The international politics of genetically modified food : diplomacy, trade, and law

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The international politics of genetically modified food : diplomacy, trade, and law

edited by Robert Falkner

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Genetically modified food is at the heart of a new global conflict over how to govern risky technologies in an era of globalization. This timely collection brings together experts from the fields of IR, environmental studies, trade and law to examine the sources of international friction and to explore the prospects for international co-operation.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: The International Politics of Genetically Modified Food
  • R.Falkner PART I: STATES, FIRMS AND NGOS IN THE CREATION OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY International Cooperation against the Hegemon: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
  • R.Falkner Transnational Corporate Interests in International Biosafety Negotiations
  • J.Clapp NGO Strategies and Influence in the Biosafety Arena, 1992-2005
  • B.Arts & S.Mack PART II: GLOBALIZATION, CORPORATE POWER AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Corporate Power and 'Bounded Autonomy' in the Global Politics of Biotechnology
  • P.Newell The Political Economy of Food Aid in an Era of Agricultural Biotechnology
  • J.Clapp PART III: THE TRANSATLANTIC DIVIDE AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT Biopolitics in the US: An Assessment
  • K.L.Kollman & A.Prakash The Transatlantic Agbiotech Conflict: A Policy Problem and Opportunity for EU Regulatory Policies
  • L.Levidow Competition for Public Trust: Causes and Consequences of Extending the Transatlantic Biotech Conflict to Developing Countries
  • T.Bernauer & P.Aerni PART IV: GMO POLITICS OF GM FOOD IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD The Multi-level Governance of GMOs in Mercosur
  • K.Hochstetler Internationalising Biotechnology Policy in China
  • R.Falkner PART V: BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATION, THE WTO AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW The Biosafety Protocol and the WTO: Concert or Conflict?
  • G.E.Isaac & W.A.Kerr The Cartagena Protocol and the Development of International Environmental Law
  • R.Mackenzie References Index

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