Consumers and Nanotechnology: Deliberative Processes and Methodologies

Consumers and Nanotechnology: Deliberative Processes and Methodologies......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 11
Outline of the Book......Page 13
Part I: Science and Democracy......Page 17
1.1 Introduction......Page 18
1.2 Nanotechnology and the Public Debate......Page 22
1.3 Deliberative Democracy and New Governance......Page 24
References......Page 29
2.1 Introduction......Page 32
2.2.2 Organisation......Page 35
2.2.4 Participation......Page 36
2.2.6 Results......Page 37
2.3 General Conclusions......Page 39
References......Page 40
Introduction to Part II......Page 42
3.1 Introduction......Page 45
3.2 Description of the Process......Page 47
3.3.1 Initiatives and Objectives......Page 49
3.3.2 Organisation......Page 50
3.3.3 Participation......Page 52
3.3.4 Results of the Process......Page 53
3.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 55
3.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 57
References......Page 58
4.1 Introduction......Page 59
4.2 Description of the Process......Page 61
4.3.1 Initiatives and Objectives......Page 62
4.3.2 Organisation......Page 63
4.3.3 Participation......Page 64
4.3.4 Results of the Process......Page 65
4.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 66
4.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 68
References......Page 69
5.1 Introduction......Page 70
5.2 Description of the Process......Page 71
5.3.1 Initiatives and Objectives......Page 75
5.3.3 Participation......Page 77
5.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 79
5.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 80
References......Page 81
6.1 Introduction......Page 83
6.2 Description of the Process......Page 84
6.3.1 Initiatives and Objectives......Page 86
6.3.3 Participation......Page 87
6.3.4 Results of the Process......Page 89
6.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 90
7.1 Introduction......Page 92
7.2 Description of the Process......Page 93
7.3.1 Initiatives and Objectives......Page 94
7.3.3 Participation......Page 95
7.3.4 Results of the process......Page 96
7.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 99
7.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 100
References......Page 102
Introduction......Page 104
8.1 Introduction......Page 112
8.2 Description of the Process......Page 113
8.3.2 Organisation......Page 115
8.3.3 Participation......Page 117
8.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 120
8.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 122
References......Page 123
Appendix 2: Written Submission from the Citizens’ Coalition on Nanotechnology......Page 124
9.1 Introduction......Page 133
9.2 Description of the Process......Page 136
9.3.1 Initiatives and Objectives......Page 142
9.3.2 Organisation......Page 143
9.3.3 Participation......Page 144
9.3.4 Results of the Process......Page 146
9.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 148
9.4.1 Reasoned Process......Page 149
9.4.2 Equal Participants......Page 150
9.4.3 Consensus-Driven Process......Page 151
9.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 152
References......Page 156
Appendix 3: Facilitators......Page 159
Introduction to Part III......Page 160
10.1 Introduction......Page 162
10.2.1 The Convergence Seminars......Page 167
10.2.2 The DEMOCS Card Game......Page 171
10.2.3 The Nanologue Project Dialogue......Page 174
10.3 Review of the Processes......Page 177
10.3.1 Initiatives and Objectives......Page 178
10.3.2 Organisation......Page 179
10.3.3 Participation......Page 180
10.3.4 Results of the Processes......Page 181
10.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 184
10.5 Summarizing Appraisal......Page 187
References......Page 189
11.1 Introduction......Page 193
11.2 Description of the Process......Page 196
11.3.1 Initiative and Objectives......Page 198
11.3.2 Organisation......Page 199
11.3.3 Participation......Page 200
11.3.4 Result of the Processes......Page 203
11.4 Deliberation Criteria......Page 204
11.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 205
References......Page 206
12.1 Introduction......Page 209
12.2 Description of the Platform......Page 212
12.3 The Toolkit......Page 214
12.4 Testing the Platform......Page 216
12.5 Summarising Appraisal......Page 218
References......Page 219
Part IV: An Aspect of a More Democratic Science: The Future of Deliberative Processes on Nanotechnology and Other Emerging Technologies......Page 221
13.1 Introduction......Page 222
13.2 The Generational Perspective......Page 223
13.2.1 The First Generation of Deliberative Processes on Nanotechnology......Page 224
13.2.2 The Second Generation of Deliberative Processes on Nanotechnology......Page 228
13.3 Conclusions on Deliberative Processes on Nanotechnology......Page 232
13.4 The Future of Deliberative Processes......Page 234
13.4.1 Unfulfilled Expectations?......Page 235
13.4.2 A Threat to Numerical Democracy?......Page 236
13.4.3 An Answer to This Critique......Page 238
13.5 Relevant Topics for Deliberation......Page 241
References......Page 247
Authors’ Biographies......Page 250
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F......Page 255
I......Page 256
N......Page 257
P......Page 259
R......Page 260
S......Page 261
T......Page 262
W......Page 263