Science and citizens : globalization and the challenge of engagement / Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones and Brian Wynne, editors.
| Other author | Leach, Melissa. |
| Other author | Scoones, Ian. |
| Other author | Wynne, Brian, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. |
| Description | viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Claiming citizenship: rights, participation and accountability ; v. 2 Claiming citizenship ; v. 2. ^A595794 |
| Contents | Introduction: science, citizenship and globalization / Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones and Brian Wynne -- Science and citizenship in a global context / Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones -- The post-normal science of safety / Jerry Ravetz -- Are scientists irrational? Risk assessment in practical reason / Frank Fischer -- Risk as globalizing 'democratic' discourse? Framing subjects and citizens / Brian Wynne -- Knowledge, justice and democracy / Shiv Visvanathan -- Myriad stories: constructing expertise and citizenship in discussions of the new genetics / Richard Tutton, Anne Kerr and Sarah Cunningham-Burley -- AIDS, science and citizenship after apartheid / Steven Robins -- Demystifying occupational and environmental health: experiences from India / Murlidhar V. -- Absentee expertise: science advice for biotechnology regulations in developing countries / Kees Jansen and Esther Roquas -- Interrogating China's biotechnology revolution: contesting dominant science policy cultures in the risk society / James Keeley -- Environmental perception and political mobilization in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: a comparative analysis / Anglea Alonso and Valeriano Costa -- 'Let them eat cake': GM foods and the democratic imagination / Sheila Jasanoff -- Plant biotechnology and the rights of the poor: a technographic approach / Paul Richards -- Opening up or closing down? analysis, participation and power in the social appraisal of technology / Andy Stirling -- Geographic information systems for participation / John Forrester and Steve Cinderby -- Democratizing science in the UK: the case of radioactive waste management / Jason Chilvers -- Genetic engineering in Aotearoa, New Zealand: a case of opening up or closing down debate? / Audley Genus and Tee Rogers-Hayden -- Exploring food and farming futures in Zimbabwe: a citizens' jury and scenario workshop experiment / Elijah Rusike. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-286) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004057236 |
| ISBN | 1842775502 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1842775510 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH333 .S365 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |