Structure, agency and biotechnology : the case of the Rothamsted GM wheat trials /

The overarching aim of "Structure, Agency, Biotechnology: The Case of the Rothamsted GM Wheat Trials" is to propose a way of filling the analytical gap found in the current literature by offering an original theoretical framework. This framework is able to assess both the content and conte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Panagiotou, Aristeidis (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Anthem Press, 2017.
Colección:Key issues in modern sociology
Temas:
Agricultural biotechnology.
Transgenic plants.
Wheat > Biotechnology.
Plants, Genetically Modified
Biotechnologie agricole.
Plantes transgéniques.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Agricultural biotechnology
Transgenic plants
Wheat > Biotechnology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A holistic approach to the GM controversy
  • Rethinking science, technology and society relations: definitions, boundaries and underlying theoretical problems
  • Science and technology studies: a critical overview of the field
  • Benton, Mouzelis, Stones: some key advantages in contemporary sociology
  • A holistic framework for the study of agricultural biotechnology
  • The Rothamsted GM wheat trials (I): technology and appropriation
  • The Rothamsted GM wheat trials (II): ideology
  • What is the GM controversy? Science, politics and prospects
  • Conclusion.

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