The STEPS biotechnology research archive consists of evidence-based research on GM crops, food and development spanning the last 10 years.
Biotechnology research archive
Governing the Land-Water-Environment Nexus in Southern Africa
In southern Africa, the intersection of land, water and environment is central to a range of challenges for policymakers, businesses and local people. This project studies the different ways in…
Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto
In 1970 a radical document called The Sussex Manifesto helped shape modern thinking on science and technology for development. Forty years on, what kind of science and technology for development…
Governance of Discontinuity in Technological Systems (DiscGo)
This is a collaborative project involving Andy Stirling, co-director of the STEPS Centre and SPRU, Pierre-Benoit Joly at INRA in Paris, Peter Stegmaier at TSG in Dortmund and led by Stefan Kuhlmann…
Climate Geoengineering Governance
The Climate Geoengineering Governance (CGG) project was a collaboration between the Universities of Oxford and Sussex and University College London, which worked between July 2012 and December 2014. The project…
Avian ‘flu: the politics and policy processes of a global response
The spread of avian flu in humans has raised alarm bells around the world. What lies behind global and national responses to avian flu, and how do they cope with uncertainty and surprise? What are the challenges and opportunities for future policy?
Future Agricultures Consortium: Agricultural Policy Research in Africa
The Future Agricultures Consortium is a multidisciplinary and independent learning alliance of academic researchers and practitioners involved in African agriculture. It aims to encourage dialogue and the sharing of good…
Beyond Biosafety
Project dates: 2007 to 2010 Debates about transgenic crops have become highly polarised across the globe. In the process, civil society organisations and movements have emerged as key actors, alongside…