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Science and citizens : globalization and the challenge of engagement
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Gaventa et al. as mentioned in this paper discuss science, citizenship and globalization in a global context and discuss the role of expertise and citizenship in discussions of the new genetics in the context of science and citizenship.Abstract:
* Contents * Foreword - John Gaventa * Part 1: Science and Citizenship * 1. Introduction: Science, citizenship and globalization - Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones and Brian Wynne * 2. Science and citizenship in a global context - Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones * Part 2: Beyond risk: defining the terrain * Commentary - Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones and Brian Wynne * 3. The post-normal science of safety - Jerry Ravetz * 4. Are scientists irrational? Risk assessment in practical reason - Frank Fischer * 5. Risk as globalizing 'democratic' discourse? Framing subjects and citizens - Brian Wynne * 6. Knowledge, justice and democracy -Shiv Visvanathan * Part 3: Citizens engaging with science * Commentary - Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones, Brian Wynne * 7. Myriad stories: Constructing expertise and citizenship in discussions of the new genetics - Richard Tutton, Anne Kerr and Sarah Cunningham-Burley * 8. AIDS, science and citizenship after apartheid - Steven Robins * 9. Demystifying occupational and environmental health: Experiences from India- Murlidhar V. * 10. Absentee expertise: Science advice for biotechnology regulation in developing countries - Kees Jansen and Esther Roquas * 11. Interrogating China's biotechnology revolution: Contesting dominant science policy cultures in the risk society - James Keeley * 12. Environmental perception and political mobilization in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo: A comparative analysis - Angela Alonso and Valeriano Costa * 13. 'Let Them Eat Cake': GM Foods and the Democratic Imagination - Sheila Jasanoff * 14. Plant biotechnology and the rights of the poor: A technographic approach - Paul Richards * Part 4: Participation and the politics of engagement * Commentary - Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones, Brian Wynne * 15. Opening up or closing down? Analysis, participation and power in the social appraisal of technology - Andy Stirling * 16. Geographic information systems for participation - John Forrester and Steve Cinderby * 17. Democratizing science in the UK: The case of radioactive waste management - Jason Chilvers * 18. Genetic engineering in Aotearoa New Zealand: A case of opening up or closing down debate? - Audley Genus and Tee Rogers-Hayden * 19. Exploring food and farming futures in Zimbabwe: A citizens' jury and scenario workshop experiment - Elijah Rusikread more
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