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Designs on Nature
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Description
In this magisterial look at some twenty-five years of scientific and social development, Sheila Jasanoff compares the politics and policy of the life sciences in Britain, Germany, the United States, and in the European Union as a whole. She shows how public and private actors in each setting evaluated new manifestations of biotechnology and tried to reassure themselves about their safety.
Three main themes emerge. First, core concepts of democratic theory, such as citizenship, deliberation, and accountability, cannot be understood satisfactorily without taking on board the politics of science and technology. Second, in all three countries, policies for the life sciences have been incorporated into "nation-building" projects that seek to reimagine what the nation stands for. Third, political culture influences democratic politics, and it works through the institutionalized ways in which citizens understand and evaluate public knowledge. These three aspects of contemporary politics, Jasanoff argues, help account not only for policy divergences but also for the perceived legitimacy of state actions.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
392
Release Date:
2007-01-02
Publication Date:
2007-01-22
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0691130426
ISBN13:
9780691130422
Weight:
665 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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