Overview

When genetically engineered seeds were first deployed in theAmericas in the mid-1990s, the biotechnology industry and its partnersenvisaged a world in which their crops would be widely accepted as thefood of the future. Critics, however, raised a variety of social,environmental, economic, and health concerns. This book traces theemergence of the 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – andthe discourse of precaution toward GEOs that the protocolinstitutionalized internationally. Peter Andrée explains this reversalin the ""common-sense"" understanding of genetic engineering,and discusses the new debates it has engendered.

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Author:   Peter Andrée
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780774812696

ISBN 10:   0774812699
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 January 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Acronyms Introduction 1 Theorizing International Environmental Diplomacy 2 The Biotech Bloc 3 The Ideational Politics of Genetic Engineering 4 Biosafety as a Field of International Politics 5 Staking out Positions 6 A Precautionary Protocol 7 The Politics of Precaution in the Wake of the CartagenaProtocol Notes Bibliography Index

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Peter Andrée is an assistant professor of politicalscience at Carleton University.

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