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Cultural Politics and the Transatlantic Divide over GMOs

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Hannes R. Stephan
    Pages 1-12
  3. Perspectives on Regulatory Divergence

    • Hannes R. Stephan
    Pages 40-67
  4. Theorising Culture and Nature

    • Hannes R. Stephan
    Pages 68-94
  5. Cultural Politics and Resistance to GMOs

    • Hannes R. Stephan
    Pages 95-131
  6. Agri-Cultural and Culinary Identities

    • Hannes R. Stephan
    Pages 178-213
  7. Conclusion

    • Hannes R. Stephan
    Pages 214-221
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 222-256

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Stirling, UK

    Hannes R. Stephan

About the author

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.

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