Absence in Science, Security and Policy
From Research Agendas to Global Strategy
Editors: Balmer, Brian, Rappert, Brian (Eds.)
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- About this book
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This book explores the absent and missing in debates about science and security. Through varied case studies, including biological and chemical weapons control, science journalism, nanotechnology research and neuroethics, the contributors explore how matters become absent, ignored or forgotten and the implications for ethics, policy and society.The chapter 'Sensing Absence: How to See What Isn't There in the Study of Science and Security' is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.
- About the authors
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Malcolm Dando, University of Bradford, UK Brett Edwards, University of Bath, UK Sam Weiss Evans, Harvard University, USA Emma Frow, Arizona State University, USA Felicity Mellor, Imperial College London, UK Richard Moyes, Article 36, UK James Revill, University of Sussex, UK Michael Schillmeier, University of Exeter, UK Kathleen M. Vogel, NC State University, USA John R.Walker, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK Gerald Walther, University of Manchester, UK
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Sensing Absence: How to See What Isn’t There in the Study of Science and Security
Pages 3-33
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An Open Day for Secrets: Biological Warfare, Steganography, and Hiding Things in Plain Sight
Pages 34-52
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What ELSA/I Makes Big and Small in Nanotechnology Research
Pages 55-77
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Missing the Obvious: Coping with Scientific and Technological Change in Chemical and Biological Weapons Arms Control, 1968–2013
Pages 78-92
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Non-News Values in Science Journalism
Pages 93-113
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Absence in Science, Security and Policy
- Book Subtitle
- From Research Agendas to Global Strategy
- Editors
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- Brian Balmer
- Brian Rappert
- Series Title
- Global Issues
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-49373-6
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137493736
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-49372-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 240
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