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GM Food on Trial - Testing European Democracy (Paperback): Les Levidow, Susan Carr GM Food on Trial - Testing European Democracy (Paperback)
Les Levidow, Susan Carr
R1,032 R930 Discovery Miles 9 300 Save R102 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Europe was told that it had no choice but to accept agbiotech, yet this imperative was turned into a test of democratic accountability for societal choices. Since the late 1990s, European public controversy has kept the agri-biotech industry and its promoters on the defensive. As some opponents and regulators alike have declared, 'GM food/crops are on trial'. Suspicion of their guilt has been evoked by moral symbols, as disputes over whether genetically-modified products are modest benign improvements on traditional plant breeding, or dangerous Frankenfoods; and in disputes over whether they are global saviours, or control agents of multinational companies. This book examines European institutions being 'put on trial' for how their regulatory procedures evaluate and regulate GM products, in ways which opened up alternative futures. Levidow and Carr highlight how public controversy created a legitimacy crisis, leading to national policy changes and demands, in turn stimulating changes in EU agbiotech regulations as a strategy to regain legitimacy.

GM Food on Trial - Testing European Democracy (Hardcover): Les Levidow, Susan Carr GM Food on Trial - Testing European Democracy (Hardcover)
Les Levidow, Susan Carr
R3,439 R2,914 Discovery Miles 29 140 Save R525 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Europe was told that it had no choice but to accept agbiotech, yet this imperative was turned into a test of democratic accountability for societal choices. Since the late 1990s, European public controversy has kept the agri-biotech industry and its promoters on the defensive. As some opponents and regulators alike have declared, 'GM food/crops are on trial'. Suspicion of their guilt has been evoked by moral symbols, as disputes over whether genetically-modified products are modest benign improvements on traditional plant breeding, or dangerous Frankenfoods; and in disputes over whether they are global saviours, or control agents of multinational companies. This book examines European institutions being 'put on trial' for how their regulatory procedures evaluate and regulate GM products, in ways which opened up alternative futures. Levidow and Carr highlight how public controversy created a legitimacy crisis, leading to national policy changes and demands, in turn stimulating changes in EU agbiotech regulations as a strategy to regain legitimacy.

Environmental Policies and NGO Influence - Land Degradation and Sustainable Resource Management in Sub-Saharan Africa... Environmental Policies and NGO Influence - Land Degradation and Sustainable Resource Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (Hardcover)
Alan Thomas, Susan Carr, David Humphreys
R4,076 Discovery Miles 40 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
1. NGOs and their Influence on Environmental Policies in Africa: a Framework Alan Thomas
2. Land Degradation and Sustainable Resource Management in an African Context David Humphreys and Susan Carr
3. NGO Influence at the International Negotiating Committee for a Convention to Combat Desertification: Perspectives from Zimbabwe and Nigeria Susan Carr, Alan Thomas, Enoch Okpara, Roger Mpande and David Humphreys
4. Challenging Maize: The Role of NGOs in Promoting the Use of Small Grains in Zimbabwe's Semi-Arid Regions Derek Gunby
5. The Campaign for Water from the Zambezi for Bulawayo Derek Gunby, Roger Mpande and Alan Thomas
6. The Policy of Fencing Botswana's Communal Rangelands Onalenna Selolwane
7. The Campaign against the Southern Okavango Integrated Water Development Project Alan Thomas, Onalenna Selolwane and David Humphreys
8. An NGO Campaign to Protect the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands in Northern Nigeria Susan Carr and Obasi Ogbonnaya
9. The Ogoni People's Campaign over Oil Exploitation in the Niger Delta Susan Carr, Oronto Douglas and Uche Onyeagucha
10. Influence thrust upon them? NGOs' role in Public Action on the Environment in Africa Alan Thomas, David Humphreys and Susan Carr
Annex: Participants in the international seminar on Environmental Policies and NGO Influence: Land Degradation and Resource Management Harare, Zimbabwe, 26-28 June 1996

An Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology (Paperback, 2nd edition): Susan Carr, Nigel Unwin, Tanja Pless-Mulloli An Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Susan Carr, Nigel Unwin, Tanja Pless-Mulloli
R859 Discovery Miles 8 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"The contents are not specifically nursing orientated but very neatly balanced to be of relevance to all working in the public health arenathe book is well written, the language is clear, and the concepts clearly and simply explained and easily understood
. Journal of Biosocial Science," . What are epidemiology and public health?. What is the nature of public health evidence and knowledge?. What strategies can be used to protect and improve health? . . The second edition of this bestselling book provides a multi-professional introduction to the key concepts in public health and epidemiology. It presents a broad, interactive account of contemporary public health, placing an emphasis on developing public health skills and stimulating the reader to think through the issues for themselves.

. . The new edition features additional material on: . Historical perspectives. Public health skills for practice. Evaluation of public health interventions . The nature of evidence and public health knowledge . Translating policy and evidence into practice . . "An Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology" is key reading for students of public health and healthcare professionals, including: nurses, doctors, community development workers and public health workers..

Portrait Therapy - Resolving Self-Identity Disruption in Clients with Life-Threatening and Chronic Illnesses (Paperback): Susan... Portrait Therapy - Resolving Self-Identity Disruption in Clients with Life-Threatening and Chronic Illnesses (Paperback)
Susan Carr
R914 Discovery Miles 9 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Portrait therapy reverses the traditional roles in art therapy, utilising Edith Kramer's concept of the art therapist's 'third hand' to collaboratively design and paint their clients' portraits. It addresses 'disrupted' self-identity, which is common in serious illness and characterised by statements like 'I don't know who I am anymore' and 'I'm not the person I used to be'. This book explores the theory and practice of portrait therapy, including Kenneth Wright's theory of 'mirroring and attunement'. Case studies, accompanied by colour portraits, collages and prose-poems, provide insight into the intervention and the author highlights the potential for portrait therapy to be used with other client groups in the future.

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