Dynamics of Perpetuation: The Politics of Keeping Highly Toxic Pesticides on the Market in Ecuador

Based on reflective practice over 15 years in Ecuador, the authors examine the perpetuation of knowingly harmful public policy in highly toxic pesticides. They study how actors cooperate, collude, and collide in advancing certain technological agenda, even when against public interests. Ultimately,...

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Published in:	Nature and culture 2014-04, Vol.9 (1), p.21-44
Main Authors:	Sherwood, Stephen G., Paredes, Myriam
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Agricultural policy Agroecology Alliances Authors Crops Ecuador Farm exports Farmers Food Health aspects Industrial agriculture Industrial regulation Integrated pest management Kennis, Technologie and Innovatie Knowledge Technology and Innovation Laws, regulations and rules Murders & murder attempts Pesticides Political aspects Politics Public interest Public policy Science Sovereignty Success Sustainability Sustainable agriculture Technological change Toxicity WASS
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Summary:	Based on reflective practice over 15 years in Ecuador, the authors examine the perpetuation of knowingly harmful public policy in highly toxic pesticides. They study how actors cooperate, collude, and collide in advancing certain technological agenda, even when against public interests. Ultimately, entrenchment of perspective opened up space for arrival of new social actors and competing activity and transition. In light of struggles for sustainability, the authors find neglected policy opportunities in the heterogeneity of peoples' daily practices and countermovements, leading to a call for further attention to the inherently incoherent, complex, and irresolvable human face of sociotechnical change.
ISSN:	1558-6073 1558-5468