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The bST debate: The relationship between awareness and acceptance of technological advances [Book Review]

David E. Smith, J. Robert Skalnik & Patricia C. Skalnik

Agriculture and Human Values 14 (1):59-66 (1997)

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Towards science-based techniques in agriculture.Pascal Byé & Maria Fonte - 1993 - Agriculture and Human Values 10 (2):16-25.details Because of their being science-based and because they have sparked off an extended debate on how technologies are conceived and developed, biotechnologies represent a particularly useful point of departure for a more general discussion about the evolution of agricultural techniques, as regards the origin and the distinguishing characteristics of different forms of knowledge and know-how.This article seeks to discuss how “knowledge” from different sources (agricultural, industrial, and scientific) on the one hand, and how the abstract and concrete elements that enter (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 1 citation
Ideology and agricultural technology in the late twentieth century: Biotechnology as symbol and substance. [REVIEW]Frederick H. Buttel - 1993 - Agriculture and Human Values 10 (2):5-15.details The significance of biotechnology in agriculture during the late twentieth century has been as much in the realm of symbol and ideology as in its political economy. The ideological roots of biotechnology are long historical ones. The ideology of “productivism,” which was codified during mid-century out of a coincidence of interest among experiment stations, USDA, Congress, agribusiness, and agricultural commodity groups, has encountered numerous challenges since the 1970s. One of the major responses to the crisis of productionism was to forge (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 4 citations
(1 other version)Is risk regulation a strategic influence on decision making in the biotechnology industry?Joanna Chataway & Joyce Tait - 1993 - Agriculture and Human Values 10 (2):60-67.details This paper discusses strategic decision making in firms pursuing biotechnology innovation and the influence of risk regulation on firm strategy. Data from three research projects, involving interviews with over 60 managers from agricultural and food related biotechnology companies and also over 60 key participants in the regulatory process in the UK and EC, shows a diversity of strategy and opinion. While some industry representatives identified new risk regulations governing the release of genetically manipulated organisms (GMOs) as the primary constraint on (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Gene technology, food production, and public opinion: A UK study. [REVIEW]Paul Sparks, Richard Shepherd & Lynn J. Frewer - 1994 - Agriculture and Human Values 11 (1):19-28.details In this paper, dimensions of the debate surrounding the application of gene technology to food production are discussed and a study assessing perceptions of the technology among a sample of the UK public (n = 1499) is reported. The general picture that emerges from the study is one of people expressing low familiarity with the technology, with more people associating it with high risks than with low risks, and more people expecting it to provide low benefits than high benefits. Attitudes (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 11 citations
Adjusting to a demand oriented food system: New directions for biotechnology innovation. [REVIEW]John Wilkinson - 1993 - Agriculture and Human Values 10 (2):31-39.details This article analyses the results of a series of interviews conducted among leading firms in agrofood designed to assess the strategic importance of biotechnologies. Earlier analyses have emphasized either the revolutionary character of these technologies or the ability of oligopoly structure to contain the potential within existing market patterns. Our interviews would suggest that biotechnologies must be situated within the shift to a demand oriented food system. This has led on the on hand to a preoccupation with quality rather than (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Agricultural biotechnology: Slow applications by large corporations. [REVIEW]Gerd Junne - 1993 - Agriculture and Human Values 10 (2):40-46.details The predominant position of large companies, while crucial for the acceptance of biotechnology, at the same time slows down the pace of biotechnological development and application. Large agrochemical and food processing companies are characterized by a number of internal barriers against applications of biotechnology in agriculture. They also show a greater sensibility to the external barriers than many small companies. Their takeover of agricultural biotechnology, therefore, has led to a more evolutionary than revolutionary development. Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Ethical concerns and risk perceptions associated with different applications of genetic engineering: Interrelationships with the perceived need for regulation of the technology. [REVIEW]Lynn J. Frewer & Richard Shepherd - 1995 - Agriculture and Human Values 12 (1):48-57.details The development of genetic engineering and its plausible consequences raises a level of controversy that can be identified at the level of public rather than scientific debate. Opposition to genetic engineering may manifest itself in rejection of the technology overall, or rejection of specific aspects of the technology, where public attitudes may be defined by a complex set of perceptions incorporating risk, benefit, control, and ethical concerns.One hundred and seventy six members of the public responded to questionnaires about genetic engineering (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 7 citations

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