Self-Governance in Science: Community-Based Strategies for Managing Dangerous Knowledge
Cambridge University Press, 11/16/2017
EAN 9781316622940, ISBN10: 1316622940
Paperback, 316 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Commercial and academic communities use private rules to regulate everything from labor conditions to biological weapons. This self-governance is vital in the twenty-first century, where private science and technology networks cross so many borders that traditional regulation and treaty solutions are often impractical. Self-Governance in Science analyzes the history of private regulation, identifies the specific market factors that make private standards stable and enforceable, explains what governments can do to encourage responsible self-regulation, and asks when private power might be legitimate. Unlike previous books which stress sociology or political science perspectives, Maurer emphasizes the economic roots of private power to deliver a coherent and comprehensive account of recent scholarship. Individual chapters present a detailed history of past self-government initiatives, describe the economics and politics of private power, and extract detailed lessons for law, legitimacy theory, and public policy.
Introduction
Part I. The First Hundred Years
1. Prelude
self-governance to 1980
Part II. Commercial Science
2. Legacy
the new self-governance
3. Commercial self-governance (I)
private power
4. Commercial self-governance (II)
private politics
Part III. Academic Science
5. Legacy
academic self-governance in modern times
6. Academic self-governance
power and politics
Part IV. Legitimacy, Law and Policy
7. Legitimacy
8. Law
9. Policy and practice
10. Extending the model
Conclusion.