Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20154
Notes:
Pages 4-10 in Stuart U. Rich (ed.,) Public relations in an era of public involvement: challenge for the timber industry. University of Oregon Press, Eugene, Oregon. 104 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20155
Notes:
Pages 11-15 in Stuart U. Rich (ed.,) Public relations in an era of public involvement: challenge for the timber industry. University of Oregon Press, Eugene, Oregon. 104 pages., Describes difficulties involved in getting one's message across to the public. Suggests that communicating with thought leaders and the disseminators of opinion may be more effective than with the general public regarding complex subjects such as forest
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20157
Notes:
Pages 33-40 in Stuart U. Rich (ed.,) Public relations in an era of public involvement: challenge for the timber industry. University of Oregon Press, Eugene, Oregon. 104 pages., Emphasizes need for "genuine two-way communication with concerned groups of citizens" rather than attempts to "sell" current forestry practices. Describes a public information program involving "roadless areas," with communications efforts guided by pub
Busch, L. (author), Lacy, W.B. (author), and Lacy, L.R. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20166
Notes:
Pages 139-162 in B.R. Baumgardt and M.A. Martin (eds.), Agricultural biotechnology: issues and choices. Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, West Lafayette, Indiana. 181 pages.
Dale, Alison (author), Irwin, Alan (author), and Smith, Denis (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1996
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20468
Notes:
Pages 47-64 in Alan Irwin and Brian Wynne (eds.), Misunderstanding science? The public reconstruction of science and technology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. 232 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20470
Notes:
Pages 152-171 in Alan Irwin and Brian Wynne (eds.), Misunderstanding science? The public reconstruction of science and technology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. 232 pages.
May, Robert M. (author) and Pitts, Richard (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20473
Notes:
Pages 15-25 in Joe Smith (ed.), The Daily Globe: environmenal change, the public and the media. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 263 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20474
Notes:
Pages 33-45 in Joe Smith (ed.), The Daily Globe: environmenal change, the public and the media. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 263 pages.
Irani, Tracy (author / University of Flordia), Sinclair, Janas (author / Florida International University), and O'Malley, Michelle (author / Kansas State University)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2001-04-04
Published:
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20929
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, pages 183-190, from "Emerging trends in agricultural and extension education", AIAEE 2001, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference, April 4-7, 2001, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21154
Notes:
Pages 267-280 in Neill Schaller (ed.), Proceedings of Phase I Workshop: Social Science Agriculture Agenda Project, Spring Hill Conference Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 9-11. 384 pages.
(p. 15) "It is safe to say the general public has not lost its confidence in cooperatives because of adverse publicity. It is not safe to say the image of farmer cooperatives is satisfactory. A majority of the public says it 'doesn't know anything about farmer cooperatives.' Only a slim majority says it favors farmer cooperatives."
Ames, Bruce N. (author) and Gold, Lois Swirsky (author)
Format:
unknown
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21506
Notes:
Pages 19-34 in Mike Moore (ed.), Health risks and the press: perspectives on media coverage of risk assessment and health. The Media Institute, Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois. 111 pages.
Cook G (author), Pieri E (author), Robbins P T (author), and Economic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
UK: University of Reading
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: C21642
Notes:
13 pages, The research aims to analyse the language and discourse of the debate over GM crops and food during February-July 2003. This period is expected by all sides to be one of renewed controversy and interest in the UK, with a government initiated national debate, discussion of the GM crop field trial results, and reconsideration of the current moratorium on commercial cultivation. Although it is impossible to predict either the exact course or duration of the debate, it is certain to provide a wealth of material for research into the impact of stakeholders' communication strategies upon public trust and understanding. Recently, the GM debate has generated a great deal of research and publication. The proposed project, however, is distinctive for its attention to the language and discourse of the debate, and for its combination of linguistic and sociological methodology. The GM debate brings together scientific, ethical, political and social concerns. Each perspective has its own discourse, and this in itself can be a source of misunderstanding and disagreement. The research will focus less upon the content of the debate, as other research has done, and more upon the forms in which it is expressed, as well as ways in which it is framed by its actors. It will explore how styles of argument, metaphors and analogies, phrases and single words can change in meaning and effect when they cross discoursal boundaries. As such, it will make a unique contribution to understanding of the public debate, and be of value and relevance to all stakeholders, interested academics, and society in general. More generally it will provide insights into the communication of controversial new technology and the responses of both public, media, and policy makers. For this purpose, the project will collect, analyse and relate three datasets. The first will be an electronically stored corpus of newspaper articles and public statements by major stakeholders (such as NGOs, government, and biotechnology companies). This first datatset can be automatically analysed using current corpus linguistic software to reveal frequent word choices and combinations. The second dataset will be transcripts of interviews with representatives of major stakeholder organisations about the factors governing their choices of language and strategies of argumentation. This second dataset will be coded using software for qualitative analysis, to reveal recurrent themes and opinions. The third dataset will be transcriptions of six focus groups, meeting on two occasions each, in which participants react to the language choices and communicative styles of selected extracts from dataset one. Focus groups have been chosen for the depth which they allow in the exploration of views and opinions among targeted groups with a particular relation to the topic. In our research each group identity will relate to one area of the debate, as follows: parents of young children (diet and health); charity volunteers (ethical concerns); students in higher education (long term effects); birdwatchers (biodiversity); farmers (consequences for agriculture); temporary UK residents from poor countries (effect on crop nutrition and yield). The intention is not to provide a survey of opinion, of which many already exist, nor to duplicate the existing focus-group literature on public responses to GM, but to provide new evidence of the discoursal sources of conflict and mistrust. This third dataset will also be coded for themes and arguments. This research will elucidate the actual (rather than presumed) effect of styles of argument on public perceptions and trust, thus complimenting and deepening existing understanding.
