The Public, the media and agricultural biotechnology / edited by Dominique Brossard, James Shanahan, T. Clint Nesbitt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brossard, Dominique.

Shanahan, Jim.

Nesbitt, T. Clint.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology--Public opinion.

Biotechnology.

Genetic engineering--Public opinion.

Genetic engineering.

Genetically modified foods--Public opinion.

Genetically modified foods.

Mass media.

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reviews the literature on communication about biotechnology. Other books deal with this topic, however this book with the use of case studies, looks at public opinion data, communication theory, and international examples; to provide a complementary overview of how the public sees this controversial topic.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Public Opinion about Agricultural Biotechnology around the World; 1 Perspectives on Communication about Agricultural Biotechnology; 2 Public Perceptions of Agricultural Biotechnology in the UK: the Case of GM Foods; 3 German Reactions to Genetic Engineering in Food Production; 4 Mass Media and Public Perceptions of Red and Green Biotechnology: a Case Study from Switzerland; 5 Genetically Modified Foods: US Public Opinion Research Polls; 6 Biotechnology and Consumer Information; 7 What do Brazilians think about Transgenics?

Part II: Theoretical Perspectives8 Where do Science Debates Come From? Understanding Attention Cycles and Framing; 9 Opinion Climates, Spirals of Silence and Biotechnology: Public Opinion as a Heuristic for Scientific Decision-making; 10 The Hostile Media Effect and Opinions about Agricultural Biotechnology; 11 Risk Communication, Risk Beliefs and Democracy: the Case of Agricultural Biotechnology; Part III: Communicating about Agricultural Biotechnology: Practical Experiences in International Settings; 12 The GEO-PIE Project: Case study of Web-based Outreach at Cornell University, USA

13 Governing Controversial Technologies: Consensus Conferences as a Communications Tool14 The Bt Maize Experience in the Philippines: a Multi-stakeholder Convergence; 15 Food Aid Crisis and Communication about GM Foods: Experience from Southern Africa; 16 Approval Process and Adoption of Bollgard Cotton in India: a Private Company Perspective; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-85794-3

9786610857944

1-84593-205-6

OCLC:

262882134