Screen LibraryThe politics of genetically modified organisms in the United States and Europe /
This book examines the puzzle of why genetically modified organisms continue to be controversial despite scientific evidence declaring them safe for humans and the environment. What explains the sustained levels of resistance? Clancy analyzes the trans-Atlantic controversy by comparing opposition to...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Authors: | |
| Published: |
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
|
| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33984-9 |
| Summary: |
This book examines the puzzle of why genetically modified organisms continue to be controversial despite scientific evidence declaring them safe for humans and the environment. What explains the sustained levels of resistance? Clancy analyzes the trans-Atlantic controversy by comparing opposition to GMOs in the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United States, examining the way in which science is politicized on both sides of the debate. Ultimately, the author argues that the lack of labeling GMO products in the United States allows opponents to create far-fetched images of GMOs |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xi,173 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783319339849 |
| Index Number: | JF1525 |
| CLC: | D0 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. The Story of GMOs in the US and Europe -- 3. The Ideology of Sound Science and its Defense -- 4. Strategies of Resistance -- 5. Conclusions and Implications. |