Public perceptions of transgenic products: the influence of the behaviour of laboratory scientists

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Abstract

This paper describes what has been learnt from over twenty years of social science research on public perceptions of risk. The case of GMOs, and in particular of Molecular Farming, is then used to illustrate an important limitation of the dominant approach used to in these studies, which assume and perpetuate the hypothesis that there is "objective", scientifically assessed risk on the one hand, and the "subjective" perceptions of the public on the other. In parallel, the classic approach assumes and perpetuates the hypothesis that Science is independent from society. A different approach to the study of public perceptions is proposed, which attempts to overcome these two false dichotomies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMolecular Farming
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the OECD Workshop held in La Grande Motte (France) September 3-6, 2000
EditorsJP Toutant, E Balazs
Place of PublicationPARIS
PublisherINST NATL RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Pages289-305
Number of pages17
ISBN (Print)2-7380-0953-0
Publication statusPublished - 2001
EventOECD Workshop on Molecular Farming - GRANDE MOTTE
Duration: 3 Sept 20006 Sept 2000

Publication series

NameScience Update

Conference

ConferenceOECD Workshop on Molecular Farming
CityGRANDE MOTTE
Period3/09/20006/09/2000

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