1. Ethics or Politics? The Emergence of ELSI Discourse in Canada.
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LÓPez, JosÉ Julian and Robertson, Ann
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DISCURSIVE practices , *BIOTECHNOLOGY , *ETHICS , *POLITICAL ethics , *GENETICS , *TECHNOLOGY , *GENOMICS , *POPULATION biology , *ECOLOGY - Abstract
This paper develops the Foucauldian conceptual framework of discursive formation to discuss the emergence of the Canadian ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of genetics and genomics) agenda. It explores the wider discursive ecology which has made possible the positioning of ELSI expertise as a legitimate modality for the governance of biotechnology. The paper critically evaluates the extent to which ELSI provides opportunities for Canadian society to participate in the governance of scientific knowledges by analyzing how "Canadians" are "included" in the activities of the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CBAC). It concludes by highlighting some of the problems associated with the eclipse of politics by ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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