Postface: Meaning of the Experiment and Implications of the Experience.

ABSTRACT

Discussing specifically on the involvement of social sciences in and on the issue of recruitment in HIV vaccine trials, the postface of this special issue reasserts the importance of social science engagement in clinical research. Three entry themes are underlying the discussion: the relationship between the individual and society in consent, the analysis of consent as a transaction, the examination of the basis, and the context of trust within trials.