Plant sciences and the public good.

Stengel, Katrina and Taylor, Jane E. and Waterton, Claire and Wynne, Brian (2009) Plant sciences and the public good. Science, Technology, and Human Values, 34 (3). pp. 289-312. ISSN 0162-2439

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Abstract

Drawing on interviews and observational work with practicing U.K. plant scientists, this article uses Michel Callon's work as a tool to explore the issue of collaboration between academic science and business, in particular, calls by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council for a return to "public good" plant science. In an article titled "Is Science a Public Good?" Callon contributed to the debate about the commercialization of science by suggesting that commercialization and the public good need not be incompatible. Moving away from arguments that center on the effects (positive or negative) of business involvement in science, he suggested that analysts use another model, centered on "diversity." This model allows us to ask what society might want from science, what public good science might look like, and how public good science can be ensured while also recognizing that science cannot be easily separated from the market.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Science, Technology, and Human Values
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? public good • diversity • plant genomics • commercializationeconomics and econometricssocial sciences (miscellaneous)philosophysociology and political scienceengineering(all)anthropologyhuman-computer interactionge environmental sciences ??
ID Code:
31452
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Deposited On:
18 Jan 2010 14:07
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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28 Nov 2023 11:07