期刊
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
卷 29, 期 4, 页码 388-406出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.08.010
关键词
Nanotechnology; Agent network; Sustainable governance; Cross-perception analysis; Transdisciplinary research; Emerging technologies
Emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology, feature considerable uncertainty regarding benefits that can be realized and unwanted side effects that ought to be avoided. Sustainable governance of emerging technologies addresses this issue from an integrated societal perspective that proposes collaboration among agents from science, business, government, and the public during the process of technological innovation and diffusion. In this paper, we present agent network analysis as a method to identify critical constellations in the agent network against the normative background of sustainable governance. Results from a transdisciplinary study on the agent network of nanotechnology in Switzerland reveal, among others, missing key agents, non-fulfillment of required functions, non-availability of required knowledge, and deviations between self-and cross-perception. The study contributes to methodological discussions on the formation of agent networks in science, technology, and public policy studies. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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