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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food book

A Comparative Study of Social Movements

Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food book

A Comparative Study of Social Movements
ByRenata Motta
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2016
eBook Published 2 May 2016
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315609539
Pages 204
eBook ISBN 9781315609539
Subjects Area Studies, Food Science & Technology, Geography, Politics & International Relations, Social Sciences
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Motta, R. (2016). Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food: A Comparative Study of Social Movements (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315609539

ABSTRACT

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|25 pages

Theorizing and researching disputes over GMOs

chapter 2|17 pages

A silenced revolution (1996–2002)

chapter 3|24 pages

Increasing noise (2003–2013)

chapter 4|19 pages

The unexpectedly contentious Brazilians (1996–2002)

chapter 5|28 pages

The politics of fait accompli (2003–2013)

chapter 6|21 pages

Many tales of GMOs: a comparison

chapter 7|14 pages

Conclusions

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