Beschreibung:
Tom Horlick-Jones is an independent researcher and consultant, currently based at Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. He was team leader of the debate evaluation project.
Giving a unique and systematic account of the debate process, this revealing volume sets the government-sponsored debate on the possible commercialization of 'GM' crops in the UK within its political and intellectual contexts.
1. The Origins of the Debate 2. Our Approach to Evaluating the Debate 3. The Unfolding of the Debate and the Implementation of the Evaluation Exercise 4. Process Issues 5. The Issue of Representativeness 6. Participants' Evaluation Criteria 7. The Management and Translation of Knowledge 8. Other Representations of the Debate 9. Conclusions