Standardisation and social ordering: A change of perspective

Autor:	Pablo Schyfter
Jazyk:	Catalan; Valencian<br />English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	synthetic biology standards infrastructures social orders responsibility Communication. Mass media P87-96 Information resources (General) ZA3040-5185
Zdroj:	Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review, Iss 11 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2174-3487 2174-9221
DOI:	10.7203/metode.11.16013
Popis:	This article examines standardisation in synthetic biology as a form of social coordination and ordering. I discuss standardisation by exploring what makes standards possible, and offer an understanding based on infrastructures: technical and social systems that support the existence and operation of accepted standards. By exploring the role of social infrastructures, I contend that standards depend upon social ordering: ways of arranging people in particular positions, relations, and hierarchies. I suggest that synthetic biologists ought to develop an awareness of these social orders, take responsibility for their creation, and accept accountability for their consequences, both technical and social.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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