Citizen deliberations on science and technology and their social environments: case study on the Japanese consensus conference on GM crops
Author: Nishizawa, Mariko
Source: Science and Public Policy, Volume 32, Number 6, 1 December 2005 , pp. 479-489(11)
Publisher: Beech Tree Publishing
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Abstract:
Citizen deliberations cannot be entirely isolated from their wider social, political and cultural context. The fact that particular deliberative mechanisms are based on sound theories does not mean that they will necessarily produce sound results in specific instances. Similarly, the fact that such mechanisms have been found to work well in practice in one social environment does not mean they will necessarily work equally well in another. Using a recent deliberation initiative in Japan, this paper addresses this important issue. It explores how the process of the Japanese consensus conference on genetically modified crops in 2000 was influenced by Japan's sociopolitical environment and how its outcomes challenged the established understanding of the policymaking process. The paper argues that the transfer of a particular policy process from one culture to another can result in a conflict of values between the process and its new social environment.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.3152/147154305781779236
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