Lost in Translation? The Need for ‘Upstream Engagement’ with Nanotechnology on Trial

Joly, Pierre‐Benoît; Kaufmann, Alain

doi:10.1080/09505430802280727

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“…While public participation has been claimed to be beneficial in the democratisation of science, technology and innovation, it has also been argued that civil society involvements in very technical projects are mostly top-down exercises in disguise (Irwin 2001;Joly and Kaufmann 2008). The field of energy consumption and the future electricity system, often referred to as the smart grid, is a useful example of how citizens have been instrumentally involved in the experimental set-up of a technology that promises to act as a game changer in sustainability transitions (see Throop and Mayberry 2017).…”

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Introducing the dilemma of societal alignment for inclusive and responsible research and innovation

Ribeiro

Bengtsson

Benneworth

et al. 2018

Journal of Responsible Innovation

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In this discussion paper, we outline and reflect on some of the key challenges that influence the development and uptake of more inclusive and responsible forms of research and innovation. Taking these challenges together, we invoke Collingridge's famous dilemma of social control of technology to introduce a complementary dilemma that of 'societal alignment' in the governance of science, technology and innovation. Considerations of social alignment are scattered and overlooked among some communities in the field of science, technology and innovation policy. By starting to unpack this dilemma, we outline an agenda for further consideration of social alignment in the study of responsible research and innovation.ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Civil Society Engagement and Bottom-up Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Introducing the dilemma of societal alignment for inclusive and responsible research and innovation

Ribeiro

Bengtsson

Benneworth

et al. 2018

Journal of Responsible Innovation

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“…La normalisation internationale constitue une forme typique de « sous-politique » au sens de Beck (2001) (Joly et Kaufmann, 2008 ;Kaufmann et al, 2010). Il s'agit bien davantage d'identifier le lieu et les modalités adéquats de mise en oeuvre la participation que d'appliquer une série de critères formels et procéduraux qui ne sauraient garantir, à eux seuls, son efficacité.…”

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Les arènes de la normalisation internationale à l’épreuve de la participation : le projet INTERNORM

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Bütschi³

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RésuméNotre communication porte sur un projet pilote (INTERNORM) financé par l'Université de Lausanne pour favoriser l'implication des acteurs associatifs dans l'élaboration des normes internationales de type ISO. Elle analyse les effets d'un dispositif participatif sur l'environnement institutionnel très particulier de la diplomatie technique ayant cours à l'ISO. Elle présente les résultats intermédiaires d'une réflexion sur l'apport de dispositifs délibératifs pour démocratiser le champ de la normalisation internationale, largement dominé par le savoir expert et les acteurs économiques. Elle situe cette réflexion au croisement des travaux de relations internationales sur les nouvelles formes institutionnelles de la gouvernance de la mondialisation et des études sociales des sciences et des techniques sur la participation dans les rapports science -société. En identifiant plusieurs registres dans lesquels situer les difficultés d'une plus grande implication des acteurs associatifs dans les procédures d'élaboration de spécifications techniques de type ISO, nous posons l'hypothèse qu'il existe d'importantes limites à l'accroissement de la dimension participative de la gouvernance globale. AbstractOur paper presents a pilot project (INTERNORM) funded by the University of Lausanne to support the involvement of not-for-profit organisations in international standard setting bodies such as the ISO. It analyses preliminary results on how a distinct participatory mechanism can influence the institutional environment of technical diplomacy in which ISO standards are developed. It reflects on the contribution of innovative deliberative mechanisms to democratise the field of international standardisation, largely dominated by expert knowledge and market players. It draws upon international relations literature on new institutional forms in global governance and social studies of science on participatory issues in sciencesociety relations. The paper argues that there are significant limitations to the rise of civil society participation in such global governance mechanisms and examines several types of barriers to the involvement of not-for-profit organisations in ISO standard-setting processes.

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“…Wynne coloca bem a questão ao sugerir que as instituições políticas têm tocado as notas, mas não a música (Wynne, 2006). Apesar da proliferação de estudos e propostas políticas verificadas ao longo da última década, tem sido recorrente o ceticismo em relação à viabilidade de sucesso das iniciativas de integração da avaliação e participação pública nas atividades de I&D (Fisher, Mahajan et al, 2006;Kaufmann, 2008;Doubleday;Viseu, 2010). Em especial, ressalta-se que tais iniciativas, quando desenvolvidas, enfrentam um atrito substancial causado pela hegemonia das concepções clássicas sobre a ciência e a tecnologia, que permanece incrustada na racionalidade da comunidade de investigação e elaboração de políticas.…”

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Políticas Públicas de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação: possíveis contribuições para uma governança responsável da nanotecnologia no Brasil

Fonseca¹

2016

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ResumoO artigo discute algumas das principais abordagens propostas para uma governança responsável da ciência, tecnologia e inovação e, em especial, um levantamento sobre aquelas que têm se destacado nos discursos sobre políticas públicas de e para a nanotecnologia. Dentre as propostas classificadas dentro de um paradigma de políticas de ciência e tecnologia para a coesão social, se destacam aquelas relacionadas com a avaliação à montante do desenvolvimento tecnológico e a participação alargada na tomada de decisões sociotécnicas, que podem ser reconhecidas como possíveis caminhos para um desenvolvimento contra-hegemônico da nanotecnologia. Além da apresentação de alguns dos pontos centrais de abordagens que reiteram o compromisso com uma pesquisa e inovação responsável, são discutidas algumas de suas críticas e limitações. Ainda que teoricamente promissoras, tais abordagens não devem ser vistas como automaticamente transferíveis para o contexto da nanotecnologia desenvolvida no Brasil, cuja demandas e caracterís-ticas socioculturais requerem uma reflexão situada sobre quais mecanismos institucionais podem ser viabilizados e socialmente acordados.

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Lost in Translation? The Need for ‘Upstream Engagement’ with Nanotechnology on Trial

Cited by 71 publications

References 22 publications

Introducing the dilemma of societal alignment for inclusive and responsible research and innovation

Introducing the dilemma of societal alignment for inclusive and responsible research and innovation

Les arènes de la normalisation internationale à l’épreuve de la participation : le projet INTERNORM

Políticas Públicas de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação: possíveis contribuições para uma governança responsável da nanotecnologia no Brasil

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