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Hubris and Hybrids: On the Cultural Assessment of Nanotechnology Andrew Jamison
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An Essential Tension hubris : ” impious disregard of the limits governing human action in an orderly universe” hybrids : ” offspring of parents that differ in genetically determined traits”
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Hubris and Hybrids in S&T atomic energyappropriate technology IT, biotechsustainability entrepreneurship public participation foresightcultural assessment technosciencegreen knowledge
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What is nano? as hubris – an example of technoscience – a creation of entrepreneurship as hybrids – a dimension of green knowledge – in need of public participation
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Dealing with the Tension educating phronesis, or moral judgment telling stories of appropriation focusing on contexts of use providing a cultural assessment of S&T making STS matter
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Cultural Appropriation At a discursive, or macro level – structural and cognitive transformations At an organizational, or meso level – processes of institutionalization At a personal, or micro level – practices of habituation and use
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Discursive Appropriations Protestantism and the mechanical philosophy Positivism, marxism, evolutionary theory ”Science – The Endless Frontier” The knowledge economy vs sustainability
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Organizational Appropriations From movements....to institutions The ReformationModern Science The EnlightenmentDemocracy SocialismWelfare State ”Computer Lib”The Internet EnvironmentalismGreen Knowledge
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The Age of Technoscience blurring discursive boundaries – between science (epistem) and technology (techne) breaking down institutional borders – between public and private, economic and academic mixing skills and knowledge – across faculties, disciplines, and societal domains
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From Science to Technoscience change in range and scope market orientation, global reach university-industry collaboration ”epistemic drift” (Elzinga) the state as strategist: “picking the winners”
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From Science to Research from doing experiments to doing business – product-oriented, or commercial research from providing expertise to governing – project-oriented, or governance research from enlightening to empowering – problem-oriented, or advocacy research
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Contending Discourses commercial research: hubris goes to market - globalization, competitiveness, innovation governance research: controlling hubris - welfare, employment, equality, construction advocacy research: the hybrid imagination – global justice, scientific citizenship, sustainability
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Contending Institutions commercial research - innovation networks, patent systems, markets governance research - state agencies, regulations, policies, laws advocacy research - civic organizations, public education, assessment
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Contending Identities commercial research - academic entrepeneurs, market researchers governance research - expert consultants, policy researchers advocacy research - activist academics, action researchers
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Cultural Assessment of S&T challenging the hype and the myths: reflection – and giving voice to the critics building bridges, making spaces: mediation – between cultures and subcultures doing change-oriented research: engagement – studying cultural appropriation in action
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Cultural Assesment of Nanotechnology public debate and dialogue – challenging the hype, qualifying the hope – telling stories of appropriation and alternatives educational initiatives and reform – transcending faculty and disciplinary boundaries – giving contextual courses, fostering public educators practical activities – public information programs and local experiments – interactive media and communication techniques
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The Hybrid Imagination At the discursive level: ”green nano” – connecting problems and solutions At the institutional level – creating contexts of mediation At the practical/personal level – project and problem-based learning
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