How to make participatory technology assessment in agriculture more 'participatory': the case of genetically modified plants

TY - JOUR

T1 - How to make participatory technology assessment in agriculture more 'participatory'

T2 - the case of genetically modified plants

AU - Tavella, Elena

PY - 2016/2/1

Y1 - 2016/2/1

N2 - This paper suggests a framework, based on Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH), to guide the organisation and management of expert-facilitated and participatory processes that allow for stakeholders' different interests, concerns, and values to be included in the assessment and policy making of GM plants. The framework is particularly useful for stakeholders, such as governments, foundations, and researchers, who attempt to facilitate inclusive and democratic processes to assess GM plants. The use of the framework is illustrated by evaluating the report from a citizen jury carried out to assess the cultivation of new GM plants in Denmark. Furthermore, through this illustration, the term Participatory Technology Assessment (PTA) is redefined, thereby suggesting two additional aspects to assessing new technologies – following and evaluating policy making – to be considered in the conduct of PTA.

AB - This paper suggests a framework, based on Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH), to guide the organisation and management of expert-facilitated and participatory processes that allow for stakeholders' different interests, concerns, and values to be included in the assessment and policy making of GM plants. The framework is particularly useful for stakeholders, such as governments, foundations, and researchers, who attempt to facilitate inclusive and democratic processes to assess GM plants. The use of the framework is illustrated by evaluating the report from a citizen jury carried out to assess the cultivation of new GM plants in Denmark. Furthermore, through this illustration, the term Participatory Technology Assessment (PTA) is redefined, thereby suggesting two additional aspects to assessing new technologies – following and evaluating policy making – to be considered in the conduct of PTA.

U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.10.015

DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.10.015

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0040-1625

VL - 103

SP - 119

EP - 126

JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change

JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change

ER -