Public participation – a loser’s game?

Jesper Lassen, Annika Porsborg Nielsen, Peter Sandøe

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    Abstract

    Some societal issues raised by science and technology are examined in participatory processes that engage the public as a whole. Yet other, apparently similar issues are handled with little public involvement. Looking at two specific issues, we tried to
    explain this contrast — to say why initiatives to involve the public were so much more energetic in one case than they were in the other. The issues were GM foods and functional foods.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPeople & Science
    Issue number6
    Pages (from-to)23
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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