2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-014-9602-4
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Standardising Responsibility? The Significance of Interstitial Spaces

Abstract: Modern society is characterised by rapid technological development that is often socially controversial and plagued by extensive scientific uncertainty concerning its socio-ecological impacts. Within this context, the concept of 'responsible research and innovation' (RRI) is currently rising to prominence in international discourse concerning science and technology governance. As this emerging concept of RRI begins to be enacted through instruments, approaches, and initiatives, it is valuable to explore what i… Show more

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“…This is more of a cultural and political change than a purely ethical/legal issue, and therefore is harder to achieve. This also explains the relevance of the fourth element stressed by Wickson and Forsberg [1] in summarizing the essential features of RRI : It is precisely this last element that shows how RRI is linked essentially to voluntary measures and how it is shaped by the creation of a cultural context that includes law (and which is formed and conditioned also by law) but that cannot be identified in a set of rules and principles. The common defining features of such approaches are: (a) their non-mandatory nature (i.e.…”
Section: Responsibility Paradigms and The Governance Of Human Enhancementioning
confidence: 91%
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“…This is more of a cultural and political change than a purely ethical/legal issue, and therefore is harder to achieve. This also explains the relevance of the fourth element stressed by Wickson and Forsberg [1] in summarizing the essential features of RRI : It is precisely this last element that shows how RRI is linked essentially to voluntary measures and how it is shaped by the creation of a cultural context that includes law (and which is formed and conditioned also by law) but that cannot be identified in a set of rules and principles. The common defining features of such approaches are: (a) their non-mandatory nature (i.e.…”
Section: Responsibility Paradigms and The Governance Of Human Enhancementioning
confidence: 91%
“…The fourth element characterising RRI highlighted by Wickson and Forsberg [1], namely the willingness of the actors involved to both act and adapt according to the central features characterising RRI, shows the frailty of this idea and its subsequent vulnerability. Indeed, being that RRI is essentially dependent more on voluntary commitments and soft regulatory measures rather than on formal regulations makes it more vague and unsure as a normative standard.…”
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“…This engagement can serve at least three purposes: (1) identifying ways in which particular standards and guidelines support some social values over others; (2) reflecting on which social values to prioritise when setting the standards and guidelines; and (3) working through disagreements about which social values to prioritise (Elliott, ). Unfortunately, the standard‐setting processes employed by organisations like the OECD can sometimes be difficult for civil society organisations to penetrate (Wickson and Forsberg, ; Elliott, ). The result is that players with significant political and financial resources end up with an advantage in their efforts to influence these processes, therefore generating suboptimal forms of engagement.…”
Section: Strategies For Handling Value‐laden Judgementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With respect to the collection and analysis of data, the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) record‐keeping system may provide an important strategy for preventing outright fabrication and falsification of data (Conrad & Becker, ). However, it is doubtful that GLP and other efforts at standardization are adequate for addressing the more common problems of design bias and rhetorical presentation of study results, and standardization can lock outdated or questionable methods in place (Elliott, ; Wickson & Forsberg, ). Another strategy is to create “firewalls” between those who design and perform studies and the private companies that fund them (Angell, ; DeAngelis & Fontanarosa, ; Krimsky, ; Volz & Elliott, ).…”
Section: Strategies For Addressing Weaknessesmentioning
confidence: 99%