|
Showing 1 - 5 of
5 matches in All Departments
Are assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) a medical issue or a
matter of public policy, subject to restrictions? Francesca Scala
employs the concept of boundary work to explain the protracted
debates that ensued when Canada appointed a royal commission in
1989 to settle the issue. She reveals that both sides of the debate
attempted to secure their position as authorities by challenging,
defending, or blurring the boundaries between science and politics.
This compelling account contributes to our understanding of the
interaction between science and politics, the exercise of social
control over science and technology, and the politics of expertise
in policy making.
Are assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) a medical issue or a
matter of public policy, subject to restrictions? Francesca Scala
employs the concept of boundary work to explain the protracted
debates that ensued when Canada appointed a royal commission in
1989 to settle the issue. She reveals that both sides of the debate
attempted to secure their position as authorities by challenging,
defending, or blurring the boundaries between science and politics.
This compelling account contributes to our understanding of the
interaction between science and politics, the exercise of social
control over science and technology, and the politics of expertise
in policy making.
Ideas of choice and rights traditionally dominate discussions
concerning reproduction and gender politics. Fertile Ground argues
that the current political climate in Canada necessitates a broader
understanding of the links between the politics of reproduction,
the state, and gender relations. Three major themes are developed
in the book: women's lived experiences, the role of the state in
reproductive politics, and discourses around reproduction.
Contributors examine unequal access to in vitro fertilization
treatments depending upon class, race, age, disability, and health
status; critique Health Canada's adherence to a medical model of
breastfeeding; analyze marketing campaigns for birth-control
products; and recount the Aamjiwnaang First Nation's experience of
seeking recognition for reproductive health concerns. Fertile
Ground links reproduction to marginalization, contestation, and the
state in order to illuminate the continuity of reproductive moments
and their implications for identity, activism, policy formation,
and further scholarship. A timely and multidisciplinary account of
reproduction and gender politics in Canada, Fertile Ground will
interest academics, activists, and professionals involved in the
areas of women's studies, politics, sociology, and public health.
Biotechnology is one of the most important new issues to emerge in
the knowledge economy. The Politics of Biotechnology in North
America and Europe provides analysts with a perspective on
policy-making in scientifically advanced countries that integrate
the insights of several approaches and that display a particular
sensitivity to the complexity of policy-making conjectures. This
perspective allows going beyond the simplistic understandings of
biotechnology policy currently prevailing. This volume provides a
rigorous analysis and detailed information on biotechnology policy
in nine countries. The essays included here present the results of
in-depth empirical research in the area of biomedicine and
agro-food biotechnology. The book is, therefore, not only of
interest to policy-makers and policy analysts, but also to anyone
with an interest in biotechnology.
Biotechnology is one of the most important new issues to emerge in
the knowledge economy. The Politics of Biotechnology in North
America and Europe provides analysts with a perspective on
policy-making in scientifically advanced countries that integrate
the insights of several approaches and that display a particular
sensitivity to the complexity of policy-making conjectures. This
perspective allows going beyond the simplistic understandings of
biotechnology policy currently prevailing. This volume provides a
rigorous analysis and detailed information on biotechnology policy
in nine countries. The essays included here present the results of
in-depth empirical research in the area of biomedicine and
agro-food biotechnology. The book is, therefore, not only of
interest to policy-makers and policy analysts, but also to anyone
with an interest in biotechnology.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|