The Controversy over GM Canola in Australia as an Ontological Politics

被引:10
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作者
Robins, Rosemary [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Sch Hist & Philosoph Studies, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia
关键词
Gene Technology in Australia; genetically modified canola (GM canola); multiplicity; controversy; ontological politics; actor-network theory;
D O I
10.3197/096327112X13303670567332
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
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摘要
In this paper I examine the controversy over genetically modified canola (GM canola) in Australia as an ontological politics, drawing on recent work in Science and Technology Studies that extends actor-network theory and its commitment to the contingency of reality. I examine three different and overlapping performances of GM canola: as an agronomic object, a risk object and a market object. I focus on how each performance effects similarities and differences between GM and conventional canola that are productive of ontological distinctions that make GM canola controversial. I argue this analysis offers useful insights that are not revealed by more traditional explanations of controversy.
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页数:24
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