Understanding Relations between Science, Politics, and the Public: The Case of a GM Field Trial Controversy in Belgium

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-39

  De Krom, Michiel P M M ^a,b   Dessein, Joost ^a,b   Erbout, Nathalie ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; STAKEHOLDER;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84892478028     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soru.12031     Document Type: Article

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