Biotechnology and Public Engagement in Europe
Providing a comparison the most important instances of public engagement with biotechnology in Europe in recent years, this book provides a theoretically reflected and empirically grounded study of the opportunities and obstacles for a
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Biotechnology and Public Engagement in Europe
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Biotechnology and Public Engagement in Europe Janus Hansen Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
© Janus Hansen 2010 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-24212-8 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-31780-6 ISBN 978-0-230-27750-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230277502
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hansen, Janus, 1973– Biotechnology and public engagement in Europe / Janus Hansen. p. cm. 1. Biotechnology—Europe—Public opinion. Political aspects—Europe. I. Title. TP248.195.E8H36 2010 660.6094—dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
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Contents
List of Tables, Figures and Box
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Acknowledgements
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Introduction: Managing the Tension between Science and Democracy – the Case of Public Engagement Processes Outline of the argument
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1 The Anatomy of a Technological Controversy Biotechnological controversies as objects of sociological investigation Social research in a polarised controversy Biotechnology and the public in surveys and qualitative research ‘Risk as proxy’ – the development of biotech governance
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2 Discourses of Public Engagement Challenges to the technocratic model – the emergence of technology assessment Exploring the intellectual underpinnings of participatory technology assessment A new role for soci
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