Breaking the impasse: Towards a forward‐looking governance framework for gene editing with plants

TY - JOUR

T1 - Breaking the impasse: Towards a forward‐looking governance framework for gene editing with plants

AU - Macnaghten, Phil

AU - Habets, Michelle

PY - 2020/5/6

Y1 - 2020/5/6

N2 - The debate in Europe over how to govern novel techniques of gene editing in plants is fast developing into an impasse with actors rapidly consolidating positions on either side of the debate. Such polemic is not good for science nor for public policy if we are to develop the kinds of socio‐technical innovations that are needed to harness socially resilient solutions to pressing global societal challenges, such as food security and climate change. We analyze how we arrived at this impasse and explore novel ways to move beyond it.

AB - The debate in Europe over how to govern novel techniques of gene editing in plants is fast developing into an impasse with actors rapidly consolidating positions on either side of the debate. Such polemic is not good for science nor for public policy if we are to develop the kinds of socio‐technical innovations that are needed to harness socially resilient solutions to pressing global societal challenges, such as food security and climate change. We analyze how we arrived at this impasse and explore novel ways to move beyond it.

KW - controversy

KW - gene editing

KW - genetically modified crops

KW - governance

KW - grand challenges

KW - honest broker

KW - responsible innovation

M3 - Article

VL - 2

SP - 353

EP - 365

JO - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET

JF - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET

IS - 4

ER -