Brian Balmer & Brian Rappert 
Absence in Science, Security and Policy 
From Research Agendas to Global Strategy

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.

Table des matières

Part I: Ways Of Seeing, Ways Of Not Seeing

1. Sensing Absence: How to See What Isn ‘ ‘t There in the Study of Science and Security; Brian Rappert

2. An Open Day for Secrets: Biological Warfare, Stenganography, and Hiding Things in Plain Sight; Brian Balmer

Part II: Practices Of Inattention

3. What ELSA Makes Small in Nanomedicine: Non-Concerns in Current Trends in STS; Michael Schillmeier

4. Missing the Obvious – Coping With Scientific And Technological Change In Chemcial and Biological Weapons Arms

5. Control, 1968-2013; John Walker

6. Non-News Values in Science Journalism; Felicity Mellor

7. Project Jefferson: Technological Surprises and Critical Omissions; Kathleen Vogel

8. Taking Care of Security in Synthetic Biology; Sam Weiss Evans and Emma Frow

Part III: Sights and Sensitivities

9. What Counts as the Hostile Use of Chemicals?; James Revill and Brett Edwards

10. A Phoenix of the Modern World: The Re-Emergence of National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity and its Implications for Scientific Practitoners; Gerald Walther and Malcolm Dando

11. Causing Problems: Classification Of Humanitarian Concerns Regarding Explosive Weapons; Richard Moyes

12. Concluding Absences; Brian Rappert and Brian Balmer

A propos de l’auteur

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