If they come, we will build it: In vitro meat and the discursive struggle over future agrofood expectations

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 511-523

  Chiles, Robert Magneson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrofood; Discourse; In vitro meat; Sociology of expectations; Stakeholders; Technology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84889608797     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-013-9427-9     Document Type: Article

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