Nanotechnology, Governance, and Public Deliberation: What Role for the Social Sciences? Export

@article{citeulike:2289000, abstract = {In this article we argue that nanotechnology represents an extraordinary opportunity to build in a robust role for the social sciences in a technology that remains at an early, and hence undetermined, stage of development. We examine policy dynamics in both the United States and United Kingdom aimed at both opening up, and closing down, the role of the social sciences in nanotechnologies. We then set out a prospective agenda for the social sciences and its potential in the future shaping of nanotechnology research and innovation processes. The emergent, undetermined nature of nanotechnologies calls for an open, experimental, and interdisciplinary model of social science research. 10.1177/1075547005281531}, author = {Macnaghten, Phil and Kearnes, Matthew B. and Wynne, Brian}, citeulike-article-id = {2289000}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547005281531}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://scx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/2/268}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1075547005281531}, journal = {Science Communication}, keywords = {deliberation, nanotech, public, pus, upstream\_engagement}, month = {December}, number = {2}, pages = {268--291}, posted-at = {2008-01-25 10:48:58}, priority = {5}, title = {Nanotechnology, Governance, and Public Deliberation: What Role for the Social Sciences?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547005281531}, volume = {27}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2289000 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2289000 N2 - In this article we argue that nanotechnology represents an extraordinary opportunity to build in a robust role for the social sciences in a technology that remains at an early, and hence undetermined, stage of development. We examine policy dynamics in both the United States and United Kingdom aimed at both opening up, and closing down, the role of the social sciences in nanotechnologies. We then set out a prospective agenda for the social sciences and its potential in the future shaping of nanotechnology research and innovation processes. The emergent, undetermined nature of nanotechnologies calls for an open, experimental, and interdisciplinary model of social science research. 10.1177/1075547005281531 IS - 2 JF - Science Communication EP - 291 TI - Nanotechnology, Governance, and Public Deliberation: What Role for the Social Sciences? VL - 27 SP - 268 KW - deliberation KW - nanotech KW - public KW - pus KW - upstream_engagement AU - Macnaghten, Phil AU - Kearnes, Matthew AU - Wynne, Brian PY - 2005/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547005281531 ER -