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Technoscience and Citizenship: Ethics and Governance in the Digital Society

Technoscientific Governance: Ethics and the Life World of Citizens in a Digital Society Governing Citizens’ Bodies, Movements and Space(s): The Chapters of the Book References I The Governance of Emerging Technologies Democracy, Ethics and the Governance of Emerging Science and Technology The Governance of Science and Technology Historical Snapshots on the Path to the Innovation Union Contemporary Challenges References ‘The Public Spectre’: A Critical Concept of Public Engagement with Technology Confronting Technology: Accommodating to Threatening Events Techno-politics: Trust, Risk and the Crisis of Representation The Crisis of Representative Democracy: Exercising and Experiencing Public Life Sparking Publics into Being: The Dynamics of Formation The Politics of the Phantom Public The Notion of the Public Spectre: Towards Pragmatic Grounds Conclusion: Invoking the Crowds References II Governing the Human Body and Mind On Modification and Enhancement Technologies Cochlear Implantation: Exploring Technoscience and Designs on Citizenship Introduction: Cochlear Implantation as a Social Technology The World of Technoscience: Designs on Citizenship A World of Medical Expert Knowledge An Everyday Technological World Cochlear Implant: A Matter of Ethics and Voice An Ethical World: Towards an Existential Politics Conclusion: Technoscience, Social Life and Citizenship References The Modification of the Human Body: Controversies Introduction The Body and Its Limits Reasons, Justifications and Controversies Controversy 1 - Freedom as the Master Value of Society?Controversy 2 - Is There a Difference Between Treatment and Enhancement?Controversy 3 - Is Enhancing Only the Rich Unjust?Controversy 4 - How Far Should We Go?Technolife Coda References New Options and Identities: Body Enhancement in Science Fiction Narrative Introduction: Science Fiction and Body Enhancement Modifying the Human Body Imaging Democracy and Governance Modified Bodies, Cyborgs and Implant Emerging Identities and Worlds Identity in the World of Technical Reproducibility Living in a Digital World By Way of Conclusion: The Role of Science Fiction in Learning About the Future References III Governing Citizen’s Movements On Biometrics, Securitization and Surveillance The Fifth Freedom and the Burden of Executive Power Instrumentality and Practical Utility1 Mobilities: Associations and Relations Politics of Cohesion Mobility Controls and the Fifth Freedom Self-Censoring Publics Keeping What Safe?References How Do Violations of Privacy and Moral Autonomy Threaten the Basis of Our Democracy?Introduction The Value of Privacy Case Study of Second-Generation Biometrics Technology: Security Versus Privacy Intelligent Information System Supporting Observation, Searching and Detection for Security of Citizens in Urban Environment (INDECT)Automatic Detection of Abnormal Behavior and Threats in Crowded Spaces (ADABTS)Ethical Values at Stake Conclusions References Introducing Biometrics in the European Union: Practice and Imagination Introduction A Transforming Vision Introducing Biometrics in the EU Seeing Like a Union?Conclusion References IV Governing Spaces On Space Technologies and New Forms of Visibility Digital Globes: Layers of Meaning and Technology, Redefining Geographies and Communities Imagining and Constructing Space The Rise of the Digital The Rise of the Internet New Configurations of Space Earth Communities?Digital Globes Lay Cartographers: Sensoring and Layering the Earth Living in a Privatised World?Discussion and Concluding Remarks References Beyond Professional Ethics: GIS, Codes of Ethics, and Emerging Challenges Introduction Preliminary Mapping of GIS Ethical Issues Some Lessons Taught by Information Ethics: The PAPA Issues Privacy Accuracy Property Access PAPA as an Ethical Dilemma Technical Logic Versus Social Logic Going Beyond PAPA: The Specificity of Ethical Issues Associated with GIS Space as a Constructed Object Individual Identity and Living Space The Issues of Scope and Scale: From Technical to Human Issues Professional Codes of Ethics: Issues and Challenges Where Do Professional Ethics Come From?Modern Codes of Ethics GIS Professional Ethics: Achievements and Limits Do GIS Practitioners Need their Own Professional Ethics?The URISA Code of Ethics The URISA Code of Ethics for GIS Practitioners: An Appropriate Charter?Conclusion: Rethinking the Expert-Lay Interplay for GIS References Geoengineering: Reflections on Current Debates Introduction Exploring Geoengineering Debates Debates Around the Definition of Geoengineering Unveiling the Multiple Narratives Behind Geoengineering Discourses Geoengineering Research and Experimentation Geoengineering Regulation and Governance Geoengineering Implementation and Misuse Concluding Remarks: Furthering the ‘Democratisation and De-alienation’ of the Geoengineering Debate References Coda: Governing Technological Emergence in the Digital Society: Political Tensions and Ethical Dilemmas

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