Legitimation in a World at Risk

1. Introduction: Legitimation and Genetically Modified Crops in a World at Risk
E. L. Desmond

2. The Legitimation of Risk in the Villages
E. L. Desmond

3. Bt Cotton and the Legitimation of Democracy
E. L. Desmond

4. The Legitimation of Risk and Democracy in Telangana
E. L. Desmond

5. Methodology: Legitimation and Ethics in Risk Research
E. L. Desmond

6. Analysis I: Risk, Power and Bt Cotton in the Villages
E. L. Desmond

7. Analysis II: Democracy and State Legitimacy in the Villages
E. L. Desmond

8. Legitimation in a World at Risk: Lessons from the Villages
E. L. Desmond

9. Conclusion: Science, Power and the Struggle for Legitimation
E. L. Desmond

Keywords: Social Sciences, Science and Technology Studies, Environmental Sociology, Social Anthropology, Regional and Cultural Studies