USA: Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, a project of the University of Richmond supported by the Pew Charitable Trust, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: C21643
Notes:
A Project of the University of Richmaond Supported by Pew Charitable Trusts Washington D.C., 6 pages, In September 2004 the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology conducted its third comprehensive survey of U.S. consumer sentiment about the application of genetic engineering to agriculture. Similar comprehensive surveys were previously conducted by the Initiative in January 2001 and August 2003. The first survey sought to track consumer awareness of genetically modified (GM) crops, whereas the second survey continued that tracking effort and probed related issues such as regulation of GM foods and preferred applications.
This year the Pew Initiative built on its body of knowledge about consumer sentiment by conducting focus groups as well as fielding a survey. Four focus groups were conducted in Philadelphia and Des Moines on August 25th and 26th. Observations from those groups were then used to develop a survey that both tracked the issues addressed in prior surveys by the Pew Initiative and probed some of the sentiments detected in the focus groups. The resulting survey was then administered to 1000 American consumers who were interviewed by telephone September 22-26, 2004. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.1% at the 95% level of confidence. The margin of error is higher for subgroups.
The combined findings from the August 2004 focus groups and the September 2004 survey are summarized below and provide a robust picture of current U.S. consumer attitudes toward GM foods and genetic engineering, why those beliefs are held, and trends in those attitudes over the last three years. In addition to this summary, the Pew Initiative is making available a transcript of the focus groups and the survey results, prepared by the firms that jointly prepared and conducted them, the Melman Group and Public Opinion Strategies.
Wolf, M. McGarry (author) and Domegan, C. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2002
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21692
Notes:
Pages 25-37 in Vittorio Santaniello, Robert E. Evenson and David Zilberman (eds.), Market development for genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 318 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21694
Notes:
Pages 49-54 in Vittorio Santaniello, Robert E. Evenson and David Zilberman (eds.), Market development for genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 318 pages.
Spetsidis, Nickolas M. (author) and Schamel, Gunter (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2002
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21696
Notes:
Pages 63-79 in Vittorio Santaniello, Robert E. Evenson and David Zilberman (eds.), Market development for genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 318 pages.
Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas (author), Marks, Leonie A. (author), and Mooney, Sian (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2002
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21702
Notes:
Pages 205-215 in Vittorio Santaniello, Robert E. Evenson and David Zilberman (eds.), Market development for genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 318 pages.
Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas (author), Marks, Leonie A. (author), and Vickner, Steven S. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21742
Notes:
Pages 23-39 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Phillips, Peter W. B. (author) and Olubobokun, Simbo (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21745
Notes:
Pages 61-72 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Balasubramaniam, S. (author) and Moon, Wanki (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21747
Notes:
Pages 83-94 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Wahl, Thomas I. (author), McCluskey, Jill J. (author), and Grimsrud, Kristine M. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21749
Notes:
Pages 111-115 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21750
Notes:
Pages 117-129 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Wolf, Marianne McGarry (author), Bertolini, Paola (author), and Parker-Garcia, Jacob (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21751
Notes:
Pages 131-141 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21752
Notes:
Pages 143-154 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Pachico, Douglas (author) and Wolf, Marianne McGarry (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Colombia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21753
Notes:
Pages 155-161 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21755
Notes:
Pages 169-187 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21756
Notes:
Pages 209-229 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Tsakiridou, Efthimia (author), Mattas, Konstadinos (author), and Zotos, Yorgos (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Greece
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21759
Notes:
Pages 37-50 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21762
Notes:
Pages 191-203 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Eves, A. (author), Lumbers, M. (author), and Morgan, J. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21763
Notes:
Pages 205-219 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
