November 2011

The media and genetically modified organisms (GMOs): ‘Talking past each other’ in science debate in public: the case of Zambia

  This paper outlines features and dynamics of the debate around genetically modified (GM) maize in the print news media from the late 1990s to early 2000s in Zambia, one of the six hunger-stricken Southern African countries in the 2001/2002 farming season. The paper tracks down how, at least three key issues seen to be development issues, namely: food security, foreign aid and GM seed were debated in the...

Author(s): Pascal Newbourne Mwale

November 2011

Impact factors model of internet adoption and use: Taking the college students as an example

  The goal of this study was to explore the impacts of factors model of internet adoption, along with discussing the impact of the variables on internet adoption time, internet use time and internet use related to study and work. This study comes up with the hypothesis based on the theoretical frameworks of diffusion of innovation, uses and gratifications, technology acceptance model. Through taking Jinan...

Author(s): Fan-Bin Zeng