Expert opinion and public support of genetically modified food policy

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Datos Bibliográficos

ID4074161
AutoresLi Shao (0000-0003-0592-7959, Zhejiang University), Meng U Ieong (0000-0002-5551-2252, University of Macau, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen41
Número5
Páginas837-853
Fecha de publicación2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReview of Policy Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ropr.12603
OpenAlexW4391402683
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas57

To what extent do expert opinions affect public opinion in policy making? While most existing studies were conducted in democracies, experts' influence under authoritarian settings is still understudied. This paper examines how expert opinion and vocational affiliation influence public attitudes toward genetically modified (GM) food in China. Through a survey experiment with over 1600 respondents, we find that experts' endorsement can increase policy support for GM food but that their opposition exerts no influence. Different vocational affiliations do not generate significantly different effects, although endorsement from foreign experts has larger effects than endorsement from domestic counterparts, who have closer connections with the Chinese government. We finally discuss the policy implications of expert involvement in policy making and promoting GM food in China based on the above findings

Authoritarianism · Business · China · Democracy · Economics · Expert opinion · Genetically modified food · Genetically modified organism · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public opinion · Public policy · Public relations · Vocational education · Climate Change Communication and Perception · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering · Engineering · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Law · Psychology · Marketing