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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
The Rise, Regulation and Risks of Genetically Modified Insect Technology in Global Agriculture
Beteiligte:
Schwindenhammer, Sandra
Erschienen:
SAGE Publications, 2020
Erschienen in:
Science, Technology and Society, 25 (2020) 1, Seite 124-141
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1177/0971721819890042
ISSN:
0971-7218;
0973-0796
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Beschreibung:
The article explores the rise, regulation and risks of genetically modified (GM) insect technology in global agriculture. It contributes to the debate on the nexus of science, technology and food security in Science and Technology Studies from an International Relations perspective. The study locates GM insect technology within the context of conceptual debates about global agriculture, transnational entrepreneurship and the pooling of different sources of political authority. It introduces the pooling of political authority as a potential causal mechanism that transmits biotechnical innovations and entrepreneurship to the spread of GM insect technology in the global agri-food regime. The study focusses, especially on Oxitec Limited, the most important business entrepreneur in the field. The empirical findings reveal that Oxitec has pooled moral and technical political authority and has influenced the global rise and regulation of GM insect technology. The contribution discusses the implications of Oxitec’s entrepreneurial involvement and identifies the three key challenges concerning the global regulation of GM insect technology: the transboundary scope, the provision of transparency, and the assessment of risks. Finally, the study outlines future areas of research.