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The Politics of Genetically Modified Organisms in the United States and Europe
Kelly A. Clancy
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Description for The Politics of Genetically Modified Organisms in the United States and Europe
hardcover. Num Pages: 173 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFMG; JPQB; KNDF; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 375.
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 that work their ways in to the minds of the ... Read more
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 that work their ways in to the minds of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Number of Pages
173
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319339832
SKU
V9783319339832
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About Kelly A. Clancy
Kelly A. Clancy is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Nebraska Wesleyan University, USA. She has broad interests in European contentious politics, and has conducted research in Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom. She earned her PhD in political science from Rutgers University, USA, in 2015, and is an adjunct member of the Rutgers graduate faculty.
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