NDLI: Creating Inquiry Between Technology Developers and Civil Society Actors: Learning from Experiences Around Nanotechnology

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Author	Krabbenborg, Lotte
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Engaging civil society actors as knowledgeable dialogue partners in the development and governance of emerging technologies is a new challenge. The starting point of this paper is the observation that the design and orchestration of current organized interaction events shows limitations, particularly in the articulation of issues and in learning how to address the indeterminacies that go with emerging technologies. This paper uses Dewey’s notion of ‘publics’ and ‘reflective inquiry’ to outline ways of doing better and to develop requirements for a more productive involvement of civil society actors. By studying four novel spaces for interaction in the domain of nanotechnology, this paper examines whether and how elements of Dewey’s thought are visible and under what conditions. One of the main findings is that, in our society, special efforts are needed in order for technology developers and civil society actors to engage in a joint inquiry on emerging nanotechnology. Third persons, like social scientists and philosophers, play a role in this respect in addition to external input such as empirically informed scenarios and somewhat protected spaces.
Starting Page	907
Ending Page	922
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13533452
Journal	Science and Engineering Ethics
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14715546
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-06-04
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Upstream public engagement Dewey Emerging technologies Reflective inquiry Civil society actors Dialogical governance Ethics Philosophy of Science Engineering Biomedical Engineering Medicine/Public Health Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects Health (social science) Management of Technology and Innovation Health Policy

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