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The GMO case in France: politics, lawlessness and postmodernism
1a Laboratory Physiologie Cellulaire Végétale (CEA/CNRS/INRA/Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble) ; Grenoble , France.
Abstract:
The GMO debacle in France is analyzed in the light of the balance of forces around this controversy, the changes in position of governments and the opponents' strategic use of intimidation. These factors have caused insurmountable difficulties for scientific experimentations and assessment of the technology, as well as for farmers attempting to grow GM maize in this country. The change from a "modern" to a "postmodern" framing of official public debates and scientific institutions has not appeased confrontations concerning GMOs.
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