Modifying perceptions: the UK public debate on Genetic Modification (GM)
by Linda Hadfield
Interdisciplinary Environmental Review (IER), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2005

Abstract: In 2002–2003, in response to public concerns, the UK Government conducted a public debate on Genetic Modification (GM) technology. The paper draws on discourse theory and appreciation theory to investigate differences in perspective expressed in public contributions to the debate. Through detailed qualitative analysis of a sample of contributions to the debate, the paper identifies a number of dimensions for the classification of multiple perceptions of a single issue. The paper contributes to a wider debate about how complex issues involving science, technology, the environment, and public health are constructed and contested in modern democratic societies.

Online publication date: Mon, 13-May-2013

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