Cultural Politics and the Transatlantic Divide over GMOs [electronic resource] /
Stephan, H.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 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; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Sustainable development.
Environmental geography.
Environmental policy.
Environmental economics.
Environmental law.
Sustainable Development.
Environmental Geography.
Environmental Politics.
Environmental Economics.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.