Shaping science and technology policy : the next generation of research / edited by David H. Guston and Daniel Sarewitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guston, David H.

Sarewitz, Daniel R.

Series:

Science and technology in society.

Science and technology in society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and state--Decision making.

Science and state.

Technology and state--Decision making.

Technology and state.

Research--International cooperation.

Research.

Science and state--Citizen participation.

Technology and state--Citizen participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With scientific progress occurring at a breathtaking pace, science and technology policy has never been more important than it is today. Yet there is a very real lack of public discourse about policy-making, and government involvement in science remains shrouded in both mystery and misunderstanding. Who is making choices about technology policy, and who stands to win or lose from these choices? What criteria are being used to make decisions and why? Does government involvement help or hinder scientific research? Shaping Science and Technology Policy brings together an exciting and diverse group of emerging scholars, both practitioners and academic experts, to investigate current issues in science and technology policy. Essays explore such topics as globalization, the shifting boundary between public and private, informed consent in human participation in scientific research, intellectual property and university science, and the distribution of the costs and benefits of research.Contributors: Charlotte Augst, Grant Black, Mark Brown, Kevin Elliott, Patrick Feng, Pamela M. Franklin, Carolyn Gideon, Tené N. Hamilton, Brian A. Jackson, Shobita Parthasarathy, Jason W. Patton, A. Abigail Payne, Bhaven Sampat, Christian Sandvig, Sheryl Winston Smith, Michael Whong-Barr

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART 1. SHAPING POLICY

1. Ethics, Politics, and the Public: Shaping the Research Agenda

2. Federal R&amp

D: Shaping the National Investment Portfolio

3. Universities and Intellectual Property: Shaping a New Patent Policy for Government Funded Academic Research

4. Geography and Spillover: Shaping Innovation Policy through Small Business Research

PART 2. SHAPING SCIENCE

5. EPA's Drinking Water Standards and the Shaping of Sound Science

6. The Case of Chemical Hormesis: How Scientific Anomaly Shapes Environmental Science and Policy

7. Earmarks and EPSCoR: Shaping the Distribution, Quality, and Quantity of University Research

8. Innovation in the U.S. Computer Equipment Industry: How Foreign R&amp

D and International Trade Shape Domestic Innovation

PART 3. SHAPING TECHNOLOGY

9. Shaping Technical Standards: Where Are the Users?

10. Technical Change for Social Ends: Shaping Transportation Infrastructures in U.S. Cities

11. Shaping Infrastructure and Innovation on the Internet: The End-to-End Network That Isn't

12. Technology Policy by Default: Shaping Communications Technology through Regulatory Policy

PART 4. SHAPING LIFE

13. Engaging Diverse Communities in Shaping Genetics Policy: Who Gets to Shape the New Biotechnology?

14. Informed Consent and the Shaping of British and U.S. Population-Based Genetic Research

15. Embryos, Legislation, and Modernization: Shaping Life in the UK and German Parliaments

16. Reconceptualizing Technology Transfer: The Challenge of Shaping an International System of Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612270260

9781282270268

1282270265

9780299219130

0299219135