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oapen-20.500.12657-241732024-03-22T19:23:18Z New Genetics, New Social Formations Glasner, Peter Atkinson, Paul stem cell research crops lines embryonic food bioethics discourse talk thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MF Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences::MFN Medical genetics New genetic technologies cut across a range of public regulatory domains and private lifeworlds, often appearing to generate an institutional void in response to the complex challenges they pose. As a result, a number of new social formations are being developed to legitimate public engagement and avoid the perceived democratic deficit that may result. Papers in this volume discuss a variety of these manifestations in a global context, including: genetic data banks committees of inquiry non-governmental organisations (NGOs) national research laboratories. These institutions, across both health and agriculture, are explored in such diverse locations as Amazonia, China, Finland, Israel, the UK and the USA. This volume exhibits a clear thematic coherence around the impact of the new genetics and their associated technologies on new social formations, and the case studies included have a significant international focus, showing a balance between theoretical and empirical approaches in this rapidly changing field. This innovative new volume will be of interest to postgraduates and professionals in the fields of sociology, social anthropology, science and technology studies, and environmental studies. 2019-11-21 15:39:38 2020-04-01T09:47:55Z 2020-04-01T09:47:55Z 2007 book 1005958 OCN: 85771409 9780415393232;9780415759434;9781134162581;9781134162574;9781134162536 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24173 eng Genetics and Society application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005958.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781134162581 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203962893 10.4324/9780203962893 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415393232;9780415759434;9781134162581;9781134162574;9781134162536 open access
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New genetic technologies cut across a range of public regulatory domains and private lifeworlds, often appearing to generate an institutional void in response to the complex challenges they pose. As a result, a number of new social formations are being developed to legitimate public engagement and avoid the perceived democratic deficit that may result. Papers in this volume discuss a variety of these manifestations in a global context, including: genetic data banks committees of inquiry non-governmental organisations (NGOs) national research laboratories. These institutions, across both health and agriculture, are explored in such diverse locations as Amazonia, China, Finland, Israel, the UK and the USA. This volume exhibits a clear thematic coherence around the impact of the new genetics and their associated technologies on new social formations, and the case studies included have a significant international focus, showing a balance between theoretical and empirical approaches in this rapidly changing field. This innovative new volume will be of interest to postgraduates and professionals in the fields of sociology, social anthropology, science and technology studies, and environmental studies.
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