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Biotechnology and Public Engagement in Europe

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Janus Hansen

    1. Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Managing the Tension between Science and Democracy — the Case of Public Engagement Processes

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    Pages 1-6

  3. The Anatomy of a Technological Controversy

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    Pages 7-27

  4. Discourses of Public Engagement

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    Pages 28-47

  5. Analysing PTAs in a Polycontextual Society

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    Pages 48-76

  6. Engaging the Public in Denmark — The Problem of Resonance

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    Pages 77-110

  7. Engaging the Public in the UK — The Problem of Inclusion

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    Pages 111-151

  8. Engaging the Public in Germany — The Problem of Mediation

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    Pages 152-180

  9. Procedures and Challenges Compared

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    Pages 181-201

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 202-212

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 213-248
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About this book

Providing a comparison the most important instances of public engagement with biotechnology in Europe in recent years, this book provides a theoretically reflected and empirically grounded study of the opportunities and obstacles for a thorough democratization of technological development through processes of public engagement.

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“Hansen’s book concerns the concept of Participatory Technology Assessment (PTA) in the regulation, governance and formulation of national policies towards Genetically Modified Organisms in the agricultural sector. … Hansen’s treatment of the relatively narrow subject is precise and informative, and this book would certainly be of interest to any scholar of GMO policy, PTA or technology governance, and may have a place as a teaching tool for those interested in technological risk and comparative case study analysis of technological controversies.” (Matthew Cotton, Science Studies, Issue 1, 2012)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    Janus Hansen

About the author

JANUS HANSEN is Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. His research focuses on the interface between science, politics and the public and he has published journal articles in this area.

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