Public Policy Center, University of Nebraska
Date of this Version
2005
Abstract
On Saturday, August 20, 2005, 48 residents of Lancaster County gathered at Gere Branch Library in Lincoln to participate in a “Citizen Deliberation on Genetically Modified Food.” A citizen deliberation is a technique used to promote informed and thoughtful public discussion on public affairs or policy issues and a means for gauging considered (as opposed to off-the-cuff) public opinions. The purpose of the discussion was to gauge informed public opinion on genetically modified food products and whether they should be labeled. The event was co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (http://www.ppc.nebraska.edu/edu/) and a local community leadership development organization, Leadership Lincoln (http://www.leadershiplincoln.org/).
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Published by the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, 1-16, (2005)