Democratic Transgressions of Law
Governing Technology through Public Participation
Brill (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 25. January 2010
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-90-04-18043-7 (ISBN)
Description
Participation of concerned actors and the public is a central element in the legal regulation of science and technology. In constitutional democracy, these participatory forms are governed by the rule of law. The volume critically examines participatory governance in this realm and makes suggestions with respect to further institutional and political-cultural developments. It assembles contributions of a broad interdisciplinary range within a comparative research programme, opening the black box of participatory governance in legal procedure. The contributions are the result of almost a decade of fruitful discussion between he authors. They also demonstrate the potential of a cross-disciplinary approach that stretches from sociology, via political science and jurisprudence to hermeneutics, linguistics and conversation analysis.
Contributors are Gabriele Abels, Matthias Baier, Alfons Bora, Elena Collavin, Heiko Hausendorf, Zsuzsanna Ivanyi, Andras Kertesz, Les Levidow, Kornelia Marinecz, Peter Muente, Patrick O'Mahony, Giuseppe Pellegrini, and Henrik Rahm.
Contributors are Gabriele Abels, Matthias Baier, Alfons Bora, Elena Collavin, Heiko Hausendorf, Zsuzsanna Ivanyi, Andras Kertesz, Les Levidow, Kornelia Marinecz, Peter Muente, Patrick O'Mahony, Giuseppe Pellegrini, and Henrik Rahm.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
All those interested in law and society studies, in science and technology studies, in political sociology, in conversation analysis, as well as general readership in sociology, law, and socio-linguistics.
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
659 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-18043-7 (9789004180437)
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Persons
Alfons Bora, sociologist and lawyer, Ph.D. (1990) in Sociology, University of Freiburg, Professor of sociology at Bielefeld University, member of the German Ethics Council. He has published extensively on participation including "Technoscientific normativity and the 'iron cage' of law", in Science, Technology & Human Values (2009); with Heiko Hausendorf, Analysing Citizenship Talk (Benjamins 2006).
Heiko Hausendorf, PhD(1987) in linguistics, University of Bielefeld (Germany), professor for German Linguistics at the University of Zurich (Switzerland). His research topics are located in the field of sociolinguistics and linguistic pragmatics with a special interest in conversation analysis. Zugehoerigkeit durch Sprache (Niemeyer 2000); with Alfons Bora, Analysing Citizenship Talk (Benjamins 2006).
Heiko Hausendorf, PhD(1987) in linguistics, University of Bielefeld (Germany), professor for German Linguistics at the University of Zurich (Switzerland). His research topics are located in the field of sociolinguistics and linguistic pragmatics with a special interest in conversation analysis. Zugehoerigkeit durch Sprache (Niemeyer 2000); with Alfons Bora, Analysing Citizenship Talk (Benjamins 2006).
Content
Introduction
Governing Technology through Public Participation, Alfons Bora and Heiko Hausendorf
PART I: Theoretical Concepts and Questions
1. Discourse, Participation and Sociological Theory, Patrick O'Mahony
2. Biotechnologies and Communication: Participation for Democratic Process, Giuseppe Pellegrini
3. Democratizing Agri-Biotechnology? European Public Participation in Agbiotech Assessment, Les Levidow
PART II: Participation in the Governance of Agro-biotechnology
4. Making Sense on Participation: Sociological Reflections on some Results of a Case-Study on Participation in Administrative Decision-Making, Peter Muente
5. Law and Participation, Matthias Baier
6. Conflicting Forms of Citizenship? Referrals and the Principle of Transparency in Sweden, Henrik Rahm
7. Participation in Italy: The Public and Genetically Modified Crops, Elena Collavin
8. Communicating Quasi-Citizenship? Public Participation in GMO-Release Permitting Procedures in Hungary - A Conversation Analytic Approach, Zsuzsanna Ivanyi, Andras Kertesz, Kornelia Marinecz
PART III: Reflections on the Future of Participatory Governance
9. Participatory Technology Assessment and the "Institutional Void": Investigating Democratic Theory and Representative Politics, Gabriele Abels
10. Participation and Beyond. Dynamics of Social Positions in Participatory Discourse, Alfons Bora and Heiko Hausendorf
About the Authors
Index
Governing Technology through Public Participation, Alfons Bora and Heiko Hausendorf
PART I: Theoretical Concepts and Questions
1. Discourse, Participation and Sociological Theory, Patrick O'Mahony
2. Biotechnologies and Communication: Participation for Democratic Process, Giuseppe Pellegrini
3. Democratizing Agri-Biotechnology? European Public Participation in Agbiotech Assessment, Les Levidow
PART II: Participation in the Governance of Agro-biotechnology
4. Making Sense on Participation: Sociological Reflections on some Results of a Case-Study on Participation in Administrative Decision-Making, Peter Muente
5. Law and Participation, Matthias Baier
6. Conflicting Forms of Citizenship? Referrals and the Principle of Transparency in Sweden, Henrik Rahm
7. Participation in Italy: The Public and Genetically Modified Crops, Elena Collavin
8. Communicating Quasi-Citizenship? Public Participation in GMO-Release Permitting Procedures in Hungary - A Conversation Analytic Approach, Zsuzsanna Ivanyi, Andras Kertesz, Kornelia Marinecz
PART III: Reflections on the Future of Participatory Governance
9. Participatory Technology Assessment and the "Institutional Void": Investigating Democratic Theory and Representative Politics, Gabriele Abels
10. Participation and Beyond. Dynamics of Social Positions in Participatory Discourse, Alfons Bora and Heiko Hausendorf
About the Authors
Index