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Social mobilization, global capitalism and struggles over food: A comparative study of social movements (2016)

Motta, Renata (Author)

Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2016
Language: English

ISBN: 9781472479082

Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 190

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Transgenic plants Genetically modified foods (GMO) Agriculture Social movements Science and society Agriculture and state Agriculture and politics Cross-national comparison 21st century Brazil Argentina South America

This book explores the transformation of Brazil and Argentina into two of the world's largest producers of genetically modified (GM) crops. Systematically comparing their stories in order to explain their paths, differences, ruptures and changes, the author reveals that the emergence of the two nations as leading producers of GM crops cannot be explained by technological superiority of biotechnology; rather, their trajectories are the results of political struggles surrounding agrarian development, in which social movements and the rural poor contested the advancement of biotechnologically-based agrarian models, but have been silenced, ignored, or demobilized by a network of actors in favour of GM crops. Based on rich interview and media material collected amongst activists, the author highlights the importance of political struggles over GM crops not only to debates on agrarian futures and food security, but also as illustrations of the challenges faced by contemporary democracies. An international comparative study, this book raises the question of how social mobilization and rights claims can counter the systemic imperatives of global capitalism and political interests, at a time when regional governments are reliant on commodity booms, whilst globally, governments are obliged to introduce programmes of austerity. As such it will appeal to scholars of sociology, political science and geography with interests in social movements, development, globalization, inequality and political economy. (Publisher)

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Review Marlene Gómez Becerra (2022) Review of "Seeds of power: Environmental injustice and genetically modified soybeans in Argentina". Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society. unapi

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