricultural biotechnology.