Governing the moral economy: animal engineering, ethics and the liberal government of science.
Soc Sci Med
; 75(1): 193-9, 2012 Jul.
Article
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| ID: mdl-22507952
ABSTRACT
The preferred Western model for science governance has come to involve attending to the perspectives of the public. In practice, however, this model has been criticised for failing to promote democracy along participatory lines. We argue that contemporary approaches to science policy making demonstrate less the failure of democracy and more the success of liberal modes of government in adapting to meet new governance challenges. Using a case study of recent UK policy debates on scientific work mixing human and animal biological material, we show first how a 'moral economy' is brought into being as a regulatory domain and second how this domain is governed to align cultural with scientific values. We suggest that it is through these practices that the state assures its aspirations for enhancing individual and collective prosperity through technological advance are met.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ciencia
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Ética en Investigación
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Ética Médica
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Bioingeniería
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Política de Salud
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Principios Morales
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Sci Med
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido