Civil society and the political economy of gmo failures in canada: A neo-gramscian analysis

Environmental Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-191

  Andrée, Peter ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Bovine growth hormone; Civil society; Gmos; Gramsci; Hegemony; Roundup ready wheat; Social movements

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CIVIL SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEGEMONY; HERBICIDE; HORMONE; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

CANADA;

BOVINAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80655129406     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2011.551023     Document Type: Article

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