Regulatory harmonization and agricultural biotechnology in Argentina and China
Critical assessment of state‐centered and decentered approaches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6377294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Van Zwanenberg (0009-0007-3495-3386), Adrian Ely (0000-0002-3242-839X), Adrian Smith (0000-0001-8027-712X), Chen Chuanbo, Chen Chuan-Bo, Ding Shijun, Ding Shi-Jun, Maria‐eugenia Fazio, Laura Goldberg (0000-0001-5560-3720) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 166-186 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regulation & Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-5983 • E-ISSN: 1748-5991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2010.01096.x |
| OpenAlex | W1563322834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
The international harmonization of technology‐related regulations seeks certain norms across diverse contexts. Harmonization efforts are based primarily on the promulgation of state‐centered command and control forms of regulation, though they may also be accompanied by the diffusion of more plural approaches that are decentered from the state. We contrast the ways in which the “proper” use of transgenic cotton seed technologies is understood in harmonizing regulations with the way this technology is used in practice in regions of Argentina and China. We find divergence that poses challenges for both state‐centered and decentered approaches to harmonization. While state‐centered approaches are blind to some critical processes on the ground, decentered strategies are found wanting in situations where norms remain deeply contested amongst actors situated in very uneven power relations. In both cases, we find that establishing and securing norms that are socially just and environmentally sustainable means attending much more explicitly to the political economies in which technological practices actually take root
Agriculture · Biology · China · Divergence (linguistics · Economic system · Economics · Harmonization · Political science · Politics · Promulgation · State (computer science · Computer Science · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law · Ecology
Re-inventing the GM Debate
Biotechnology and its configurations
The “soy-ization” of Argentina
What risks and for whom? Argentina's regulatory policies and global commercial interests in GMOs
Innovation in informal settings but in which direction? The case of small cotton farming systems in Argentina
Understanding the rise of the regulatory state of the South
Market making via regulation
Examining the Canadian Government's Resistance to Including Socioeconomic Concerns in Genetically Modified Seeds Regulation
The Inclusion of Nonsafety Criteria within the Regulatory Framework of Agricultural Biotechnology
Shaping Technology, Guiding Policy
Smart Regulation
Plant variety protection in developing countries. A report from the field
Governance without a state
Beyond the Rule of Law? Decentered Regulation in Online Investing
The Global Diffusion of Regulatory Capitalism
Backward Mapping
Biotechnology and Food Safety in China
Access and control of agro-biotechnology
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2014 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |