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Science and citizens : globalization and the challenge of engagement /
Rapid advances and new technologies in the life sciences - such as biotechnologies in health, agricultural and environmental arenas - pose a range of pressing challenges to questions of citizenship. This volume brings together for the first time authors from diverse experiences and analytical tradit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Zed Books,
2005.
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| Colección: | Claiming citizenship ;
v. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Rapid advances and new technologies in the life sciences - such as biotechnologies in health, agricultural and environmental arenas - pose a range of pressing challenges to questions of citizenship. This volume brings together for the first time authors from diverse experiences and analytical traditions, encouraging a conversation between science and technology and development studies around issues of science, citizenship and globalisation. It reflects on the nature of expertise; the framing of knowledge; processes of public engagement; and issues of rights, justice and democracy. A wide varie. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 295 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781848131699 1848131690 1842775510 9781842775516 1281259314 9781281259318 9786611259310 6611259317 |