Stakeholder perceptions and responses to GM crops and foods: the case of Taiwan

Fan, Mei-Fang

doi:10.1002/sd.408

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“…Every customer in the Buddhism-based consumer society knows that his/her "unnecessary" usage of a service/product places additional strain on the planet's finite resources. Consumption wants motivated by "avarice" rather than "need" have led humanity to create genetically modified products, which will eventually result in more pain "dukkha" in the long run (Fan, 2009).…”

Section: Cluster 7: Buddhist Economics and An Alternative Definition ...mentioning

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Corporate Nirvana: The Buddhist way to social sustainability and business innovation

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Prevailing consumption‐based business models and capitalist practices place significant strain on the environment and society. Buddhism, as a practicing religion, may provide insights on practicing models as a solution to sustain society, the environment, and businesses. The present investigation adopts a structured literature review methodology to take stock of such prior studies and articulate its representation of Buddhism‐based business models, practices, ethical frameworks, and economic views. Based on the findings, it is clear that the prior studies have discussed the practitioner context of Buddhism religion in order to promote ethical and mindful business practices at the consumer, managerial, and business levels; to reduce the negative effects of identity politics in the workplace through spirituality; to introduce the idea of considering factors other than purely financial profitability; and to encourage the long‐term viability and genuine happiness of individuals, communities, and organizations. In relation to these topics, research avenues are proposed.

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“…Therefore, demand by the public for stricter regulation of a particular risk is a common way for the public to respond to risks with which they are confronted. (29)(30)(31)(32) Following this observation, it may be expected that risk perceptions, the appraisal of how risky a person judges a particular risk phenomenon, generally have a positive relationship with a demand for regulation. Indeed, research has documented the link between risk perception and higher levels of regulatory preferences.…”

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“…Thus, establishing legal frameworks as well as the risk regulatory work of government agencies play an important role because the public must rely on those to keep risks at acceptable levels within a wide variety of domains, such as food risks, zoonoses, and technological risks. Therefore, demand by the public for stricter regulation of a particular risk is a common way for the public to respond to risks with which they are confronted …”

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The Key Role of Experiential Uncertainty when Dealing with Risks: Its Relationships with Demand for Regulation and Institutional Trust

Poortvliet

Lokhorst

2016

Risk Analysis

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The results of a survey and an experiment show that experiential uncertainty-people's experience of uncertainty in risk contexts-plays a moderating role in individuals' risk-related demand for government regulation and trust in risk-managing government institutions. First, descriptions of risks were presented to respondents in a survey (N = 1,017) and their reactions to questions about experiential uncertainty, risk perception, and demand for government regulation were measured, as well as levels of risk-specific knowledge. When experiential uncertainty was high, risk perceptions had a positive relationship with demand for government regulation of risk; no such relationship showed under low experiential uncertainty. Conversely, when people experience little experiential uncertainty, having more knowledge about the risk topic involved was associated with a weaker demand for government regulation of risk. For people experiencing uncertainty, this relationship between knowledge and demand for regulation did not emerge. Second, in an experiment (N = 120), experiential uncertainty and openness in risk communication were manipulated to investigate effects on trust. In the uncertainty condition, the results showed that open versus nonopen government communication about Q-fever-a zoonosis-led to higher levels of trust in the government agency, but not in in the control condition. Altogether, this research suggests that only when people experience relatively little uncertainty about the risk, knowledge provision may preclude them from demanding government action. Also, only when persons experience uncertainty are stronger risk perceptions associated with a demand for government regulation, and they are affected by openness of risk communication in forming institutional trust.

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“…This incident highlights the problem of risk governance and the potential negative impacts of GM foods on human health, the environment, and the agricultural export industry. It raises important questions of risk governance and responsibility (Fan, 2009). The Science and Technology Advisory Group of Executive Yuan set up an inter-departmental Committee on Gene Technology in 2006.…”

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Evaluating the 2008 consensus conference on genetically modified foods in Taiwan

Fan

2013

Public Underst Sci

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Genetically modified foods have become one of the most popular topics for deliberative exercises involving ordinary citizens worldwide. This paper examines the Taiwanese consensus conference on GM foods held in June 2008, and the implications and limitations of the public deliberations. The consensus conference facilitated multiparty dialogues and enhanced citizens' knowledge, and affected their attitudes. This study demonstrates the ways contextual factors have influenced the outcome of the citizens' deliberative practices, including the government's conventional technocratic decision-making style, the strong influence of the U.S. government, the political and technological culture, the government's framing of economic development concerns, and a lack of pressure from civil society to compel the government to formally respond to their concerns. The consensus conference had a limited effect on policy decision-making, and seemed to serve as a socio-political experiment.

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Stakeholder perceptions and responses to GM crops and foods: the case of Taiwan

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Corporate Nirvana: The Buddhist way to social sustainability and business innovation

Corporate Nirvana: The Buddhist way to social sustainability and business innovation

The Key Role of Experiential Uncertainty when Dealing with Risks: Its Relationships with Demand for Regulation and Institutional Trust

Evaluating the 2008 consensus conference on genetically modified foods in Taiwan

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