Sammanfattning

Gene editing technologies are emerging as powerful tools for agricultural development, spurring both hopes and concerns in society. To understand emerging discourses and coalitions around the role of CRISPR gene editing in food and agriculture we map the main actors and themes emerging from English-speaking Twitter networks over the course of one year (2021). Scientific actors are the most active and best networked in the debate. They promote a positive image of CRISPR gene editing and actively work to strengthen their network. A smaller but equally distinct group comprises civil society actors, who voice skepticism towards the technology and sometimes questions scientists' claims, but without eliciting responses from the scientists. We conclude that emerging discourse coalitions forming around the topic of CRISPR in food and agriculture on Twitter are siloed, with limited interaction between contrasting perspectives.

Nyckelord

genome editing; GMO; biotechnology; network analysis; social media; >

Publicerad i

New Genetics and Society
2023, Volym: 42, nummer: 1, artikelnummer: e2248363
Utgivare: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR AND FRANCIS LTD

SLU författare

• Fischer, Klara

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Genetik och förädling
Tvärvetenskapliga studier


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2023.2248363

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/123925