A Comparative Framework for Studying Global Ethics in Science and Technology

Stemerding, Dirk; Rerimassie, Virgil; Est, Rinie van; Zhao, Yandong; Chaturvedi, Sachin; Ladikas, Miltos; Brom, F.W.A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14693-5_8

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“…In order to structure the results of the debate and the content of the political pamphlets, I will draw from a (slightly altered) framework developed in the EU project Global Ethics on Science and Technology (GEST) [18]. The aim of this project was to better understand the ways in which expectations, tensions and conflicts surrounding science and technology relate to the specifics of different fields and to the broader societal contexts.…”

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“…The remainder of the article is dedicated to mapping viewpoints expressed during the Meeting of Young Minds debate. To this end, a framework developed in the project Global Ethics in Science and Technology (GEST) will be applied to structure the results [18]. Following the application of this framework, discourses on innovation , risk , broader ethical issues and power and control will be used as lenses through which the debate can be examined and the issues that are raised can be highlighted.…”

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Exploring Political Views on Synthetic Biology in the Netherlands

Rerimassie

2016

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Synthetic biology may be an important source of progress as well as societal and political conflict. Against this backdrop, several technology assessment organizations have been seeking to contribute to timely societal and political opinion-making on synthetic biology. The Rathenau Instituut, based in the Netherlands, is one of these organizations. In 2011, the institute organized a ‘Meeting of Young Minds’: a young people’s debate between ‘future synthetic biologists’ and ‘future politicians’. The former were represented by participants in the international Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM), the latter by political youth organizations (PYOs) linked to Dutch political parties. The Rathenau Instituut found seven PYOs—including right wing, left wing, Green and Christian groups—willing to commit to an intensive process aimed at formulating a tentative partisan view on synthetic biology and discussing it with fellow PYOs and iGEM participants. Given the minimal amount of available data on how political parties understand synthetic biology, mapping the debate may provide valuable insights. In this article, I aim to provide such a mapping exercise and also to reflect on how and why the Rathenau Instituut organized the event.

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Section: Mapping the Meeting Of Young Mindsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%