The Cosmopolitanization of Science
Stem Cell Governance in China
Published on 11. April 2012
Book
Hardback
XI, 216 pages
978-0-230-30259-4 (ISBN)
Description
Focussing on China's stem cell research, this book investigates how, over the last decade, Chinese scientists, ethicists and policy-makers have developed a cosmopolitan sensibility in comprehending and responding to ethical and regulatory concerns.
Reviews / Votes
"The book provides a trans-disciplinary readership with an original, detailed, nuanced and solid empirical account of a focus area in contemporary china. . it is a laudable and invaluable pioneering work. . This book makes a serious attempt to remind the research community of the need for an appropriate methodology." (Ole Döring, East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine, Issue 40, 2014)
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Edition
2012 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XI, 216 p.
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-30259-4 (9780230302594)
DOI
10.1057/9781137000736
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
JOY YUEYUE ZHANG Fernand Braudel Fellow at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris, France. She previously worked at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Note on Transliteration Cosmopolitanization and China's Stem Cell Research: An Introduction Regulatory Framework and Early Administrative Rationales Research Motivations for Stem Cell Research Emerging Reflexivity in Transnational Communication Tizhi Wenti I: The Social Organization of Stem Cell Research Tizhi Wenti II: Governance on Research Funding and Performance Evaluation Stem Cell Therapy and the Governance of Uncertainty Conclusion Notes Bibliography