Democratic experiments : problematizing nanotechnology and democracy in Europe and the United States / Brice Laurent.
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Democratic experiments : problematizing nanotechnology and democracy in Europe and the United States / Brice Laurent.
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9780262344494
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2021]
©2017
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Prologue -- Problematizing nanotechnology, problematizing democracy -- Representing nanotechnology and its publics in the science museum -- Replicating and standardizing technologies of democracy -- Making regulatory categories -- Making responsible futures -- Mobilizing against, mobilizing within nanotechnology -- Democratizing nanotechnology? -- Conclusion.
Summary:
Examines how nanotechnology poses challenges to democratic nations, examines how assorted countries view the technology through their policies and public debates, explores the contrasting views of scientists and innovators, and argues that democracy is threatened only when the technology is viewed as a problem.
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11-Adult.
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