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The contested politics of technology: Biotech in Bangalore

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A new style of politics and policy-making is emerging in the ‘new economy’ era in India, and in Bangalore, Karnataka in particular. This is dominated by a science-business elite who present a particular vision of the future to the exclusion of others. This paper tells the story of the making of the Karnataka Millennium Biotechnology Policy, asking what policy-making means in practice, who are the policy-makers and what are the technical, political and bureaucratic processes underlying policy-making? By examining the contested politics of biotechnology, the paper examines the limits to such elite-driven, technocratic approaches in the democratic context of India, pointing to the need for more inclusive and accountable policy processes in the future. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Ian Scoones, 2007. "The contested politics of technology: Biotech in Bangalore," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 34(4), pages 261-271, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:34:y:2007:i:4:p:261-271
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    1. Kok, Kristiaan P.W. & Klerkx, Laurens, 2023. "Addressing the politics of mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 211(C).

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