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Absence in Science, Security and Policy

From Research Agendas to Global Strategy

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Brian Rappert

    1. Technology and Public Affairs, University of Exeter, UK

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  2. Brian Balmer

    1. Department of Science, University College London, UK

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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.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  4. Sights and Sensitivities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. What Counts as the Hostile Use of Chemicals?

      • James Revill, Brett Edwards
      Pages 157-179

    3. A Phoenix of the Modern World: The Re-emergence of National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity and its Implications for Scientific Practitioners

      • Gerald Walther, Malcolm Dando
      Pages 180-199

    4. Causing Problems: Classification of Humanitarian Concerns Regarding Explosive Weapons

      • Richard Moyes
      Pages 200-225

    5. Concluding Absences

      • Brian Rappert, Brian Balmer
      Pages 226-237

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 238-240
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Technology and Public Affairs, University of Exeter, UK

    Brian Rappert

  • Department of Science, University College London, UK

    Brian Balmer

About the editors

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

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