How to manage uncertainty: transgenic products and the debate over the principle of substantial equivalence

This article analyses the various postures that contemporary societies adopt when faced with the complex and the unknown. In particular, I examine why the risks associated with new transgenic crops may prompt, on the one hand, inaction, complacency and conformism or, on the other hand, activism, sus...

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Main Author: Larrión Cartujo, Jósean
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 2008-11-01
Series:Athenea Digital
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Online Access:http://psicologiasocial.uab.es/athenea/index.php/atheneaDigital/article/view/515