Balmer, A.S., Calvert, J., Marris, C. et al. (7 more authors) (2015) Taking roles in interdisciplinary collaborations: Reflections on working in post-ELSI spaces in the UK synthetic biology community. Science and Technology Studies, 28 (3). pp. 3-25. ISSN 2243-4690
Abstract
Based on criticism of the "ethical, legal and social implications" (ELSI) paradigm, researchers in science and technology studies (STS) have begun to create and move into "post-ELSI" spaces. In this paper, we pool our experiences of working towards collaborative practices with colleagues in engineering and science disciplines in the field of synthetic biology. We identify a number of different roles that we have taken, been assumed to take, or have had foisted upon us as we have sought to develop post- ELSI practices. We argue that the post-ELSI situation is characterised by the demands placed on STS researchers and other social scientists to fluctuate between roles as contexts shift in terms of power relations, affective tenor, and across space and over time. This leads us to posit four orientations for post-ELSI collaborative practices that could help establish more fruitful negotiations around these roles.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Suomen tieteen- ja teknologiantutkimuksen seura ry (Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies). This is an author-produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Science and Technology Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | ELSI, post-ELSI; synthetic biology; collaboration; collaborative turn; interdisciplinarity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2016 11:21 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 21:03 |
Published Version: | http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/sts/article/view/55340... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Suomen tieteen- ja teknologiantutkimuksen seura ry (Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99095 |