Abstract

MARTINEZ-GOMEZ, Francisco; TORRES-GONZALEZ, Gabriel  and  ABOITES MANRIQUE, Gilberto. Negociaciones internacionales, discurso y globalización de la agricultura. Región y sociedad [online]. 2002, vol.14, n.24, pp.71-98. ISSN 2448-4849.

Beginning with the discourse analysis and considering as a case study the subject of the intellectual property of the plant varieties and the control and access to the agricultural germoplasm, it is shown how, in international negotiations, the participating social actors modify their interpretations and restructure the contents and meanings of the discourse. This document shows particularly the way the representatives of the transnational companies have managed to impose their interests,to the detriment of the national states' interests, especially the southern countries.

Keywords : international negotiations in agriculture; globalization; agriculture; germplasm; intellectual property; GATT; OMC; TRIPS.